Category Archives: Atlantic
N.B. health officials urge mask use in indoor public areas after rise in COVID cases
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's deputy chief medical officer of health is urging the public to voluntarily wear masks in indoor spaces to help slow down COVID-19, as the virus continues its spread in some communities. "It is true that masks are
Halifax tenants facing rising living costs worry about looming end to rent control
HALIFAX — For Halifax residents like Matt Whalen, the looming end of pandemic-era rent control in Nova Scotia signals that even middle-class people will struggle to find affordable accommodation in the months to come. “I make a good salary, but rent
Dalhousie University issues vaccine mandate, province reports 94th COVID-19 death
HALIFAX — Dalhousie University is requiring everyone on its campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to testing twice a week. The Halifax-based school is the latest in a series of Atlantic Canada universities issuing vaccine mandates ah...
Rate of fully vaccinated New Brunswickers continues to climb
FREDERICTON — The percentage of eligible New Brunswickers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is now over 74 per cent. Health officials said today about 74.1 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated and about 84 per
N.L. doctors say physician shortage will get worse if N.S. boosts its health system
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A group representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador says their situation will get worse if things get better for physicians in Nova Scotia. The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association said in a news release Tuesday it wil...
N.B. Medical Society seeks major financial boost to province’s ailing health system
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on the provincial government to invest more money in health care in order to improve accessibility to care for New Brunswickers. The group, which represents more than 2,000 practising, future a...
Recount ordered for Cape Breton riding after close result in Aug. 17 election
SYDNEY, N.S. — A judicial recount has been ordered for the electoral district of Glace Bay-Dominion in Cape Breton, N.S., after a close result in that riding during the recent Nova Scotia election. NDP candidate John Morgan lost the riding by
New Brunswick expands COVID-19 vaccination to 11-year-olds turning 12 this year
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is expanding COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include children who are turning 12 this year. Education Minister Dominic Cardy said today the change will help support healthy and safe schools by allowing a greater number ...
P.E.I. to maintain border screening for unvaccinated visitors until October
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island say they'll maintain targeted border screening, testing and self-isolation for unvaccinated travellers until at least the middle of October. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison s...
Mask use and enhanced cleaning remain key components of P.E.I. back-to-school plan
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's education minister has released a back-to-school plan recommending students and staff continue to wear masks until at least October. Natalie Jameson said today in a news release the measures being taken this schoo...