Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia to release back-to-school plan, update status of final phase of reopening
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's back-to-school plan and an update on potential further reductions to public health measures are expected to be released today. Premier-designate Tim Houston and chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, are to make the...
N.S. requires N.B. travellers to show vaccine proof because of rising COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — New Brunswickers who aren't fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be treated like travellers from outside the Atlantic region and must isolate upon entering Nova Scotia, premier-designate Tim Houston told reporters Monday. Houston made the a...
N.S. COVID count rises, as Saint Mary’s University orders some mandatory vaccinations
HALIFAX — COVID-19 case counts are growing in Nova Scotia, and one of the province's largest universities is requiring students on sports teams or living in residence to be vaccinated. Saint Mary's University in Halifax made the announcement today, as ...
N.S. COVID count rises, as Saint Mary’s University orders some mandatory vaccinations
HALIFAX — COVID-19 case counts rose on Friday in Nova Scotia, and one of the province's largest universities announced it would require students on sports teams or living in residence to be vaccinated. Nova Scotia public health reported 10 new infectio...
Nova Scotia’s new Tory premier and cabinet to be sworn into office Aug. 31
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's new premier and his cabinet will be sworn into office Aug. 31. Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc is to preside over the swearing-in of premier-designate Tim Houston and his new executive council during a ceremony in Halifax. Houston's Pro...
Nova Scotia voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was 55 per cent — near historic low
HALIFAX — Despite more options for Nova Scotians to cast ballots in Tuesday's provincial election, turnout was close to a historic low. Slightly more than 55 per cent of registered voters cast ballots — close to 423,000 people — out of
N.B. back-to-school plan requires vaccination for school staff or regular testing
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's back-to-school plan ends classroom bubbles for kindergarten to Grade 8 and requires all school and district staff to be vaccinated or subject to regular testing, Education Minister Dominic Cardy said Friday. Vaccination fo...
N.S. legislature increases Black, female presence, still has no Indigenous member
HALIFAX — The representation of Black and female members has risen notably in Nova Scotia's legislature following Tuesday's provincial election, but no one who identifies as Indigenous was elected in the vote — or at any point in the province's
COVID-19 case counts continue upward trend in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — New Brunswick is reporting 23 new COVID-19 cases across three health zones today. Deputy chief medical officer Dr. Cristin Muecke says in a news release 19 of the 23 cases involve people who aren't fully vaccinated. Sixteen new cases are
Officers seize 70 traps in N.S. after First Nation expands self-regulated fishery
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — The federal Fisheries Department says its officers have seized 70 lobster traps in an area of southwestern Nova Scotia where fishers from the Sipekne’katik First Nation have been operating a self-regulated fishery. The news comes ...