Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia announces $19.3 million to help two largest airports attract new routes
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s two largest airports are getting $19.3 million in provincial funding to attract new airline routes. The Halifax International Airport Authority is getting $13 million for its air access fund, which is used to encourage airlines ...
Prince Edward Island lifts COVID-19 mask mandate for most public indoor places
CHARLOTTETOWN — Masks are no longer required in most indoor public places in Prince Edward Island. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says she still strongly recommends that residents keep masking, especially in places where physica...
Nova Scotia scraps non-resident property tax to protect province’s reputation
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced Thursday the government is cancelling a planned property tax on non-residents because it risked hurting the province's reputation. Houston told reporters after a cabinet meeting that when the measure ...
Physician assistants say they could help ease pressure on Nova Scotia health system
HALIFAX — With Nova Scotia's medical staff shortages, long surgery wait times and lingering barriers to primary care, physician assistants say they are an untapped resource in the province. Physician assistants are trained, primarily by the military, t...
Mass shooting inquiry: Lawyer calls for witnesses to sort out discrepancies over guns
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was asked today to sort out conflicting evidence about how the RCMP responded to a woman who says she alerted police years ago to the killer's arsenal of
Newfoundland and Labrador preparing to welcome planeload of 175 Ukrainian refugees
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A plane chartered by the Newfoundland and Labrador government is scheduled to bring roughly 175 Ukrainian refugees to the provincial capital on Monday, and officials hope those on board will stay. Everyone scheduled to make the journ...
Nova Scotia scales back non-resident property tax after criticism it was ‘unfair’
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is revising a contentious non-resident property tax that was adopted last month as a way to ease the province's housing crunch. In a news release, Premier Tim Houston says the non-resident owners of properties such
Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry will soon focus on killer’s violent past: report
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia released an interim report Monday that charts its progress and defends its decision to limit witness testimony. Having largely completed its initial fact-finding phase, the inqui...
Some N.S. university towns are eyeing camera surveillance to deter student mischief
HALIFAX — The mayor of Wolfville, N.S., says her town is looking at adding surveillance cameras in a residential area near Acadia University in response to “continuing and escalating” property damage in the community. The project has raised concerns am...
Nova Scotia municipalities reviewing policing models as RCMP costs rise
HALIFAX — The rising cost of RCMP services is “changing the conversation” around policing in Nova Scotia, according to the head of the organization that represents the province’s municipalities. Amanda McDougall, president of the Nova Scotia Federation...