Category Archives: Atlantic
Fisheries Department invites Mi’kmaq, scientists to discuss lobster conservation
HALIFAX — Ottawa has set up a roundtable of Indigenous representatives, scientists and commercial fishers to discuss lobster conservation as Mi'kmaq fishers prepare for a return to a summer harvest off southwestern Nova Scotia.The Federal Fisheries Dep...
Fisheries Department invites Mi’kmaq, scientists to discuss lobster conservation
HALIFAX — Ottawa has set up a roundtable of Indigenous representatives, scientists and commercial fishers to discuss lobster conservation as Mi'kmaq fishers prepare for a return to a summer harvest off southwestern Nova Scotia.The Federal Fisheries Dep...
Threat of N.L.’s Terra Nova oilfield shutdown a sign of things to come: economist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The future looks grim for Newfoundland and Labrador's third-largest offshore oilfield, and the head of its workers' union says the ripple effects will be devastating if it shuts down. Unifor Local 2121 president Dave Mercer said Frid...
Newfoundland and Labrador reports six new COVID-19 cases as outbreak spreads
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today, three of which are linked to a growing outbreak in the central part of the province. Health officials say there are now 49 cases in connection
New Brunswick government announces plan to drop all COVID-19 restrictions by Aug. 2
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has unveiled its road map to have all of its COVID-19 restrictions lifted by Aug. 2, a plan it calls the "Return to Green." Provincial Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said today the three-stage plan to reach the
Right whale protection: conservation group calls for mandatory speed limits for ships
HALIFAX — A conservation group trying to prevent ships from striking endangered whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence says new satellite data indicates that vessels transiting the Cabot Strait are routinely ignoring voluntary speed limits. Oceana Canada ...
N.S. Mi’kmaq to start season with scaled-down plans for fishery in St. Marys Bay
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. — A Mi'kmaq community is scaling back plans for a lobster harvest in southwestern Nova Scotia next week after Ottawa threatened to pull traps that aren't licensed by the Fisheries Department.Sipekne'katik Chief Mike Sack told reporte...
Nova Scotia residents aged 12 to 19 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia granted access to COVID-19 vaccines to residents as young as 12 on Thursday, opening appointments to more than 74,000 people in the 12-to-19 age cohort. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available to anyone 12 and older, while the
P.E.I. aims to reopen to Atlantic travellers June 27, to all Canadians by Sept. 12
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island hopes to welcome travellers from across the country as early as Aug. 8, according to the post-pandemic reopening plan unveiled Thursday by the province's top doctor. If vaccination plans roll out as intended, partia...
Bluenose schooner centennial events receiving more than $190,000 for anniversary year
LUNENBURG, N.S. — Three levels of government are providing funding to help promote the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Bluenose schooner in Nova Scotia.Ottawa, the province and the Town of Lunenburg, N.S., have allocated a total of $190,900