Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia reports two more deaths from COVID-19, boosts aid to small businesses
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported two more COVID-19 deaths and 84 new infections Friday, as the premier announced another $17 million for small businesses struggling under a provincewide lockdown. Officials said two men in their 70s died in hospital in th...
Nova Scotia expands vaccine access to 25+, offers more COVID testing in Cape Breton
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia lowered the age of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people 25 and up on Thursday and boosted rapid testing in the Sydney, N.S., area to rein in community spread of the novel coronavirus. The steps were taken as
Health officials in New Brunswick report seven new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say there are two new cases in each of the Moncton, Fredericton and Bathurst regions, and one new case in the Miramichi area. New Brunswick has 117 active
‘Crisis delayed’: experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn’t tell full story
HALIFAX — The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves in 2020, down from the 137 suicides reported
Rapid COVID-19 test site added in Cape Breton to control community spread of virus
HALIFAX — Health officials are stepping up COVID-19 testing in Sydney, N.S., to try and rein in community spread of the novel coronavirus. They are adding a new pop-up rapid test site at the city's downtown arena today until at least
Rapid COVID-19 test site added in Cape Breton to control community spread of virus
HALIFAX — Health officials are stepping up COVID-19 testing in Sydney, N.S., to try and rein in community spread of the novel coronavirus. They are adding a new pop-up rapid test site at the city's downtown arena today until at least
Nova Scotia expands vaccine access to 25+, offers more COVID testing in Cape Breton
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia lowered the age of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people 25 and up on Thursday and boosted rapid testing in the Sydney, N.S., area to rein in community spread of the novel coronavirus. The steps were taken as
N.S. Mi’kmaq fisher says his movements are being watched and his traps seized by DFO
ST. PETER'S — A Mi'kmaq fisher in Cape Breton is the latest Indigenous fisher to suggest Ottawa appears intent on removing any First Nation's lobster traps that aren't approved by the federal Fisheries Department. Craig Doucette, a lobster fisher from ...
Confusion, allegations and 16,524 phone calls: A look inside N.L.’s pandemic election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's abrupt shift to a mail-in election in February led to more than 16,000 calls for help, several allegations of election violations and at least one plea for civility. "While I recognize that this process
Confusion, allegations and 16,524 phone calls: A look inside N.L.’s pandemic election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's abrupt shift to a mail-in election in February led to more than 16,000 calls for help, several allegations of election violations and at least one plea for civility. "While I recognize that this process