Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia reports two COVID-19-related deaths, extends lockdown to mid-June
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government extended its provincewide lockdown order until at least the second week of June, as health officials Wednesday reported two more COVID-19-related deaths and 83 new infections. Premier Iain Rankin also announced that...
New Brunswick opens vaccination to 18 and up, reports 42nd COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — A resident in their 70s of the Pavillon Beau-Lieu special-care home in Grand Falls, N.B., is the 42nd person to die in New Brunswick of COVID-19. Health officials said today in a statement the resident died in hospital. Officials are
New Brunswick opens vaccination to 18 and up, reports 42nd COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — A resident in their 70s of a special-care home in Grand Falls, N.B., is the 42nd person to die in New Brunswick of COVID-19. Health officials said Tuesday the Pavillon Beau-Lieu resident died in hospital in Edmundston, the sixth
New Brunswick opens vaccination to 18 and up, reports 42nd COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — A resident in their 70s of the Pavillon Beau-Lieu special-care home in Grand Falls, N.B., is the 42nd person to die in New Brunswick of COVID-19. Health officials said today in a statement the resident died in hospital. Officials are
New Brunswick opens vaccination to 18 and up, reports 42nd COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — A resident in their 70s of the Pavillon Beau-Lieu special-care home in Grand Falls, N.B., is the 42nd person to die in New Brunswick of COVID-19. Health officials said today in a statement the resident died in hospital. Officials are
No Atlantic bubble yet, but P.E.I. to begin accepting seasonal residents June 8
CHARLOTTETOWN — The premier of Prince Edward Island says while no date has been set to reopen the Atlantic travel bubble, his province is ready to start welcoming some visitors again starting June 8. "Building on what we have learned from
Nova Scotia injunction blocking protests ‘unjustifiable’ limit on expression: CCLA
HALIFAX — A court injunction that bans protests against public health orders in Nova Scotia should be modified or set aside, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Cara Zwibel, the association's director of fundamental freedoms, said Tuesday t...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the province
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 today, including one travel-related case of a New Brunswicker who is isolating outside the province. The new cases involve three people from the Saint John region, f...
10 more COVID-19 cases tied to quarantine hotel in New Brunswick: Health Department
FREDERICTON — Ten more COVID-19 infections are tied to a quarantine hotel in Fredericton for non-essential travellers, New Brunswick's Health Department said Monday.Department spokesperson Bruce Macfarlane said there are at least 25 cases tied to the D...
Nova Scotia opens vaccine appointments to people as young as 30
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to people 30 and older on Monday, and health officials said they hoped to lower that age to 12 by next week. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang told reporters the