Category Archives: Travel
Premier promises to keep a close watch on people in vehicles with U.S. plates
HALIFAX — With an increasing number of Nova Scotians complaining on social media about seeing cars with American plates entering the province, Premier Stephen McNeil has pledged to keep a closer watch on those showing up at the border fr...
Traffic heavy as Atlantic provinces lift travel restrictions within region
Soon after the four Atlantic provinces lifted travel restrictions within the region early Friday, heavy cross-border traffic was reported across the Maritimes. Residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince...
COVID concerns: Nova Scotia cancels Yarmouth-Maine ferry service for 2020
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has cancelled the 2020 sailing season for the heavily subsidized ferry service that links the province with Maine, citing the ongoing struggle to contain COVID-19 in the United States. Premier Stephen McNeil sa...
New transport rules for disabled travellers a step forward but not enough: advocates
New rules aimed at making travel within Canada safer and more accessible for people with disabilities mark a welcome step forward but don't yet go far enough to removing long-standing barriers, advocates said Thursday as the new regulations officially ...
Plans for ‘Atlantic bubble’ on July 3 as cases of COVID-19 stabilize
HALIFAX — The four Atlantic provinces announced plans on Wednesday to ease interprovincial travel restrictions within the region, creating a so-called "bubble" amid relatively few new COVID-19 infections in recent weeks. As of July ...