Atlantic Canada News

New Brunswick sets another record for daily increase in COVID-19 cases: 86

FREDERICTON — The COVID-19 case count continues to rise in New Brunswick, where health officials reported 86 new cases Monday — another record daily high since the pandemic began.

Sep 27, 2021 4:56 PM Read more >

N.B. nursing home unions seek $4-an-hour wage hike to address labour shortages

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions is calling on the provincial government to increase wages for workers in long-term care homes in an effort to address a "crippling" staffing shortage that they say is leaving seniors with

Sep 27, 2021 4:28 PM Read more >

N.L. votes in municipal elections Tuesday after some messy campaigns near capital

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Some campaigns ahead of Tuesday's provincewide municipal elections in Newfoundland and Labrador have been plagued with what critics are calling third-party interference. Residents of Mount Pearl, N.L.

Sep 27, 2021 3:51 PM Read more >

New COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Atlantic Canada, N.B. logs highest rise with 82

Daily COVID-19 case counts continue to climb across much of Atlantic Canada, with New Brunswick maintaining the steepest rise in new infections. The province logged 82 new cases Sunday, 64 of which were among patients who are not fully vaccinated.

Sep 26, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

New Brunswick reports 61 new cases of COVID-19, one new death due to the virus

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 today and one new death. Health officials say a person in their 70s has died in the Fredericton area, bringing the total number of deaths since the onset of the pandemic to 53.

Sep 25, 2021 5:10 PM Read more >

P.E.I. residents advised to avoid non-essential travel outside of the province

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer is advising residents of the province to avoid travelling off the Island unless their trip is necessary. In a news release today, Dr.

Sep 25, 2021 5:07 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, has 116 active infections

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say all of the new infections have been identified in the Central Health region and are under investigation.

Sep 25, 2021 2:58 PM Read more >

New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases

FREDERICTON — As New Brunswick reimposed a state of emergency Friday to deal with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior health official admitted the province was wrong to lift all health-protection orders in late July.

Sep 24, 2021 6:02 PM Read more >

N.L. expands public health restrictions, reports 45 new COVID cases as cluster grows

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador reported 45 new COVID-19 cases Friday — the highest daily number of new infections in the province since Feb. 19, when an outbreak in St. John's delayed the provincial election.

Sep 24, 2021 4:19 PM Read more >

Six new cases of COVID-19 reported in Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. Officials say three new infections involve people who recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada.

Sep 24, 2021 2:10 PM Read more >