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The city of Halifax had about 11.21 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

The city of Fredericton had about 9.19 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer granted residents more time to participate in the province's all mail-in general election on Sunday amid calls from some party leaders for more transparency around the process.

Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador took further steps to curb an exponential surge in COVID-19 cases on Saturday less than 24 hours after cancelling in-person voting for the province's scheduled election.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island has become the last province to report a case of COVID-19 connected to a variant strain of the virus first identified in the United Kingdom. Chief public health officer Dr.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Less than 12 hours before polls were set to open in much of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer on Friday called off all in-person voting in response to a COVID-19 outbreak.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer of health confirmed Friday the U.K. variant is behind the COVID-19 outbreak that hit the province this week. In a news conference on Friday night, Dr.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's opposition on Friday called for the government to permit members to appear virtually in the legislature after three Liberals from the Edmundston region were absent from the house because of COVID-19.

FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today. Three cases are in the Edmundston area while the Saint John and Bathurst regions each have one case.

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — A 66-year-old man accused of threatening to kill politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador in January will have a bail hearing on Monday.