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Staff crisis still looms for early childhood educators in Cape Breton who voice concerns and praise…
SYDNEY, NS - Early childhood educators and daycare operators praise many aspects of the Nova Scotia Liberal government's child care plan announced on Tuesday.
But some working in the for-profit part of the sector…
NB’s COVID-19 report: 1 week without new case, province to reach double dose target by July 27
New Brunswick marked a week Monday without a new case of COVID-19, and the province is on track to meet its two-dose vaccination target six days ahead of schedule, before the end of the month, according to an analyzer of data. A total…
COVID-19 cases drop as vaccines increase in the Maritimes
SAINT JOHN - For the fifth day in a row, New Brunswick has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 in the province, with the active number falling to six.
And it's a similar story across the Atlantic region.
"We're…
Atlantic Universities Join Forces to Attract Indigenous and Black Students to Business
A new program at Atlantic Canadian universities aims to attract more Indigenous and Black students to management programs with the goal of diversifying boardrooms across the country. The Atlantic Promise Scholars Initiative includes 11…
Quebec could use vaccine passports this fall to exclude those who are not fully vaccinated from…
Quebec could start using digital vaccination passports to ban people who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from certain non-essential services as early as September, the province's health minister announced on Thursday. If the…
Streamline locally to increase efficiency, fight COVID globally
John Schaeffer, Co-Chair, SSGPeople tend to view COVID-19 as a national or even a global crisis. The pandemic is everywhere, after all, and we tend to judge entire nations by their response to the disaster and how that response…
Researcher Says NL Wrong to ‘Double’ Fossil Fuels with Offshore Subsidies | Atlantic
ST. JOHN'S, NL - Newfoundland and Labrador's federally funded subsidies for offshore oil are a "misuse…
Literally Warmer Than the Sahara: How Western Canada Became One of the Hottest Corners in the World
Breadcrumb Links World New Canada Just 24 hours after posting the highest temperature in Canadian history, Lytton, British Columbia, had to be evacuated as several forest fires started to burn in the city.…
Islanders want to do more for animal welfare, report says
Islanders believe the welfare of farm and companion animals needs to be improved, according to a new report from the province's agriculture and land ministry. The report comes from a recent poll where more than 50 percent of PEI…
COVID-19 in PEI : what happens on Monday June 28
Travelers from all Atlantic provinces can now enter Prince Edward Island without having to self-isolate, as long as they have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and are tested for COVID- 19 negative upon arrival. Two people were…