A former chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick died on Friday in Fredericton. According to an obituary posted on McAdam’s Funeral Home, Dr. Eilish Cleary died of ovarian cancer at age 60. Cleary, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, served as the chief medical officer in New Brunswick for eight years. Cleary’s obituary … Read More “Former N.B. chief medical officer of health dead” »
Blood samples taken from an engineer suggest he could have been impaired by cannabis when he drowned in a Nova Scotia Power reservoir in 2020, according to new arguments by lawyers for the companies charged in relation to his death. Andrew Gnazdowsky, 26, drowned on Oct. 16, 2020, while swimming to retrieve a piece of floating … Read More “Engineer who drowned on the job may have been impaired, defence argues” »
What’s your “eclipse day” plan? Central New Brunswick will experience complete darkness for up to three minutes and 20 seconds on the afternoon of April 8, when the moon aligns precisely between the sun and Earth. Public viewing events within the solar eclipse’s path of totality will be held in several New Brunswick communities on … Read More “Where and when to watch the total solar eclipse in New Brunswick – safely” »
Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender wants the auditor general to do a value-for-money study of the YourHealthNS app. Premier Tim Houston launched the app in November at a packed news conference, touting it as a way to help people get better access to the health-care system. Among other things, the app can locate the … Read More “NDP wants auditor general to review Nova Scotia health app” »
The price of gas increased overnight in all three Maritime provinces, while the price of diesel decreased on Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia The price of regular self-serve gasoline in the Halifax-area increased by 5.5 cents. The new minimum price is 170.4 cents per litre. Cape Breton drivers are now paying a minimum price of … Read More “Gas prices jump in all three Maritime provinces” »
Volunteer firefighters in Rexton, N.B., have officially walked off the job. Ongoing tensions over budgetary concerns and what firefighters say is a lack of communication and respect from the mayor and CAO of the municipality of Five Rivers was behind the decision for the walkout, which happened at 7 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters say they never … Read More “Volunteer firefighters in Rexton, N.B., walk off the job” »
Communities hit hard last year by the largest wildlife on record in Nova Scotia are taking steps to cope with future emergencies, including improving communication with residents and recruiting more volunteer firefighters. The municipalities of Shelburne and Barrington are acting on recommendations from a review of responses to the wildfire that broke out in May 2023 and destroyed dozens … Read More “Communities hit by Nova Scotia’s biggest wildfire prepare for the next emergency” »
Nova Scotia Community Services Minister Brendan Maguire is confident all 200 of the small sleeping units the provincial government purchased last year will be in place and available for use by next winter. “We are working through the where and the when, but it will be ready to go,” Maguire told reporters at Province House on … Read More “N.S. rollout of self-contained shelters not fast enough to meet crisis, says opposition” »
