Atlantic News

N.S. hockey leagues give young referees green armbands to reduce verbal abuse

HALIFAX — Minor hockey associations in Nova Scotia are the latest to embrace a program aimed at eliminating verbal abuse of young referees by identifying them on ice with a green armband.

Dec 8, 2022 4:13 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia finance minister defends spending process flagged by auditor general

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s finance minister has dismissed the need for more oversight of extra government spending, saying any such debate in the legislature would occur after the money had been spent anyway.

Dec 8, 2022 2:58 PM Read more >

Privacy of nearly 58,500 people breached in 2021 cyberattack on N.L. health care

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — More than 58,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador had their private data exposed by the hackers behind a cyberattack on the province's health-care system last year.

Dec 8, 2022 2:28 PM Read more >

Community jumps in to replace skates stolen from Ukrainian girl in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community effort is underway in St. John’s to replace a pair of figure skates stolen from an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl who arrived in Newfoundland this summer after fleeing the war in her country.

Dec 8, 2022 1:35 PM Read more >

N.L. paying telehealth company more than twice what it pays doctors for consultations

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The association representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for answers after it discovered the province agreed to pay a private telemedicine company more than double what it pays family doctors for consultations.

Dec 8, 2022 10:26 AM Read more >

New Brunswick Liberals call for increased respiratory illness reporting

FREDERICTON — With high levels of respiratory illness in New Brunswick, the province urgently needs ramped-up infection reporting and a public update on the state of the health system, the official Opposition's health critic says.

Dec 7, 2022 3:21 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia releases sweeping plan aimed at cutting emissions, reaching climate goals

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia released a wide-ranging plan Wednesday aimed at helping it meet climate goals enshrined in legislation last year.

Dec 7, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

Billed as remedy for doctor shortage, virtual medicine in N.S. hits bottleneck

HALIFAX — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual medicine offered a novel way for patients to see doctors during a lockdown and hope that technology could alleviate chronic pressure on a strained health system.

Dec 7, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia will cover online mental health coaching for all residents

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will fund an online mental health coaching program aimed at supporting people experiencing mild or moderate depression and anxiety.

Dec 6, 2022 2:15 PM Read more >

Accountability lacking: Nova Scotia auditor general takes aim at blown budgets

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general accused the provincial government Tuesday of lacking accountability and transparency, saying the province is unique in Canada when it comes to approving extra spending when departments have blown their budgets.

Dec 6, 2022 1:41 PM Read more >