Category Archives: Covid-19

Cape Breton's annual island-wide concert series opens Friday. Like many things in 2020, the Celtic Colours International Festival won't be like any other year. Mike MacSween, the event's executive dir...

All varsity sports practices and training at St. Francis Xavier University have been suspended. Leo MacPherson, StFX Athletics Director, says it is a sanction after officials found members from every ...

Antigonish's long-awaited dog park is up and running with little fanfare. Laurie Boucher, the town's mayor, says they had hoped to have a proper grand opening, but COVID-19 restrictions have made that...

Saint Francis Xavier University reps say someone who didn't properly self isolate, after coming in from outside the Atlantic bubble, attended a gathering at a Highland Dr. home Saturday evening. They ...

Antigonish RCMP have laid more charges through the province's Health Protection Act. They say officers responded to three large house parties and charged three people for failing to social distance du...

VIA Rail Canada announced that they are suspending the Montreal-Halifax route as case numbers in Quebec rise. Although the Atlantic Bubble has only a few cases of COVID-19, Quebec has seen a surge in ...

The U.S. president will be returning to the White House on Monday after spending the weekend in the hospital. Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he will be leaving the Walter Reed Medical Centre on Mond...

The replacement for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit takes effect in two parts. It’s the beginning of the COVID-19 Response Measures Act, which creates new benefits to help out of work or a...

A local community has lost its library branch. Laura Emery, the CEO of Eastern Counties Regional Library, says evolving insurance requirements, accessible service needs, and new public health protocol...

U.S. President Donald Trump could return to the White House as soon as Monday, to continue his treatment for COVID-19. The president's medical team at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre told reporters Tr...