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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2024 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parts of Atlantic Canada are facing powerful blasts of wind and tidal surges along coastal areas as a storm sweeping in from the southeast moves through the region. Northern New …
Read More »Power still out for thousands as stormy weather persists in parts of Atlantic Canada
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2023 10:17 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size About 14,000 customers remain without power in parts of western and southwestern New Brunswick as crews race to restore electricity before Christmas. High winds that blasted through the province on …
Read More »Heidi Petracek on joining Global National as Atlantic correspondent: ‘I feel very lucky’
Long-time broadcaster Heidi Petracek has joined the Global National team as the new Atlantic correspondent based out of Halifax. Petracek has spent her 25-year career reporting across Atlantic Canada and beyond — starting out in her home province of Saskatchewan, before going on to work in Calgary, Toronto, Corner Brook, …
Read More »Atlantic Lottery to reveal winner of record-breaking $31-million jackpot in N.S. – Halifax
Atlantic Lottery is set to introduce the winner of its record-breaking $31 million Lotto Max draw, more than a month after the jackpot was announced. The winning ticket for the Jan. 31 draw was sold in New Waterford, N.S. On Feb. 1, Atlantic Lottery said it was looking for the …
Read More »Cases of Omicron sub variant ‘Kraken’ emerging in Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia Health confirmed the presence of the Kraken variant, while Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department issued a release Thursday confirming its first case. News Source link
Read More »Hurricane Fiona track veers back toward Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic provinces could be hit hard by Fiona this weekend, which is currently a Category 3 hurricane. CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Hurricane Fiona appeared to change its track overnight. “Yesterday it looked like it was going to stay off the coast of Atlantic Canada, today it’s moving back to …
Read More »Will adaptability save the North Atlantic right whale?
Changes to migration patterns are complicating efforts to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. According to the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, a new study has found that endangered whales are spending more time in Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Massachusetts before moving north. The study was …
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