Air Canada cuts mean more isolation, tougher travel: Gander, Goose Bay, Deer Lake airports
In the wake of Air Canada cutting service to Gander and Happy-Valley Goose Bay entirely, the people in charge of the airports worry about ripple effects within their communities.
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Labrador daycares can now avail of an extra 15 per cent funding to pay their staff more, a move that comes after centres in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Labrador West went public with their struggles this past fall.(John Robertson/CBC)
Child-care centres in Labrador are thrilled their long-standing cries for staffing help have been addressed by the provincial government, even as one Opposition MHA questions whether the timing of the announcement has more to do with an impending election than listening to Labradorians concerns.
On Tuesday, the Liberal government announced a tweak to its operating grant system for child-care centres in Labrador. The province will now top up those subsidies by an extra 15 per cent, with strings attached: the extra cash has to go directly toward compensating daycare staff.
FREDERICTON - Two Atlantic provinces reported double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
A bottle of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine is seen on a table Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Topeka, Kan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charlie Riedel
FREDERICTON - Two Atlantic provinces reported double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
After more than a month of single-digit case numbers, health authorities in New Brunswick reported ten new cases on Saturday, while Nova Scotia logged 13.
New Brunswick s infections are in the Fredericton region, and all patients are self-isolating, according to a news release sent Saturday by the province s Department of Health. We are concerned to see such a high spike in cases in one day, but we suspect a number of these cases are connected, chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell said in the release. We are currently undergoing rigorous contact tracing to confirm.
Winter storm may shut down travel in the Maritimes, bring 15-30 cm of snow
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Saturday, January 2nd 2021, 8:50 pm - The first winter storm of 2021 hammered parts of the Maritimes with heavy snow Saturday, making for very difficult travel conditions
There ll be a lot of shovelling to be done in Nova Scotia and parts of New Brunswick Sunday morning, after a powerful Texas low brought some very heavy snow to the Maritimes Saturday. Some of its effects will linger into Newfoundland through the early morning hours, though with nowhere near the intensity of its impact across the gulf. Beyond, we ve got our eye on another system early next week, though currently not looking as intense as the one that just passed. For a closer look, see below.
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