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Coronavirus: Canadas best-kept secret? The Atlantic bubble The "New Zealand of North America" has managed to keep the coronavirus at bay while enabling life to go on and keeping local economies afloat. The Atlantic provinces relative inaccessibility has proven advantageous amid a pandemic As countries around the world tumble like dominoes into fresh lockdowns to cope with surging cases, an alternate reality is tucked away inconspicuously just a little to the north of the US and slightly to the ...

The "New Zealand of North America" has managed to keep the coronavirus at bay while enabling life to go on and keeping its economies afloat.

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer TODD KOROL/The Globe and Mail The B.C. government is reviewing legal advice on whether it can restrict non-essential travel across provincial boundaries as frustrations mount about non-resident visitors who ignore requests to stay...

A pop-up COVID-19 testing site is coming to Bridgewater this weekend and Public Health are looking for volunteers. Nova Scotia Health are looking for members of the public to assist with greeting, reception, patient flow management and other tasks for a testing clinic this Saturday and Sunday. Angela Henhoeffer, Lunenburg County Emergency Management Coordinator said almost anyone can volunteer. “They don’t need to be medical professionals, anyone can really do the roles needed,” she said....

Premier Stephen McNeil. Image: Submitted The Nova Scotia government is tightening border restrictions for people entering the province from New Brunswick, as that province fights off its worst COVID-19 outbreak to date. The new rules, which come into effect at 8 a.m. on January 9, require anyone entering Nova Scotia from New Brunswick to quarantine for 14 days. “What we are saying here is do not go to New Brunswick, and New Brunswickers do not come here unless it is for essential purposes,”...

  HALIFAX -- It seems most Maritime politicians followed the rules and stayed put over the holidays, despite stories and resignations elsewhere in the country from politicians doing the opposite. But not everyone stayed home and at least one is now in self-isolation. When the Atlantic bubble formed, New Brunswicks Natural Resources Minister Mike Holland was eager to visit his girlfriend Nova Scotia. "I havent seen my girlfriend since March," Holland said in July. CTV News has learned tha...

2020 Travel Highlights from LTV Owners At the close of each year, we ask you, our LTV family, to tell us about your favorite travel moments from the past 12 months. 2020 was a different kind of year, and your stories reflect that. Many explored closer to home this year. Many found a new level of appreciation for their self-contained home-on-wheels; a safe way to retreat to the outdoors while being able to distance and isolate. A few even found a unique type of refuge in their LTV, sheltering du...

Operators confident as Marble Mountain remains on track to open in new year While the opening date is still weeks away, staff are working to deploy snow-making machines to help blanket the 240-acre resort.  Social Sharing CBC News · comments Marble Mountain is on track to reopen on Jan. 7, according to operations manager Richard Wells.(Lindsay Bird/CBC) The recent snowfall on Newfoundlands west coast is helping keep Marble Mountain on track for a Jan. 7 start to the season, say the reso...

Nova Scotia's deputy finance minister says the province is not working on a formal COVID economic recovery plan. Byron Rafuse says every effort is being focused on putting the pieces in place for the economy to recover as quickly as possible.