The day the doctors walked
It was a standoff between the province and its doctors that led to something rarely seen in this country. On Jan. 8, 2001, most of New Brunswick’s family doctors shut down their offices, going on strike in an effort to get the Bernard Lord government to increase doctors fees.
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In a rare move, New Brunswick s doctors went on strike on Jan. 8, 2001, for higher wages
Posted: Jan 09, 2021 9:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 9
On Jan. 8, 2001, New Brunswick s doctors closed their offices in a rare doctors strike to get wage parity with their counterparts in Nova Scotia.(Mark Quinn/CBC)
HALIFAX New Brunswick is reporting one new COVID-19 case on Wednesday. Five previously reported cases are now considered recovered, dropping the active number of cases in the province to 27. Wednesday s new case involves an individual aged 30-39 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region). Public health says the individual is self-isolating and the case is under investigation.
CASE BREAKDOWN New Brunswick has had 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those, 560 have recovered. There have been eight deaths, leaving 27 active cases in the province. There are currently two people in hospital, one of which is in an intensive care unit, as a result of COVID-19.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. I ll Be Home For Christmas is a song many Maritimers won t be singing this year, with COVID-19 travel restrictions in place. Health-care worker Jessica Savard is among them, she s a respiratory therapist originally from Fredericton now living in Sydney and she wasplanning to go home for the holidays. I live alone, my family is back in New Brunswick, Savard said. I had planned to make the trip home for Christmas, but due to the closure of the Atlantic bubble and New Brunswick requiring a 14-day isolation, I m not able to do that anymore. Her family couldcome to Cape Breton, but she says they would have to self-isolate for two weeks upon their return and both situations are simply not feasible.
Pilot school food program in development, but province hasn t said which schools chosen
Ten schools will help shape provincewide strategy due to roll out next year, but the executive council office has so far declined to say which schools were chosen and why.
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Ten schools will help shape provincewide strategy, but there s no word on which schools were chosen and why
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Volunteers packing lunches on Leo Hayes High School campus. Organizers of the Feed the Lions program say they were not selected for the provincial pilot program. (CBC News/Mike Heenan)