Atlantic Canada News

FREDERICTON — Fishermen began setting traps Friday as the spring lobster season opened across much of the Maritimes, but processors in New Brunswick warn they'll be turning some lobster away because of a shortage of workers.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's spring flood season has officially come to an end without the major flooding seen in the province over the last couple of years. After 10 weeks in operation, the River Watch Program for the 2020 season is now over.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a grant program for organizations to hire students to help seniors and other vulnerable people who are isolated during the pandemic.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's government is accelerating the rollout of its reopening plan. Phase 2 of the plan, known as "Renew P.E.I. Together," will still begin May 22 as scheduled.

The spring season is usually a very busy time for Canadian curling champion Brad Gushue, who would normally be juggling his packed on-ice schedule with work duties as an Orangetheory Fitness franchisee. Instead the veteran skip is home in St.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's education minister says all phases of reopening the province in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic involve risk, and that includes a plan announced Thursday to have children return to daycares.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government deserves top marks for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading expert in public policy says, but Donald Savoie cautions that rebuilding the economy will require a different set of skills.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

CHARLOTTETOWN — It appears some people may be going to extreme lengths to get to Prince Edward Island during the COVID-19 pandemic. P.E.I.