Mayor Easily Wins Re-Election, Huge Wins For Women In Council Races
The results from the Halifax Regional Municipality election have yet to be finalized, but the unofficial tally shows a wave of women sweeping into municipal office.
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Moncton Airport CEO Says WestJet Flight Suspensions Not Surprising
Prior to the pandemic, WestJet was flying out of Greater Moncton three times daily, but that was reduced to four times a week.
HaliMac Axe Throwing Opens Fredericton Location
Grownups in Fredericton now have a new place to have fun, have a drink, and toss some axes and blow off a little steam.
Labour Group Endorses Halifax Council Candidates That Support Living Wage, Oppose Contracting Out Services
The Halifax-Dartmouth And District Labour Council has endorsed 13 candidates in the upcoming municipal election but chose not to support any mayoral candidate.
Nova Scotia Has No Plans To Close Border With New Brunswick
Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer says that despite high case counts in Moncton and Campbellton, there is no evidence of the dreaded “community spread” in the province.
WestJet Axes Nearly All Atlantic Canadian Flights
The airline has indefinitely suspended flights in Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney, and Charlottetown while making major cuts to service in Halifax and St. John’s.
Uber GM Addresses Concerns In Halifax Over Wages And CO2 Emissions
In an interview with Huddle, Matthew Price outlines Uber’s plan to pay fair wages and tackle greenhouse gas emissions caused by their vehicles. Mayor Mike Savage says services like this are the way of the future.
Councillor Says Saint John Should Allow Ridesharing Services Like Uber
City council will hear an update on the status of ridesharing services sometime in the new year, following news that Halifax will now permit them to operate there.
Poll Shows Opposition Hardens To Relaxing Atlantic Bubble
Margaret Chapman of Narrative Research says people are frightened by what’s going on in places like Ontario and Quebec and they attribute the relative safety in Atlantic Canada to the Bubble.
Dartmouth Company Pioneers Automated, No-Touch Covid-19 Screening
Rimot Technologies’ thermal-camera-and-pedal-powered screening kiosks are now set up at Volta and the Halifax Partnership as part of a pilot program aimed at testing the technology.
