New Brunswick food banks are expecting an increase in visits into the winter months as federal COVID-19 supports end and the cost of food and living expenses rise.
The president of the New Brunswick Medical Society is concerned over the growing patient wait-list.
A retired OR nurse said more testing is a great move, but questions why these measures were only put in place after outbreaks in hospitals.
The convoy of RCMP cruisers, firefighters and paramedics also sounded their sirens in recognition of an end to the near six-week COVID outbreak at the home as of midnight Friday.
Outbreaks of COVID-19 on both the oncology and general surgery wards at The Moncton Hospital continue to cause delays in patient care.
Quilters from across the Maritimes are making comfort quilts for seniors in long-term care.
Tour operators from New Brunswick find that many of their clients are still too apprehensive to travel south to the U.S., even with the border opening Nov. 8.
Biologists are encouraged about the number of Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon returning to Fundy National Park to spawn.
‘Why not speak up and do something about it now before it grows into a huge problem?’ says one resident.
“There is constant pain 100 per cent of the time,” said Debby Clements.
A COVID-19 survivor from Shedia Cape, N.B., says the province is not doing enough to limit the spread of COVID-19 amid the fourth wave.
“We need those COVID cleaners now more than ever because we know we are dealing with a stronger variant,” said Iris Lloyd, president of CUPE local 1253.
Some parents call for a return to distance learning as COVID-19 cases rise in New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia announced it was making rapid testing available to pre-primary to Grade 6 students, and the general public has had access to rapid testing since 2020.
‘It is a power combination that employers are looking for in their workforce because it helps with diversity and it helps with culture within companies.’