A Saint Mary's University research team is looking into ways that Canada's east coast pulp mills can produce N-95 masks.

Janet Hazelton, the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses' Union, said she believes the Atlantic provinces could face some of Canada's biggest staffing issues.

An outbreak from two gatherings at a funeral home last month in St. John's, N.L. - which has generated nearly three quarters of the province's 195 infections - illustrates another key risk when ICU beds are at a premium.

The company has said the change will eliminate 225 million bags used annually at more than 250 stores across Canada.

Saskatchewan sent two firefighters to help fight fires spreading through eastern Australia.

The Canadian-born star will perform at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on May 22, 2020 and the Avenir Centre in Moncton the next day.

The team issued its recommendations to the American government on Friday that call for a reduction of vertical trap lines - which can ensnare whales - by up to 50 per cent in some areas.

Amherst, N.S., is a potential ground zero of a Canadian climate change disaster, where sea-level communities face rising oceans and await word on a detailed plan and the funding to keep the narrow land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick open.

The four East Coast premiers called this week for common licensing for doctors, nurses and other health professionals, saying allowing them to easily move between provinces would improve people's access to care.

'I get calls pretty much every day from people around here telling (me) how lucky they feel being a part of this growth.'