East Coast

• Over 1K flights cancelled as severe thunderstorm hits U.S. east coast

  Tens of thousands of flyers had their travel plans upended Friday after airlines canceled more than 1,400 flights for a second straight day.

  Weather

  Aug 5
  
• Remnants of Hurricane Ida pound U.S. east coast with flooding, heavy winds

  Buildings have collapsed and transit has been disrupted in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, where Ida has weakened to a tropical depression but remains a threat.

  Weather

  Sep 1, 2021
  
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• CFA working on initiative to send hay from Eastern Canada to Western farmers

  CFA has begun work to facilitate a “Hay West” initiative with farmers in the Prairie provinces facing a dire hay shortage due to extreme drought conditions.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2021
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• Bidding wars, record prices, viewing lineups: Halifax’s housing market heats up

  The real estate frenzy that has long been the norm in Toronto and Vancouver has hit the East Coast, with cities like Halifax at the epicentre.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2021
• Punishing winter storm belts East Coast with heavy snow and high winds

  The city of Halifax closed public transit services early, at 7 p.m., on Sunday evening. Bus service in that city will be delayed until at least noon Monday.

  Weather

  Feb 8, 2021
• They stayed the blazes home: Why East Coast politicians avoided COVID travel scandal

  'In Atlantic Canada, it's hard to hide for very long.'

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2021
• Nova Scotia chemists work with mill to create medical-grade pulp for N95 masks

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

  Science

  May 13, 2020
• Coronavirus: East Coast’s smaller size means fewer patients, but less staff too

  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.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020
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• Being on the East Coast a double-edged sword in COVID-19 pandemic medical battle 

  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.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020
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• Sobeys to phase out plastic bags, but ‘Sobeys bag’ lives on in Atlantic Canada 

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

  Environment

  Jan 30, 2020