HALIFAX --
Flags were flying at half-staff Thursday in Fredericton, as Canadians from coast-to-coast mark a national day of observance to commemorate those who have died from COVID-19, exactly one year after the virus was declared a pandemic.
The past year has been -- and continues to be -- challenging for Maritimers especially those in long-term care and their families.
"We just had a recent outbreak in Edmundston and that just put the fear of God into a lot of people," said Cecile Cassista, Executive Director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights in Riverview, N.B.