Gas prices are at an all-time high in the Maritimes and across Canada, and analysts warn the prices will likely continue to climb as Russia’s attack on Ukraine puts pressure on the oil market.
An intense low pressure system began slowing moving across Nova Scotia Monday morning and is expected to stall over eastern parts of the province during the night.
Through the first part of this week, a series of coastal low pressure systems will stall in the vicinity of the Maritimes. As they do, they will pull moisture up from the sub-tropical Atlantic, which will then come down on our region as an extended period of rain.
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The number of new cases reported daily across the country is continuing to trend down, Tam said in a statement. But she warned that these trends could reverse quickly and that new variants could rapidly accelerate transmission of COVID-19 in Canada. It is crucial, she added, that strong measures are kept in place in order to maintain a steady downward trend.
In Ontario, which reported 1,265 new COVID-19 cases and 33 more deaths on Monday, Health Minister Christine Elliott said variants of concern are spreading in the province and all positive COVID-19 tests in Ontario are now being screened for known variants.