The Royal Gazette’s heartwarming story of Bermudian twins born eight days apart has been picked up by a host of news agencies in Canada, where the “miracle” births took place.

Edonna Bean was flown out to the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, last month after her 25-week pregnancy developed complications.

Her first son, Emyr, was born on November 25 weighing 1lb, 14 oz. Brother Esai was delivered on December 3 by emergency c-section, weighing 2lb 7oz.

And Canadian news outlets gave the story high priority over the weekend. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said the “rare arrival” was only the second case of twins being separated by birth at the IWK in 25 years.

Mrs Bean thanked the centre’s medical staff, telling CBC: “Everyone’s acted like they’ve known me my whole life. I was their primary focus. That was very humbling.”

The Corporation also quoted Dr. Michiel van den Hof, who praised Mrs Bean for being “extremely motivated to do the very best for her children”.

CTV News also ran the story on its website under the headline ‘Bermuda couple gives birth to ‘miracle twins’ in Halifax’

“The babies are doing well and Edonna says she is finally able to breathe a sigh of relief,” the station reported, quoting Mrs Bean as saying: “When doctors in Bermuda said ‘no’, God said ‘yes’,”

“Her husband will fly to Halifax again next week to be with his new family.

“Doctors aren’t sure when the family will be able to return to Bermuda, but for now, Edonna and her husband are grateful for their tiny miracles, and look forward to the day when they can share their story of how they came into the world.”

The Toronto Sun quoted from The Royal Gazette, which broke the story last week.

“Doctors in Bermuda had recommended the centre in Halifax to the parents since it specialises in high risk pregnancies,” the newspaper reported.

Canada media outlets weren’t the only ones that followed where The Royal Gazette led. Alongside the likes of Ontario’s London Free Press, and the Big News Network, local television station ZBM, and website Bernews also took up our story of what was happening in Halifax.