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New Brunswick Tory leader kicks off provincial election campaign with fed-bashing

FREDERICTON - As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs started his election campaign Thursday, he claimed his main rivals were already planning a power-sharing deal … Read moreNew Brunswick Tory leader kicks off provincial election campaign with fed-bashing

Endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence

HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department says an endangered North Atlantic right whale has become entangled in gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read moreEndangered North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence

Head of committee monitoring response to N.S. mass shooting satisfied with progress

HALIFAX - The head of a committee monitoring the response of police and governments to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing says she鈥檚 pleased with … Read moreHead of committee monitoring response to N.S. mass shooting satisfied with progress

New Brunswick election candidate profile: Liberal Leader Susan Holt

FREDERICTON - A look at Susan Holt, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. Read moreNew Brunswick election candidate profile: Liberal Leader Susan Holt

New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs

FREDERICTON - A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Read moreNew Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs

New Brunswick election candidate profile: Green Party Leader David Coon

FREDERICTON - A look at David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick: Read moreNew Brunswick election candidate profile: Green Party Leader David Coon

N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant… Read moreN.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes

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N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor.

New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights 'troublesome'

FREDERICTON - The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results from a pre-election questionnaire sent to the province's political parties, saying they are "particularly disappointed" with responses from the gover…

春色直播 Coast Guard crew member lost at sea off Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A crew member of a 春色直播 Coast Guard ship has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland.

Nova Scotia NDP accuse government of prioritizing landlord profits over renters

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia鈥檚 NDP are accusing the government of prioritizing landlords over residents who need an affordable place to live, as the opposition party tables a bill aimed at addressing the housing crisis.

Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near N.S. town

HALIFAX - Transport Canada has ordered a bankrupt tidal power company and a bankruptcy trustee to produce a plan to remove four huge moorings abandoned in the water near Walton, N.S.

N.B. election: Parties' answers on treaty rights, taxes, Indigenous participation

FREDERICTON - The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick distributed a survey on Indigenous issues to political parties ahead of the provincial election, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday. Here are some of the answers from…

New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes

FREDERICTON - Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returned home and asked his wife, Naomi, to take him to the hospital, a five-minute drive away.

Prisoner advocacy group calls on Nova Scotia to launch independent review of jails

HALIFAX - A prisoner rights group is calling on the Nova Scotia government to pass a law requiring independent monitoring of the province's jails.

Nova Scotia updates policing standards for the first time since 2003

HALIFAX - The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia says the province鈥檚 implementation of a set of new standards will help improve policing across the province.

Ottawa threatens to pull funds for Chignecto Isthmus if N.B., N.S. don't partner

HALIFAX - Federal cabinet ministers are threatening to pull an offer of $325 million to protect a vital land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick unless the two provinces agree to share costs.

Teen homicide: Two men charged in Halifax following discovery of human remains

HALIFAX - Two men have been charged in connection with what Halifax police now say is the murder of a 16-year-old who went missing two years ago.

Mila Mulroney named chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S.

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Mila Mulroney has been named the 11th chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, the alma mater of her husband, former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

Two youths arrested after emergency alert issued in New Brunswick

MONCTON, N.B. - New Brunswick RCMP say two youths have been arrested after an emergency alert was issued Monday evening about someone carrying a gun in the province's southeast.

Rent cap loophole? Halifax-area landlords defend use of fixed-term leases

HALIFAX - Some Halifax-area landlords on Monday defended their use of fixed-term leases as necessary to recoup costs under Nova Scotia鈥檚 rent cap, despite criticism the leases help property owners skirt the rules.

Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check

HALIFAX - Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia's privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates.

Suspicious deaths of two N.S. men were the result of homicide, suicide: RCMP

Nova Scotia RCMP say their investigation into two suspicious deaths earlier this month has concluded that one man died by homicide and the other by suicide.

Saint John homeless advocates mourn death of man who had been living in an encampment

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A 58-year-old man living in a homeless encampment in Saint John, N.B., has died, leaving his community and volunteers who knew him with "a lot of sadness," says the head of a group that helps unhoused people.

Federal money and sales taxes help pump up New Brunswick budget surplus

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March.

Halifax library workers accept deal to end strike, branches to re-open Thursday

HALIFAX - Members of the union representing workers with Halifax Public Libraries have accepted a new collective agreement, ending a nearly month-long strike and paving the way for branches to re-open in the next few days.

Nova Scotia premier repeats calls for Ottawa to pay for protecting Chignecto Isthmus

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is repeating his government鈥檚 calls for Ottawa to foot the full bill to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session.

Halifax libraries, union announce tentative deal to end nearly month-long strike

HALIFAX - A strike that has shuttered libraries in the Halifax region for the past three-and-a-half weeks could come to an end on Thursday now that the employer and union representing hundreds of workers have reached a tentative labour deal.

'Drop the idea': N.S. premier says province won't accept thousands of asylum seekers

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia鈥檚 premier doubled down Friday on his position that he will not accept any attempt by Ottawa to resettle thousands of asylum seekers in the province.

Missing Nova Scotia woman was killed, man facing first-degree murder charge: RCMP

HALIFAX - Police have accused a Nova Scotia man of murdering a woman who had been reported missing from the province's Annapolis Valley, but whose body still hasn't been found.

Irish company planning to produce jet fuel in Goldboro, N.S., at former LNG site

HALIFAX - An energy firm based in Ireland is planning build a plant in eastern Nova Scotia to produce sustainable aviation fuel using about 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually.

New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick RCMP are disputing claims that the recent shooting death of an Indigenous man in mental distress happened during a police wellness check.

Provinces decry Ottawa's plan to resettle asylum seekers across the country

FREDERICTON - Provincial leaders across Canada are taking turns criticizing the federal Liberal government's proposal to alleviate immigration pressure on Quebec and Ontario by resettling asylum seekers more equitably across the country.

Nova Scotia adopts bill declaring domestic violence in the province an epidemic

HALIFAX - Following an extraordinary reversal by Premier Tim Houston, the Nova Scotia legislature on Thursday adopted a bill declaring domestic violence an epidemic in the province.

Despite outcry from opposition, N.S. Tories resist tenancy enforcement unit

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's opposition parties say they can't understand why the government insists the province doesn't need an enforcement unit to help settle disputes between landlords and tenants.

Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area

WALTON, N.S. - Four boxcars filled with concrete are sitting on the floor of the Bay of Fundy near Walton, N.S., where residents are worried the debris 鈥� abandoned by another failed tidal power project 鈥� has become a hazard to local fishers.

How many Nova Scotians are on the doctor wait-list? Number hit 160,000 in June

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.

Mi鈥檏maq death: First Nation wants Indigenous representation on N.B. police watchdog

FREDERICTON - Interactions between Indigenous people and law enforcement "too frequently" end in violence or death, say the six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick in reaction to the recent killing of a Mi鈥檏maq man by a Mountie c…

Nova Scotia's ambulance service says response times improving in 2024

HALIFAX - Emergency response times across Nova Scotia, which had risen steadily in recent years, are improving, says the head of the province鈥檚 ambulance service.

Peggy's Cove guardians keep visitors safe at beautiful but deadly N.S. tourist site

PEGGY'S COVE - Japneet Singh, a security patroller at Nova Scotia's famed Peggy's Cove 鈥� a longtime treasure of Atlantic Canada鈥檚 coastline southwest of Halifax 鈥� is no stranger to the perils of the sea.

In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests

The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress.

N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check 'inexplicable'

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a "thorough investigation" after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check.

Nova Scotia bill would kick-start offshore wind industry without approval from Ottawa

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is planning to kick-start its offshore wind industry 鈥� with or without federal approval 鈥� and launch a first call for project bids next year.

Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.

N.S. rent cap extension futile due to 'massive loophole' in rental system: advocates

HALIFAX - A loophole in Nova Scotia's rental housing rules is making the provincial government鈥檚 proposed rent cap extension essentially useless, housing advocates and opposition parties say.

Atlantic Canada's largest children's hospital receives record $25-million donation

HALIFAX - The largest children's hospital in Atlantic Canada has received what it describes as the region's single-largest individual donation to health care.

Nova Scotia Power given $1.25-million fine for failing to meet performance standards

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Power is being fined for the third time in four years for failing to meet annual performance targets for the reliability of its energy grid.

Police watchdog investigating after N.B. Mountie fatally shoots Indigenous man

ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, N.B. - New Brunswick's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man who the Mounties say was carrying weapons when he approached the pair on Sunday.

Sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 extradited from Italy: Nova Scotia officials

HALIFAX - A sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 has been extradited from Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence in Canada, Nova Scotia's public prosecution service says.

N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Liberals got a jump on the province's coming fall election by officially launching their party's campaign on Sunday, saying they're focused on addressing affordability and improving the ailing health-care system.

N.S. RCMP apologizes to Black community for wide-ranging effects of street checks

NORTH PRESTON, N.S. - The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia delivered what he described as a long-overdue apology to the province's Black residents on Saturday, acknowledging that the force's past use of street checks did lasting harm to b…

Highway crash between car and transit bus left driver seriously injured: police

Police in Halifax are investigating a Friday evening collision between a transit bus and a car on a highway.

Emergency alert: RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick arrest 'armed and dangerous' man

ESGENOOPETITJ FIRST NATION - The RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick say a suspect wanted for a fatal shooting was arrested Friday, a day after the Mounties issued an emergency alert saying residents should lock their doors because the man was…

Federal Liberal joins call for investigation into mysterious N.B. brain illness

FREDERICTON - A Liberal member of Parliament has called for a federal investigation into a cluster of mysterious neurological illnesses in New Brunswick linked to 39 deaths.

Nova Scotia proposes two-year extension to five-per-cent rent cap until end of 2027

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government wants to extend its five per cent cap on rent increases another two years, but the province won't create an enforcement unit to bolster its tenancy rules and regulations.

Rainfall warnings issued in Nova Scotia as storm moves through the Maritimes

HALIFAX - Rainfall warnings have been issued for western Nova Scotia and the province's Atlantic coastline, from Halifax to Yarmouth, as a sprawling storm was poised to move into the region overnight.

One person dead, another injured as N.B. RCMP issue alert about armed man at large

BURNT CHURCH, N.B. - RCMP in New Brunswick have confirmed one person is dead and another person is injured as an alert is still active for an armed man around Esgenoopetitj First Nation, also known as Burnt Church.

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