Atlantic News

QMJHL playoffs: Gaudet scores in OT as Sagueneens edge Titan 4-3

BATHURST, N.B. — Kassim Gaudet scored at 3:39 of overtime to lead the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens to a 4-3 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Tuesday.

Apr 1, 2025 9:03 PM Read more >

Police investigating homicide in Halifax area

HALIFAX — Halifax police have identified a 37-year-old man who was shot dead in Dartmouth Monday night. In a news release, the police say the victim was 37-year-old Cortrell Thomas.

Apr 1, 2025 1:48 PM Read more >

Paid leave now extended for victims of domestic violence in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Victims of domestic violence in Nova Scotia are now entitled to more paid leave under the province's labour standards code.

Apr 1, 2025 1:44 PM Read more >

Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power as ice storm cleanup continues

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages expected to last in some areas as storm cleanup continues.

Mar 31, 2025 9:42 PM Read more >

Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as some Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules

HALIFAX — Two commercial fishers harvesting baby eels under new federal rules say they felt they had to stop fishing on Sunday night when a large group of Indigenous harvesters arrived at the river with nets.

Mar 31, 2025 2:12 PM Read more >

Ice and rain move through the Maritimes, but worst is over says Environment Canada

FREDERICTON — Freezing rain left trees and power lines coated and roads slick Monday morning as Environment Canada issued weather warnings for large parts of the Atlantic region.

Mar 31, 2025 12:29 PM Read more >

Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm moves east

TORONTO — Freezing rain that coated parts of Ontario in thick layers of ice, downing branches and power lines, left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity on Sunday as the storm headed east.

Mar 30, 2025 9:27 PM Read more >

Freezing rain warning in effect Monday for New Brunswick and P.E.I.

New Brunswick and much of Prince Edward Island are expected to be hit with ice pellets and freezing rain beginning Monday morning. The messy weather comes as an ice storm that left hundreds of thousands without power in parts of Ontario moves east.

Mar 30, 2025 2:19 PM Read more >

27-year-old New Brunswick man dead after single-vehicle crash in St. George

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick say a 27-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in St. George. Police say they responded to a report of a crash on Highway 1 around 3:15 a.m. Saturday.

Mar 30, 2025 10:12 AM Read more >

'Sobering statistic:' One-fifth of pollinators in North America at extinction risk

FREDERICTON — Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction.

Mar 30, 2025 4:00 AM Read more >