Atlantic News

No criminal charges for Halifax police officer who killed man pointing shotgun

HALIFAX — A Halifax Regional Police officer won't face criminal charges for shooting dead a Dartmouth, N.S., man who was allegedly pointing a shotgun at police.

Aug 22, 2023 10:52 AM Read more >

N.S. police watchdog says Truro officer faces sex-assault and voyeurism charges

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog says it has laid four sex-related charges against a member of the Truro Police Service. The Serious Incident Response Team says it was contacted on March 21 by police in Truro, N.S.

Aug 22, 2023 10:51 AM Read more >

Local news is a calling for ex-BBC reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

As thousands of terrified people packed up their belongings last week after an evacuation order in Yellowknife, N.W.T., local news site Cabin Radio was providing line-by-line, minute-by-minute updates on where to go and what to expect.

Aug 22, 2023 9:48 AM Read more >

St. Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick declares local state of emergency

FREDERICTON — St. Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick says it has declared a state of local emergency effective immediately.

Aug 21, 2023 8:53 PM Read more >

Saint John man charged in weekend homicide as family of deceased grieves

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A Saint John man has been charged with the city’s first homicide of 2023, as a family grieves the loss of their 38-year-old son who had been struggling with addiction.

Aug 21, 2023 2:17 PM Read more >

Trudeau touts new P.E.I. daycare spots, says child care key to cutting cost of living

CORNWALL, P.E.I. — Wages for some early childhood educators in Prince Edward Island will go up this fall and new daycare spaces will be added, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announced Monday.

Aug 21, 2023 12:47 PM Read more >

Man dead after car collides with moose on Newfoundland highway

HOLYROOD, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP say a man is dead following a highway collision involving a moose over the weekend. Police say the collision occurred Saturday on the Trans-Canada Highway near Middle Gull Pond, N.L.

Aug 21, 2023 10:06 AM Read more >

Fifty-nine-year-old man dead after all-terrain vehicle crash in Cape Breton

HALIFAX — RCMP in Cape Breton are reporting a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 59-year-old man over the weekend. Police say the crash occurred Saturday on MacIntyre Mountain Road in Glenora, N.S.

Aug 21, 2023 9:36 AM Read more >

Police say 10-year-old dead after ATV crash in rural Nova Scotia

GAVELTON, N.S. — Mounties in Nova Scotia say a child is dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash near Wolfville. The RCMP say they responded to a report of a missing 10-year-old child just before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Aug 20, 2023 3:33 PM Read more >

Relief in Nova Scotia as main road reopens to Peggy's Cove after disastrous floods

HALIFAX — The road to a popular tourist destination in Nova Scotia has reopened after devastating floods last month, bringing a spark of relief to a community hit hard by environmental disasters.

Aug 20, 2023 2:15 PM Read more >