Atlantic News

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Nova Scotians already buried under as much as 80 centimetres of snow hunkered down and braced for even more on Sunday as a powerful storm hovering over the province was poised to linger well into a third day.

HALIFAX — Motorists in Nova Scotia were being urged to stay home Saturday as heavy, windswept snow from a storm expected to last through the weekend blanketed roads while limiting visibility for drivers.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Those in northern Labrador looking for a Valentine's Day bouquet for their sweetheart may be out of luck this year after freight costs led one store owner to stop ordering fresh flowers.

FREDERICTON — Blaine Higgs lost one cabinet minister Friday and another said he won't run in the upcoming general election, but the New Brunswick premier painted the departures as an opportunity for his Progressive Conservatives.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — Nova Scotia police say they are investigating alleged sexual offences at an elementary school on the province's South Shore. Lunenburg District RCMP say they received a report on Oct.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dentist in Newfoundland was caught up in a “teaching moment” when he allowed a correctional officer to pull four teeth from a sedated inmate in his office, according to court documents.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s universities are getting one-year conditional funding agreements as part of an abrupt government policy change that caught school presidents off guard.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia court has fined a church in the Annapolis Valley $5,000 for violating provincial restrictions on faith gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weston Christian Fellowship Church in Berwick, N.S.

FREDERICTON — Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to act on a request for compensation and an apology.

FREDERICTON — A private abortion clinic in Fredericton says it has finally shut its doors, citing a steep rent increase and a lack of funding from the provincial government. A notice on Clinic 554's website says abortion care ended as of Wednesday.