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One dead after Friday fatal crash in Springfield, Prince Edward Island

One dead after Friday fatal crash in Springfield, Prince Edward Island

A man is dead and three others are in hospital after a deadly crash on Prince Edward Island on Friday.
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Halifax shipyard tests steel-cutting methods as first new destroyer expected by 2035

Halifax shipyard tests steel-cutting methods as first new destroyer expected by 2035

HALIFAX — The Irving shipyard is testing methods to cut steel for Canada's new destroyers, though the navy says it will be about a decade before the first vessel joins military operations.
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Bid to sell insolvent newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada reaches critical phase

Bid to sell insolvent newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada reaches critical phase

HALIFAX — The private lending firm that pushed Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain into insolvency in March says negotiations aimed at selling SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd. have reached a crucial phase.
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Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

FREDERICTON — Canada's unofficial national colours will be on full display Monday as Canadians don patriotic T-shirts, wave hand-held flags and hang bunting to celebrate their country.
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Threat from Churchill Falls wildfire eases, officials say 'promising' forecast ahead

Threat from Churchill Falls wildfire eases, officials say 'promising' forecast ahead

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With rain coming down in central Labrador and temperatures dropping, the wildfire near Churchill Falls has been downgraded, although fire officials say there's still work to be done to keep the flames at bay.
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Judge acquits Newfoundland lawyer on sexual assault, interference charges

Judge acquits Newfoundland lawyer on sexual assault, interference charges

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Nova Scotia in talks for agency to investigate wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun

Nova Scotia in talks for agency to investigate wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s police watchdog is in talks with a civilian agency that is interested in investigating the role of police in the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun, provincial justice officials confirmed Thursday.
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French president postpones trip to New Brunswick amid election battle

French president postpones trip to New Brunswick amid election battle

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government says French President Emmanuel Macron has called off a planned visit to the province next month.
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Halifax man and 'trailblazer' admired for love of wearing high heels has died at 86

Halifax man and 'trailblazer' admired for love of wearing high heels has died at 86

HALIFAX — Harold Anderson, a Halifax man known and admired for the elegant stilettos he wore on his jaunts around the city, has died at the age of 86.
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Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Power was restored Wednesday to two iron-ore mines and a small community in western Labrador after a ferocious wildfire jumped across a river and advanced quickly toward Churchill Falls, which is home to a massive power plant.
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