Atlantic News

Newfoundland cat Coco enjoying sleep, treats after mighty leap from utility pole

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An orange tabby cat in Newfoundland is quickly becoming famous for a daring leap from the top of an electricity pole.

Dec 5, 2023 8:22 AM Read more >

Councillors in Moncton, N.B., vote to restore menorah outside city hall after outcry

MONCTON, N.B. — Councillors in Moncton, N.B., have reversed a decision that would have ended a 20-year tradition of lighting a Hanukkah menorah in front of city hall.

Dec 4, 2023 3:02 PM Read more >

Inquiry could probe police role in Nova Scotia wrongful conviction: justice advocate

HALIFAX — A public inquiry may be needed to determine whether police in Nova Scotia broke the law when they destroyed evidence in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1999, a justice advocate says.

Dec 4, 2023 1:44 PM Read more >

Volunteers buy ice-fishing shelters for homeless people in Halifax during winter

HALIFAX — Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters and a military tent to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its first significant snowfall of the season overnight Sunday.

Dec 4, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to restrict contract length for nurses who travel to fill shortages

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is moving to restrict the amount of time so-called travel nurses can work in the province, and Premier Tim Houston is calling on other premiers to consider doing the same. Houston says as of Dec.

Dec 4, 2023 12:39 PM Read more >

Democracy group calls for Nova Scotia right to information law overhaul

HALIFAX — A Canadian centre that promotes democracy around the world is calling for an overhaul of Nova Scotia's freedom of information law to reduce exemptions and give the appeal process more teeth.

Dec 4, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Another inmate dead at notoriously harsh Newfoundland jail, officials confirm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An inmate has died at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in Newfoundland, one of the oldest operating provincial jails in the country.

Dec 3, 2023 9:59 AM Read more >

Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

HALIFAX — Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the death toll.

Dec 3, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Dec 2, 2023 10:59 AM Read more >

Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

MONTREAL — Police in three provinces arrested 46 men this week as part of an anti-child pornography operation.

Dec 1, 2023 12:21 PM Read more >