Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s public works minister says the province is getting $170 million from the federal government to assist with housing infrastructure, after a deal was signed last winter.

HALIFAX — A Halifax teenager facing 33 charges including uttering threats has made a brief court appearance through a video link from jail.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals on Wednesday and issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites the province says have known deposits of the heavy metal.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

ST. JOHN — Police in Saint John, N.B., say a 20-year-old man has appeared in court on a first-degree murder charge for a shooting that prompted a public alert on Tuesday.

ST. JOHN'S — Elections Canada says officials have vowed to work through the weekend if necessary to complete a vote recount in a central Newfoundland riding.

LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP say they have arrested a man who had prompted police to issue a shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility says data stolen from its customers includes credit histories, social insurance numbers and information on driver's licences and bank accounts.

OTTAWA — A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts seemed unable to help.