Atlantic Canada News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Coast guard officials say Atlantic Canada is on track to see an uptick in sea ice this winter, with cold temperatures and high winds contributing to early ice growth.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The former premier who sanctioned Newfoundland and Labrador's controversial Muskrat Falls hydroelectric megaproject says she would have dropped the project if she thought it would compromise the public's trust in her government.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's minority Tory government is eliminating the requirement that it provide bilingual paramedics in every part of Canada's only officially bilingual province.

Saint Nick isn't the only white-bearded man gearing up for the holidays.

Gunny Brar has watched Sydney, Nova Scotia, transform since he first arrived at Cape Breton University in 2015. The school's small student body of around 4,000 students is now made up of about half international students.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The premier who sanctioned the controversial Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Newfoundland and Labrador says she had no inkling how excessively over-budget it would become.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An intriguing court case that alleges Crown-owned video lottery terminals are inherently deceptive and violate the Criminal Code has reached a critical milestone in Newfoundland and Labrador.

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — A five-year-old girl from Newfoundland has stepped up to help a family in need, offering them her own gifts and a community's goodwill.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Rachel Homan has captured her second career National title. The Ottawa skip edged Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson 4-1 in the final Sunday at the fourth stop on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.

Canada's national forecaster has issued special weather statements for all four Atlantic provinces, which are expecting some wintry weather on Monday and into Tuesday.