Atlantic Canada News

FREDERICTON — What a difference a week makes — at least when it comes to employee and management bonuses at NB Liquor.

NAUFRAGE, P.E.I. — An extensive search was launched Tuesday off the northeast coast of Prince Edward Island after a lobster fisherman was reported overboard.

MAKKOVIK, N.L. — Police in Labrador are investigating the discovery of human remains near a coastal community. The RCMP say the remains were found Saturday near Makkovik.

MOUNT PEARL, N.L. — Newfoundland police are investigating the failed theft of an ATM using heavy machinery following a number similar crimes that struck businesses earlier this year. Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Const.

MONCTON, N.B. — RCMP in Moncton, N.B., say a police operation that prompted the closure of a residential area of the city for several hours Sunday is over.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The deciding seat in Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal minority setup came from a surprising race in Thursday's election, with an NDP political rookie unseating a Liberal cabinet minister by a slim margin.

MUD LAKE, N.L. — A flood warning has been lifted for the Labrador community of Mud Lake one day after the province advised residents to be wary of rising waters.

Nova Scotia's unforgiving coast has a starring role — alongside Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson — in a new fantasy-horror film that screened to strong reviews at the Cannes Film Festival in France this weekend.

MUD LAKE, N.L. — A flood warning has been put in place for the Labrador community of Mud Lake, two years after people were airlifted out of the community as it was hit by unexpected rising waters.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's recent election resulted in a rare minority government, partially due to wins by two Independent candidates — and both former Liberals say they won't be swayed to rejoin any political party.