Atlantic Canada News

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Consumers in New Brunswick should expect to pay more for milk as a result of the closure of the Saputo plant in Saint John. The company announced the closure Thursday, to take effect a year from now, with the loss of about 70 jobs.

SACKVILLE, N.B. — A strike by unionized faculty and librarians at New Brunswick's Mount Allison University is over.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Liberal staffer in Newfoundland and Labrador who was controversially hired to a high-paying public service job with no competition has left her position for a new government job.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Labrador police are investigating the sudden death of a 22-year-old inmate. Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP said today the man from Natuashish was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday.

BATHURST, N.B. — Mikhail Abramov scored his 33rd goal of the season and added an assist as the Victoriaville Tigres blanked the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Thursday.

The RCMP in Nova Scotia have charged a 22-year-old man after a shooting in Yarmouth that left a 17-year-old girl badly wounded. Police say the girl, who is known to the accused, is expected to recover.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland mayor is warning people to keep their distance from a stunning but potentially deadly cliffside ice formation that's become an Instagram sensation.

St. John's, N.L., songwriter Tim Baker and Nova Scotia indie group Wintersleep led the East Coast Music Award nominations when the list was announced Thursday morning in St. John's, N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police say a search for a Newfoundland man last seen over the weekend ended tragically Thursday morning when his body was found in a nearby town.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Recent devastating fires in rural Newfoundland have revived discussions of gaps in municipal services after homes in towns not covered by fire services were left to burn to the ground.