Atlantic Canada News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island's west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence in St. John's.

MONCTON, N.B. — Brady Pataki had two goals and an assist as the Moncton Wildcats routed the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 10-1 on Sunday afternoon in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

FREDERICTON — A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people in the city last August is one step closer to a possible trial.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Dennis Oland has denied his personal financial problems were a motive to kill his multimillionaire father, Richard, but there's little doubt he was caught in a severe money crunch on the day his dad was beaten to death.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Liam Leonard scored twice as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan snapped their 23-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Dennis Oland says he is not a monster and would never hurt anyone, including his father. Oland was testifying Thursday in his own defence at his trial for the second-degree murder of his father, Richard Oland, on July 6, 2011.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Longtime Saint John Sea Dogs equipment manager David (DK) Kelly has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 40.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland man accused of killing his five-year-old daughter and setting his home on fire has pleaded guilty to arson — but Trent Butt will stand trial for first-degree murder.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Dennis Oland says he did not kill his father and he wants to clear his name.

BLACK TICKLE, N.L. — Police in southern Labrador say they do no suspect foul play in the death of a 66-year-old seal hunter whose body was found in the water, about 11 kilometres from the remote coastal community of Black Tickle.