Atlantic Canada News

FREDERICTON — Anthony O'Leary and Rina Sherwood have won an unexpected Labour Day prize at the Fredericton Exhibition — one they're hoping will last so long as they both shall live.

SACKVILLE, N.B. — Brian Hope kicked a 17-yard field goal in the last minute to lift the St. Mary's Huskies to a 27-25 win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday in U Sports football action.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick man accused of murdering four people in a shooting spree in Fredericton last year has been ordered to undergo another psychiatric assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial.

A national academic group has banned a man from attending its annual meeting for three years after a probe found he showed "unconscious bias" against a black scholar who faced false allegations of stealing a laptop.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has seized a partly built floating dry dock in a dispute with the Quebec-based company building it. Ocean Group is building the $13-million project in Bas-Caraquet, N.B.

FREDERICTON — A delay by the federal government in appointing a new lieutenant-governor for New Brunswick is creating a logjam of unfinished business for the provincial government. Lt.-Gov.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal from a Nova Scotia man fighting a ruling that labelled him a dangerous offender.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Larry Dohey, a man who dedicated much of his life to exploring and sharing the rich history of Newfoundland and Labrador, has died. The 59-year-old former chief archivist at The Rooms, the art gallery and museum that overlooks St.

FREDERICTON — A convicted murderer who failed to return to a Moncton halfway house last week remains missing, and documents show he was unlawfully at large twice in the past.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's education minister says people spreading misinformation about the effectiveness of vaccines are from the "far, far fringe.