Atlantic Canada News

Tougher rules coming to make driving on New Brunswick highways safer

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is introducing a series of changes to the Motor Vehicle Act in an effort to improve safety on the roads.

Nov 26, 2019 1:59 PM Read more >

E. coli outbreak in N.L. has ended; officials say spinach was 'probable source'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials say an E. coli outbreak reported in Newfoundland and Labrador in October has ended.

Nov 26, 2019 11:52 AM Read more >

Labrador vice-principal charged after alleged assault on a student

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — RCMP say the vice-principal of a school in the Innu community of Natuashish, N.L., has been charged with assault on a student following an alleged incident in October. Simon Leslie, 34, was charged with assault on Nov.

Nov 26, 2019 11:38 AM Read more >

Murder-suicide determined in death of New Brunswick man and woman

FREDERICTON — Investigators in New Brunswick have concluded the deaths of a man and woman in Oak Bay over the weekend were the result of a murder-suicide. Shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, members of the St.

Nov 25, 2019 4:15 PM Read more >

New Brunswick won't appeal order of new trial for Marissa Shephard

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Crown prosecutors say they won't appeal a provincial Court of Appeal decision ordering a second trial for Marissa Shephard.

Nov 25, 2019 4:01 PM Read more >

Court rules RCMP not to blame for losses in 2003 New Brunswick fishery riot

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. — A Moncton judge has dismissed a $40-million lawsuit against the RCMP and ordered the receivers of a northeastern New Brunswick fish plant destroyed in a 2003 riot to pay $210,000 in legal costs. Deloitte Restructuring Inc.

Nov 25, 2019 1:40 PM Read more >

Newfoundland town grapples with deadly crash that killed four, injured one

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A small Newfoundland community is processing the shock of a fatal crash Sunday afternoon that claimed the lives of a grandfather, his two teenage granddaughters and another man who lived nearby.

Nov 25, 2019 12:39 PM Read more >

P.E.I. woman sentenced to six years in prison for three infanticides

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island woman who admitted to causing the deaths of three of her newborn babies has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Nov 25, 2019 12:18 PM Read more >

Organigram expects revenue to rise in Q1 2020 compared with final quarter 2019

MONCTON, N.B. — Cannabis company Organigram Holdings Inc.

Nov 25, 2019 10:55 AM Read more >

St. John's the latest city to offer sensory-friendly space at Christmas parade

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The holiday season brings flashing lights and blasting Christmas carols to public spaces and shopping malls across Canada, making it a challenge for people with sensory disorders to get into the holiday spirit.

Nov 23, 2019 8:00 AM Read more >