Atlantic Canada News

GANDER, N.L. — Residents of Gander, N.L., are digging out after one of the biggest snowfalls ever recorded there — nearly two feet.

FREDERICTON — The head of New Brunswick's independent police watchdog has left in the wake of a controversy surrounding its probe into an officer's conduct following multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland's murder.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Police Commission has asked for an outside review of how it conducts investigations, after criticism of its probe into a senior officer's conduct following multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland's murder.

FREDERICTON — Police are warning parents after four young New Brunswick children voluntarily shared nude images of themselves online.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundlanders were shovelling out Wednesday after a powerful storm that dumped as much as 42 centimetres of snow in some areas by mid-afternoon. Travel by air and sea was disrupted, and most government offices were closed.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in the Northeast Avalon region of Newfoundland arrested four people for impaired driving on New Year's Eve — including one driver involved in alleged hit-and-runs involving a pedestrian and multiple vehicles.

TROUT BROOK, N.B. — Kevin Vickers, who became Canada's ambassador to Ireland after being hailed as a hero for helping to end the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill, is considering a move into politics.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond will be receiving the highest honour in her home province — the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. Osmond, 23, left Marystown, N.L.

Police forces across the Maritimes are urging the public to ring in 2019 safely and responsibly tonight. Halifax Regional Police Const.

Environment Canada says the Atlantic provinces can expect to ring in the new year with some snowy weather. The forecaster says a low pressure system over the Great Lakes on Monday will move eastward toward the Maritimes on Tuesday.