Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's human rights watchdog says it is "deeply concerned" about increasing levels of hate toward the LGBTQ+ community in the province and across the country.

COLE HARBOUR, N.S. — Halifax RCMP have charged a 76-year-old man with murder after he called police to report that he had killed a 74-year-old woman inside his residence. In a statement today, police say that around 4:15 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rayna Dove kept careful notes about her attempts to move out of the shelter in downtown St. John's, N.L., where her mother says she was "living in fear." On Dec. 27, 2021, Dove's fears came true.

METEGHAN, N.S. — A historic sawmill and museum in southwestern Nova Scotia has been destroyed by a weekend fire.

GLACE BAY, N.S. — The crew of a Halifax-based Royal Canadian Navy ship is formally honouring the memory of a soldier from Cape Breton who died in Afghanistan nearly 14 years ago. Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil of Glace Bay, N.S.

HALIFAX — Following a decades-long moratorium on redfish, East Coast fishers are expected to begin harvesting the distinctive reddish-orange colored species later this month in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick legislature wrapped up its work on Friday for what was expected to be the last time before the provincial election, with campaign-style statements from party leaders offering a taste of what's to come in the weeks and

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a disability benefit that will top up the federal government's recently announced aid program.

HALIFAX — A First Nation in Nova Scotia is purchasing two shipyards in the province, saying the acquisitions will position the band to compete for federal contracts, including those from the Defence Department.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia provincial court judge who says her rights were violated when her employer asked for her vaccine status wants her complaint against the court's former top judge revived.