Atlantic News

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

ST. JOHN — Police in Saint John, N.B., say a 20-year-old man has appeared in court on a first-degree murder charge for a shooting that prompted a public alert on Tuesday.

ST. JOHN'S — Elections Canada says officials have vowed to work through the weekend if necessary to complete a vote recount in a central Newfoundland riding.

LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP say they have arrested a man who had prompted police to issue a shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility says data stolen from its customers includes credit histories, social insurance numbers and information on driver's licences and bank accounts.

OTTAWA — A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts seemed unable to help.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say family members of two missing children are among those identified for formal interviews as police investigate the siblings' disappearance.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say one man has been arrested following a shooting Tuesday in the commercial, uptown area of the city. Police said they responded to a report of shots fired at 10:28 a.m.

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland and Labrador mayor says his region is facing a transition period after a massive concrete platform was towed out of the town last week, on its way to an offshore oilfield. Keith Pearson, mayor of Placentia, N.L.