Atlantic News

SAINT JOHN, N.B.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — High costs have stalled plans to replace a notoriously harsh Newfoundland and Labrador jail, where a rodent infestation led to an inmate being bitten and black mould shut down in-person visits.

HALIFAX — A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed a well-known gay rights advocate in 2012 has been discharged from the psychiatric hospital where he has been receiving treatment since he was first placed in custody there 11 years ago.

HALIFAX — Licensed child-care workers in Nova Scotia will receive pay raises of between 14 and 17 per cent next spring and will also be provided with new pension and benefits plans.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old boy in P.E.I. say they found unidentified human remains today following the arrest Tuesday night of two youths.

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A man who served as the head monk of a monastery in Cape Breton has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in July to a charge of voyeurism.

HALIFAX — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Tuesday after strong winds struck Canada's East Coast, and officials warned electricity restoration could take days in some areas.

HALIFAX — The increase in Nova Scotia children considered vulnerable to having learning problems as they enter the school system may be connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and child poverty, says a child and youth researcher.

HALIFAX — Ottawa plans to spend $2.49 billion to acquire 11 remotely piloted drones to help the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct long-distance surveillance, federal officials announced Tuesday. Canada will buy the drones from U.S.

HALIFAX — Powerful gusts were forecast to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast on Monday, as residents of homeless encampments across the Halifax area secured their tents in hopes of weathering the storm.