Atlantic News

HALIFAX — A 25-year-old man has died in Halifax police custody after he was Tasered Saturday night. Halifax Regional Police say they were called to a home in Fairview around 7:45 p.m., where the man was experiencing a mental health crisis.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

HALIFAX — A number of business sectors in Nova Scotia are welcoming Premier Tim Houston’s national call to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, as a new poll suggests broad public support for the idea across Atlantic Canada.

WHITNEY PIER, N.S. — Cape Breton regional police say one person is dead after shots were fired at a residence in Whitney Pier, N.S.

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — Juraj Pekarcik had one goal and two assists as the Moncton Wildcats blanked the Cape Breton Eagles 6-0 on Friday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz was sworn in on Friday as the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island, taking over from Dennis King, who resigned earlier in the day after leading the province since 2019.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archbishop of New York delivered an unexpected sermon at the cathedral in St. John's, N.L., last week after his flight to Dublin was grounded at the city's airport, stranding him and 259 other passengers for days.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has taken a giant step backward in accountability and transparency with the introduction this week of a contentious omnibus bill, political observers and access to information experts say.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues Thursday as he announced his resignation, saying his nearly six years in the job have taken a heavy toll.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Dennis King, Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island. Age: 53 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I.