Atlantic News

HALIFAX — The East Coast's whipsaw shifts between freeze and thaw have complicated life for the Canada Winter Games, as athletes and organizers adapt to what climate scientists say is the new reality of less snow.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rain and wind warnings have been issued for every part of the island of Newfoundland, except the Great Northern Peninsula.

GRAND LAKE STATION, N.S. — A 23-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Halifax after his car left the highway and went into a ditch.

HALIFAX — The Halifax jury that will decide the fate of William Sandeson, an ex-medical student accused of murder, has concluded its deliberations for the day without reaching a verdict.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick parents group says the government’s decision to abandon a controversial French-language education reform planned for this fall is a major win for the province.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia man accused of killing a couple in their Hants County home more than 22 years ago will face a new trial after the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear a Crown appeal.

HALIFAX — Opposition parties in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned the province lacks the housing and health-care resources to support newcomers as immigration to the province reaches new highs.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — After handing oil companies more than $280 million in cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador's energy minister says it's tough to watch those same companies rake in record-shattering profits.

HALIFAX — The case against a former Dalhousie University medical student accused of killing another student during a drug deal and dismembering his body is now in the hands of a jury.