Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Environment Canada issued a flurry of weather warnings Wednesday as a huge winter storm was forecast to descend across parts of Ontario and Quebec and quickly spread to Atlantic Canada.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's NDP leader is cautioning the government against rushing through the upcoming sitting of the legislature as the province’s economy faces economic threats from the United States.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say the 46-year-old man arrested last month for the deaths of two boys remains in hospital and has still not been formally charged.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general is vowing to continue her fight to get more accountability for billions of dollars in government spending that isn’t approved by the provincial legislature.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick health network and two nurses named in a lawsuit by the family of a 78-year-old man who died waiting for care in a Fredericton emergency room deny all allegations against them and are asking for the claim to be dismissed

HALIFAX — An art dealer says a painting by the husband of renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold Sunday for $5,500, with part of its attraction being that he falsely signed his wife's name to his work.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An intense winter storm grounded flights, shut down schools and stopped public transit Monday morning in St. John's, N.L., leaving the capital of Canada's easternmost province to dig out from under 40 centimetres of snow.

Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning for Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula. The weather agency says between 25 and 40 centimetres of snow may fall between Sunday and midday Monday.

SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island (AP) — Jennifer Gardiner broke a tie with 6:44 left and Canada beat the United States 3-1 on Saturday night to win the Rivalry Series women's hockey showcase for the third straight time.

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Jennifer Gardiner scored at 13:16 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and lifted Canada to a 3-1 victory over the United States in the fifth and deciding game of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series on Saturday at Credit Union Place.