Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S — Residents of Musgrave Harbour, N.L., can go home, nearly a week after a nearby wildfire triggered an evacuation. Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Justice and Public Safety says the order to flee has ended, effective immediately.

FREDERICTON — Two of the four Atlantic provinces are dealing with active measles outbreaks.

ST. JOHN'S — A sailor was rescued at sea on Wednesday after he set out from Quebec on a solo journey to Greenland and then went missing off the southeast coast of Labrador.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's only university is axing 20 permanent and contract positions as it seeks to cut spending by $20.85 million.

HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy plans to retire some of its older warships this fall.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s environment minister said Thursday there is no set deadline for Northern Pulp to submit a cleanup plan for its shuttered mill site near Pictou, N.S.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick’s largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed.

HALIFAX — A measles outbreak Nova Scotia has risen to 30 cases in a northern part of the province with a low vaccination rate, health officials said Thursday.

HALIFAX — Two youths in Halifax are facing charges following an alleged assault that police say was motivated by racial hatred.

ST. JOHN'S — Officials say a six-metre sailboat headed for Greenland is missing off the southeast coast of Labrador.