Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is warning that its health-care system is facing "significant" overcapacity, stretching limited resources.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say the recent death of a 60-year-old woman is the latest case of intimate partner violence in the province, making her the fifth woman to be killed by a male partner in less than three months.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton say more charges are possible in the case of a missing man believed to be the victim of a homicide.

OTTAWA — Newfoundland MP Gudie Hutchings says she's not planning to run in the next federal election.

The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Riley Mercer posted a 21-save shutout for the Drummondville Voltigeurs in a 3-0 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting a 35 per cent drop in the number of hours emergency departments were closed across the province, though many rural ERs continue to struggle with chronic closures.

HALIFAX — Halifax safety advocates are calling for government action to reduce the number of pedestrians injured or killed by cars, after the death of a senior who was hit while walking on a marked crosswalk earlier this week.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Opposition Progressive Conservatives vowed Wednesday that they will not vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility until it is scrutinized by independent experts.