Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador judge has acquitted a man of six crimes, including sexual assault and sexual interference, citing inadequacies in the investigation by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

MONCTON, N.B. — Julius Sumpf scored a goal and had two assists for the Moncton Wildcats in a 5-2 win over the Cape Breton Eagles in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League on Sunday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday.

MONCTON, N.B. — Yoan Loshing scored the overtime winner at 3:44 for the Moncton Wildcats in a 4-3 win over the visiting Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League on Saturday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canadian curling teams skipped by Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan will play in Sunday's finals of the Grand Slam's Kioti National.

FREDERICTON — Roughly 3,500 people in New Brunswick are still without power after wet, heavy snowfall caused trees to come into contact with power lines early Friday morning. A spokesperson with N.B.

TORONTO — Manchester City's Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool. The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometres away — in Toronto.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Mike McEwen remains perfect at the Kioti National after taking an 8-1 victory over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday. McEwen, who's also from Winnipeg, scored three in the first end and never trailed.

CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — The manuscript for the novel “Anne of Green Gables” has been added to a United Nations registry that highlights Canadian heritage, further celebrating the novel’s legacy on an international stage.

METEGHAN, N.S. — Two men have been charged with intimidation in southwestern Nova Scotia after police said they confronted a lobster buyer who went public after his home was hit by a bullet. Sgt.