Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier is apologizing after a court criticized his government for what it calls a flawed, discriminatory and unfair process that led to two women being rejected for coverage of out-of-province treatments.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal party is promising to establish a public inquiry into illegal fishing if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.

HALIFAX — People in a north-end Halifax neighbourhood were cleared to return to their homes and workplaces Friday after a natural gas leak affecting the area was contained.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's new Liberal cabinet will be composed of 19 ministers, including premier-designate Susan Holt, who led her party to a convincing majority victory over the Progressive Conservatives in last month's election.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's elections agency is warning the public about an online phishing scam trying to collect personal information.

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

ST. JOHN, N.B. — Matteo Mann scored the game-winning goal 1:51 into overtime and the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Liberal party is sounding the alarm over Elections Nova Scotia's decision Thursday not to mail voter information cards ahead of the Nov. 26 provincial election because of a possible postal strike.

HALIFAX — A second Halifax youth has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy earlier this year.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s temporary rent cap and a loophole that allows landlords to avoid it were the targets of the provincial New Democrats on Thursday, as they promised to protect tenants from evictions and excessive hikes if elected Nov. 26.