Atlantic News

HALIFAX — There was drama in a Halifax courtroom Wednesday as a Crown prosecutor tried to poke holes in the alibi of a former medical student who is claiming self-defence in the shooting death of another student during a drug deal.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency is expanding to include oversight of police forces in New Brunswick.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge has dismissed a contempt of court case against a pastor accused of ignoring COVID-19 public health rules in 2021. Chief Justice Tracey DeWare of the Court of King's Bench says in a Feb.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With more than 58,000 people requiring help, the Canadian Red Cross says its relief efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona last September were its largest ever in the country.

HALIFAX — A former medical student who claims he fatally shot a fellow student in self-defence during a drug deal in Halifax denied Tuesday he planned to kill the man and steal the nine kilograms of marijuana he was carrying.

HALIFAX — Pride organizers in rural Nova Scotia say recent acts of homophobic vandalism serve as a reminder that despite progress, for some it’s still not safe to be out in rural communities. The RCMP says the recent vandalism in Liverpool, N.S.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Faculty at Cape Breton University accepted a contract offer Tuesday, ending a strike that began Jan. 27. The school's faculty association said 203 of its roughly 220 members voted 84 per cent in favour of accepting the deal.

A company that pioneered genetically modified salmon in Canada has stopped production at its Prince Edward Island facility of adult fish for sale, prompting celebrations from industry critics.

HALIFAX — A former medical student accused of fatally shooting another student during a drug deal says he fired his gun in self-defence after a struggle in his Halifax apartment, saying he didn't call police because he was terrified he would face cha

FREDERICTON — Much can be learned about the evolving habits of endangered North Atlantic right whales by tracing pieces of fishing gear from which the animals are freed, say researchers.