Atlantic News

VIRGINIA EAST, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia say the Saturday death of a 66-year-old man in Virginia East, N.S. is being treated as a homicide. Police have released few details about the death and have not shared the name of the deceased.

HALIFAX — A new report on Nova Scotia's compensation program for injured workers says the system is the only one in Canada that is not fully funded, and that more work is needed to help people return to the workforce.

FREDERICTON — The son of a 78-year-old man who died in a Fredericton emergency department after waiting to be seen for nearly seven hours says New Brunswick's premier is using his father's death to score political goals ahead of an election.

HALIFAX — Layoffs at Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain are necessary because the properties were facing bankruptcy, according to the CEO of Postmedia Network Inc.

HALIFAX — A tentative contract deal has been reached between Nova Scotia's health authorities and three unions representing about 9,000 health-care workers.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government revealed Thursday that it expects to spend more than it collects in revenue in the 2024-25 fiscal year as it scrambles to cover health-care expenses, including the high cost of travel nurses.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island forests emit more carbon than they absorb, a consequence of the damage caused after post-tropical storm Fiona made landfall almost two years ago.

HALIFAX — About three dozen striking workers gathered outside the Halifax Central Library Wednesday, chanting and waving signs to demand better wages.

HALIFAX — A 20-person firefighting team from Atlantic Canada is heading to Manitoba to help battle out-of-control wildfires in the province.