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Residents ordered to flee Labrador town as out-of-control wildfire rages nearby

Residents ordered to flee Labrador town as out-of-control wildfire rages nearby

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An out-of-control wildfire forced officials to order residents to flee their homes in the central Labrador community of Churchill Falls on Wednesday evening.
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Nova Scotia's Lunenburg Municipality passes coastal protection regulations

Nova Scotia's Lunenburg Municipality passes coastal protection regulations

HALIFAX — A rural municipality on Nova Scotia’s South Shore has become the first to pass its own coastal protection regulations after the province abandoned its legislation earlier this year.
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Pandemic, cellphones may have contributed to rise in N.S. school violence: officials

Pandemic, cellphones may have contributed to rise in N.S. school violence: officials

HALIFAX — The COVID-19 pandemic, students’ use of cellphones and school crowding may have contributed to the spike in school violence in Nova Scotia, officials say.
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Body of 59-year-old man pulled from water off Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula

Body of 59-year-old man pulled from water off Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula

Police say first responders pulled the body of a 59-year-old man from the water off Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula on Tuesday, after he didn't return home from a fishing trip. RCMP were notified just after 5:30 p.m.
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Man dies after injury aboard fishing vessel in northeastern P.E.I., police say

Man dies after injury aboard fishing vessel in northeastern P.E.I., police say

RCMP say a man has died after he was injured aboard a fishing vessel in northeastern Prince Edward Island. Cpl. Gavin Moore says police received a report shortly before 9 a.m. about a man who was hurt on a fishing boat.
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Former N.B. Progressive Conservative MLA to seek Liberal nomination for fall election

Former N.B. Progressive Conservative MLA to seek Liberal nomination for fall election

SUSSEX, N.B. — A former New Brunswick Progressive Conservative cabinet minister says he is coming out of retirement to run as a Liberal in the upcoming provincial election because he is "disappointed" with Tory Premier Blaine Higgs.
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P.E.I. foreign workers resume hunger strike, say government offered no solutions

P.E.I. foreign workers resume hunger strike, say government offered no solutions

CHARLOTTETOWN — As a group of foreign workers protesting recent changes to Prince Edward Island's immigration rules resumed their hunger strike on Tuesday, an immigration consultant said the eastern Canadian province should look to Manitoba for a res
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Some medications and heat waves don't mix, experts say precautions needed

Some medications and heat waves don't mix, experts say precautions needed

FREDERICTON — As Central and Eastern Canada brace for the year's first heat wave, medical experts are warning of the particular health risks faced by people taking medications that can alter the body's response to extreme temperatures. Dr.
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Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run

Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won’t return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to power.
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N.B. shell-drying plant closes, lays off 20 staff after complaints about odour

N.B. shell-drying plant closes, lays off 20 staff after complaints about odour

RICHIBUCTO, N.B. — A shell-processing plant in Richibucto, N.B., says it is shutting down and laying off 20 staff because the province limited the facility's hours of operation after residents complained of the smell.
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