Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in eastern Newfoundland say that for the second time in less than a month thieves have used heavy equipment to smash into a bank and steal an ATM.

A New Brunswick man has been charged with second-degree murder in the recent deaths of two Nova Scotia men. The RCMP in northern Nova Scotia issued a statement saying 35-year-old Ronald Albert Canuel of Bathurst, N.B.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Yvonne Jones, Liberal member of Parliament for Labrador, says she won't be running in the next federal election.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is warning that its health-care system is facing "significant" overcapacity, stretching limited resources.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say the recent death of a 60-year-old woman is the latest case of intimate partner violence in the province, making her the fifth woman to be killed by a male partner in less than three months.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton say more charges are possible in the case of a missing man believed to be the victim of a homicide.

OTTAWA — Newfoundland MP Gudie Hutchings says she's not planning to run in the next federal election.

The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Riley Mercer posted a 21-save shutout for the Drummondville Voltigeurs in a 3-0 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.