Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S — A Liberal candidate won by just 12 votes in a rural Newfoundland riding that was among three white-knuckle Atlantic Canadian races in Monday's federal election.

ST. JOHN'S — Crews are searching for a pilot missing in the waters off the east coast of Newfoundland after a pontoon plane crashed this morning while en route to Portugal.

HALIFAX — In response to a spike in school violence across Nova Scotia in recent years, the provincial government has released an updated code of conduct to guide teachers, administrators and students.

BADDECK — RCMP have charged a 36-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death after investigating a collision that killed two people in Cape Breton last year. A 45-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, both from British Columbia, died Oct.

MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR — The Mounties are alleging that a man from a Mi'kmaq First Nation struck a fisheries officer with his car as the officer was attempting to carry out an inspection early Saturday.

PLASTER ROCK — Students at a northwestern New Brunswick school are being sent to other locations for the rest of the school year due to an infestation of endangered bats.

A Spanish pigeon keeper is surprised and relieved that a bird that went missing during a race in the Mediterranean has landed in Nova Scotia rather than being devoured by a hawk. On Feb.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s 10 universities have signed new two-year conditional funding agreements with the provincial government that include an undergraduate tuition freeze and an increase in operating grants.

HALIFAX — Over the last week, selected homes across Canada received poignant reminders of military members who fought and died in the final months of the Second World War.

ST. JOHN'S — New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.