Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S — The head of Quebec's hydro utility was in Labrador on Monday to tour a massive hydroelectric plant at the heart of a draft energy deal touted as a new beginning in the fraught relationship between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

HALIFAX — China’s intent to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian seafood products adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry already threatened by U.S. duties, say sector representatives in Atlantic Canada.

WEST DALHOUSIE, N.S. — A 72-year-old man is dead and two men have been arrested after two side-by-side utility vehicles crashed in Annapolis County, N.S. Police say around 4:40 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S — Terry Rideout says he was loading up his fishing gear the first time a tiny implant in his chest sent bolts of electricity into his heart and shocked it back into its regular rhythm.

ST. JOHN, N.B. — Quinn Kennedy and Shawn Carrier scored third-period goals to earn the Halifax Mooseheads a 5-3 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action Friday night.

ST. JOHN, N.B. — "Tunnel vision" was the main shortfall of an investigation in the 1980s that led to the wrongful conviction of two men who spent years in prison for a murder they didn't commit, police in New Brunswick said Friday.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island has signed a four-year $30-million pharmacare agreement with the federal government to provide universal access to diabetes medication and contraceptives.

HALIFAX — Facing increasing pressure to do more to address intimate-partner violence in Nova Scotia, the provincial government on Friday announced $23.7 million for transition houses.

OTTAWA — A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge of Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament, concluding the prime minister did not exceed the bounds of his authority.

KELOWNA, B.C. — An off-day for Reid Carruthers at the Montana's Brier became much busier on Thursday night.