Atlantic News

CHARLOTTETOWN — Federal scientists in Atlantic Canada are trying to develop a new breed of potato that is better adapted to growing conditions brought on by climate change.

PICTOU, N.S. — Voters in the rural Nova Scotia provincial electoral district of Pictou West are ready to go to the polls Tuesday in a riding that voted decisively Tory in the 2021 provincial election.

RCMP say a 35-year-old New Brunswick man has died after his ATV crashed in Rollingdam. Police say it happened on Friday afternoon, when they believe the driver failed to make a turn and struck some rocks.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A service celebrating the life of Arthur L. Irving was held Saturday at the late Irving Oil businessman's home in Saint John, N.B. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C.

CHARLOTTETOWN — In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date.

CARAQUET, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assailed New Brunswick's premier and other conservative leaders on Thursday, calling out the provincial government's position on abortion, LGBTQ youth and climate change.

HALIFAX — Hundreds of sexual abuse survivors in New Brunswick could be eligible for compensation following a decision delivered Thursday by the Supreme Court of Canada.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called on Ottawa Thursday to apply consistent criteria in the funding of important transportation links, saying needs should be assessed the same in every region of the country.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A new study shows an Atlantic salmon population in southern Newfoundland is disappearing, and it says nearby aquaculture operations are likely to blame.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services doesn't have a clear picture of how many active cases involving children and families at risk its social workers are handling, a legislature committee was told Wednesday.