Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Talk of a trade war between Canada and the United States raised alarm throughout the Atlantic provinces on Monday as leaders calculated the economic toll of hefty tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian men's curling championship will return to St. John's, N.L., next year, Curling Canada announced Monday. The 2026 Montana's Brier will be held Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown's Centre. St.

Teams skipped by James Grattan and Aaron Bartling will compete in the Canadian men's curling championship after winning their provincial and territorial finals Sunday.

Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a larger trend that is halting much-needed development across the country, experts say.

FREDERICTON — It's a small step toward saving an endangered species but a big leap for a little bird. Sixteen piping plover chicks survived in 2024 in the Kouchibouguac National Park on the east coast of New Brunswick.

TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull and her rookie teammate Julia Gosling picked a good time for breakthrough performances.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says his decision to drop out of the federal Liberal leadership race was partly motivated by a lack of money.

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area youth has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death last year of a 16-year-old high school student who was stabbed in a parking garage.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia RCMP officer has been charged with assault and placed on administrative duties. The province's police watchdog says the officer assaulted a woman he knows while he was off-duty on Dec. 20.