Category Archives: Atlantic
Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in high-profile case of alleged racial profiling
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared two officers of wrongdoing following their violent arrest of a Black woman who later alleged she was a victim of racial profiling. The Serious Incident Response Team released a report today saying the...
Caught between two provinces, Quebec border town mulls leaving Atlantic bubble
MONTREAL — After lobbying to be included in the Atlantic bubble this spring, an eastern Quebec town may be leaving it over what its mayor describes as overly onerous restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19. Pointe-a-la-Croix along with the neighbo...
Nova Scotia premier says Atlantic bubble won’t open ‘any time soon’
HALIFAX — The Atlantic bubble won't reopen to the rest of Canada "any time soon" given the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some parts of the country, says Nova Scotia's premier. Stephen McNeil wouldn't be specific about a timeline during a
Board to hear case of Halifax man alleging racism in arrest while making call in park
HALIFAX, United Kingdom — The Nova Scotia Police Review Board is allowing a case of alleged racial profiling to proceed after lawyers for two Halifax officers sought to have it ended on procedural grounds. Adam LeRue, who is Black, has said
N.B. reports two new cases in Moncton special-care home
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has reported an outbreak of two new cases of COVID-19 in a special-care home in Moncton, the second outbreak in a long-term care facility in the province since the pandemic began. Both cases involve residents in the
Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek $4 billion in compensation from Hydro-Quebec
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Innu Nation of Labrador has filed a lawsuit against Hydro-Quebec seeking $4 billion in compensation for the ecological and cultural damage caused by the damming of the upper Churchill River in the early 1970s. Senior Innu
N.L. Premier Andrew Furey wins legislature seat with byelection win
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Premier Andrew Furey has won a seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature with a decisive win in the Humber-Gros Morne byelection. Unofficial results show the Liberal leader with 3,401 votes compared to his closest compe...
Nova Scotia Liberal leadership race gets second candidate ahead of Friday deadline
HALIFAX — A second candidate has jumped into the race to succeed Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil as provincial Liberal leader and premier, ensuring a contest ahead of the party's deadline for entrants. Iain Rankin, who represents the Halifax-area ri...
New Brunswick First Nations file lawsuit to seek declaration of Aboriginal title
FREDERICTON — Six First Nations in New Brunswick have filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration of title for their traditional lands, which include much of the western half of the province. Leaders from the Wolastoqey Nation gathered Monday at St. Anne's
Mi’kmaq lobster boat in self-regulated fishery destroyed in suspicious fire
HALIFAX — A lobster boat belonging to a Mi'kmaq fisher has been destroyed by a suspicious fire at a wharf in southwestern Nova Scotia, near waters where a self-regulated Indigenous fishery is underway. RCMP Sgt. Andrew Joyce says police are investigati...
