Category Archives: Atlantic
Andrew Furey to be next N.L. premier after winning Liberal leadership
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A doctor from a political family will take office for the first time as Newfoundland and Labrador premier, stepping into the job as the financially troubled province reels from the impacts of the pandemic and falling oil
N.L. Liberals to announce next leader, 14th premier during atypical convention Monday
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's 14th premier will be announced Monday during an unusual party leadership convention coloured by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 50 people will be allowed inside the event to welcome the nex...
Anne McLellan, former Liberal minister, drops out of mass shooting public inquiry
HALIFAX — One of the three people selected to lead the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting has dropped out. Anne McLellan has informed the federal and provincial governments that she supports the decision to call a public i...
N.L. Liberal candidate raises concerns about the leadership voting process
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — One of the two candidates running to become the next Liberal leader and premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is raising concerns about the remote voting process in the party's leadership election. Online and telephone voting beg...
Former judge to lead public inquiry into N.L. search-and-rescue operations
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Provincial Court judge will lead a long-awaited public inquiry into Newfoundland and Labrador's search-and-rescue protocols for missing people. Judge James Igloliorte's appointment was announced Thursday in Ha...
Top court orders parts of N.S. cabinet docs to be disclosed in judges-salary case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the vast majority of confidential cabinet documents in two provinces should remain secret, in cases dealing with how judges are paid. The decision deals with two separate cases in Nova Scotia and...
Top court orders parts of N.S. cabinet docs disclosed in judges’ salaries case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the vast majority of confidential cabinet documents in two provinces should remain secret, in cases dealing with how judges are paid. However, the ruling does order parts of a cabinet document in...
Navy enters new era by welcoming long-awaited Arctic warship into fleet
OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Navy is poised to enter a new era by taking possession of the first armed warship under the federal government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan, and the first built for Arctic military operations in decades. HMCS Harr...
Mass killer had hiding spaces for guns, but drug smuggling not verified: RCMP
HALIFAX — RCMP investigators confirmed Thursday that the gunman who went on a rampage in Nova Scotia in April had hidden compartments in buildings and had converted personal assets into "a significant amount" of cash prior to h...
Mass killer had hiding spaces for guns, but drug smuggling not verified: RCMP
HALIFAX — RCMP investigators confirmed Thursday that the gunman who went on a rampage in Nova Scotia in April had hidden compartments in buildings and had converted personal assets into "a significant amount" of cash prior to h...
