Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S — If all goes to plan, many in Newfoundland and Labrador will likely remember outgoing premier Andrew Furey for ending a decades-old lopsided energy deal with Quebec, according to his inbox.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility says personal information belonging to some customers was taken during a recent cybersecurity breach.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has written to the newly elected prime minister calling for urgent action to develop national trade and resource corridors to provide an alternative to commerce with the United States.

HALIFAX — A 16-year-old boy accused of making threats against a downtown high school in Halifax is now facing added charges of illegally possessing weapons and promoting hatred against Jewish and Black people.

GOLD RIVER — Some Mi'kmaq harvesters say working within Ottawa's quotas for the contentious baby eel fishery is helping calm the tense atmosphere in their river workplaces.

ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government is installing a bronze plaque to commemorate the safe return of seven fishermen who survived days at sea in a life-raft after their vessel went down in flames last year.

ST. JOHN'S — The RCMP have taken over the search for a pilot reported missing after his small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Newfoundland on Tuesday morning.

HALIFAX — The Liberals' election win on Monday should prompt some “soul searching” by the national Conservative party, says Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier.

MAVILLETTE — Police are investigating the latest case of someone allegedly firing a gun at the home of a lobster buyer in southwestern Nova Scotia.

ST. JOHN'S — The search for a pilot whose small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Newfoundland continued for a second day on Wednesday.