Atlantic News

HALIFAX — About half of the 7,020 households on Nova Scotia's wait-list for public housing are composed of seniors, the deputy minister of housing said Wednesday, a number the opposition said should make the government feel ashamed.

FREDERICTON — The leader of New Brunswick's Green Party is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if his party is elected to govern on Oct. 21. David Coon was campaigning in Saint John, N.B., on Wednesday.

ST. JOHN, N.B. — The second person to die at a Saint John, N.B., homeless encampment in as many months was funny, generous and very much loved, says a community volunteer who says he knew him well.

HALIFAX — After the hymns and quiet prayers of a Sunday morning, Rev. Rhonda Britton sat in the silence of her 192-year-old Black church in Halifax, reflecting on what it's meant to guide her congregation for 17, often challenging, years.

The Grand Slam of Curling season kicked off Tuesday with a new look and improved viewing options as The Curling Group made its presence felt right away at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the further spread of a parasite threatening Prince Edward Island's lucrative oyster industry.

HALIFAX — Less than half of the 200 self-contained shelters Nova Scotia bought for unhoused people are open almost a year after the plan was announced. As of Tuesday, 80 of the insulated, 70-square-foot fibreglass shelters made by the U.S.

HALIFAX — The right of Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister to impose a moratorium on new licences for fish buyers and processors has been upheld in a recent court decision.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has been delayed until Oct. 19.

FREDERICTON — A Progressive Conservative candidate in New Brunswick's election is facing calls to withdraw after she compared the province's former policy on gender identity in schools with the residential school system.