Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The trial of a Newfoundland lawyer accused of sexual assault ended Tuesday with his defence team alleging the complainant lied under oath, while the prosecution said her memory lapses were understandable.

HALIFAX — Vulnerable Nova Scotia children are at risk of receiving inadequate care because of weak oversight within the province's youth home and temporary care network, says the province's auditor general.

HALIFAX — A former fire chief says he has concerns about Nova Scotia's plan to create a volunteer corps of civilians to provide help during major emergencies.

GRANVILLE CENTRE, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe alcohol was a factor in the deaths of two men whose boat sank in the Annapolis River in Granville Centre.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general called out the provincial government on Tuesday, saying it has been so slow to act on her office’s recommendations that she questions whether it is committed to following through.

FREDERICTON — Police in New Brunswick have released some details about a weekend crash in Fredericton that killed three young people.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says an officer convicted in 2021 of raping a woman while on duty is no longer with the force.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has torn down a homeless encampment where some residents said they had been living in order to escape unsafe and "disgusting" conditions in the province's shelters.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The P.E.I. government says its plan to address the province's housing shortage includes finding a company to manufacture modular homes on the Island.

FREDERICTON — Three people were killed and two others were sent to hospital on Sunday after an early-morning crash in Fredericton. City police say the collision took place around 1 a.m. on Douglas Avenue in the north end.