Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Some residents in Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue on Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A shipwreck that appeared off the southwestern tip of Newfoundland likely doesn’t hold many secrets about the province's seafaring history, but local residents are still working to save it.

MONCTON, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say a 15-year-old has been charged with manslaughter following the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old.

FREDERICTON — Forecasters say a warming global climate could actually cause some parts of Canada to see colder conditions, including heavy snowfalls like the one that hit parts of the Maritimes this week.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Police Review Board has ruled that a Halifax officer who stopped a couple for being in a city park after hours should be suspended without pay for two weeks.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is asking Ottawa for help as the province digs out from an "extreme snowfall" that has prompted parts of Cape Breton to declare local states of emergency.

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Nova Scotians already buried under as much as 80 centimetres of snow hunkered down and braced for even more on Sunday as a powerful storm hovering over the province was poised to linger well into a third day.

HALIFAX — Motorists in Nova Scotia were being urged to stay home Saturday as heavy, windswept snow from a storm expected to last through the weekend blanketed roads while limiting visibility for drivers.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Those in northern Labrador looking for a Valentine's Day bouquet for their sweetheart may be out of luck this year after freight costs led one store owner to stop ordering fresh flowers.

FREDERICTON — Blaine Higgs lost one cabinet minister Friday and another said he won't run in the upcoming general election, but the New Brunswick premier painted the departures as an opportunity for his Progressive Conservatives.