Atlantic News

TORONTO — Peavey Industries LP says it is closing its stores across Canada.

HALIFAX — Federal Transport Minister Anita Anand has ordered an audit of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island after a season plagued by delays and interruptions.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says a program to bring wind-generated electricity to 11 large customers is keeping the province on track to meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewables by 2030.

HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m.

TRURO, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say they've charged a woman with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Truro, in what authorities allege was a case of intimate partner violence.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Norwegian energy giant Equinor has contracted two companies to do preliminary work for the stalled Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador.

MONCTON, N.B. — Markus Vidicek scored three goals and added an assist to power the Moncton Wildcats past the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 7-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night. Gabe Smith added a goal and two assists for the Wildcats.

FREDERICTON — An Acadian leader in New Brunswick says little progress has been made in providing bilingual services in the province's nursing homes.

HALIFAX — The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says it has rejected an offer from the federal Fisheries Department regarding the establishment of livelihood fisheries.

Prince Edward Island potato growers and marketers say the time is ripe for a campaign in the United States to warn consumers that tariffs will hike their grocery bills. They are issuing their call as U.S.