Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns resigned Friday evening, one day after he made comments downplaying the severity of domestic violence.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s environment minister quit on Friday, citing political differences with the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Blaine Higgs.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday an agreement in principle has been reached on a new contract for public school teachers.

HALIFAX — As Nova Scotia marked the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting that claimed 22 lives, the province's justice minister was forced to apologize for saying that domestic violence is not an "epidemic.

HALIFAX — The inmate who briefly escaped from a New Brunswick prison on the weekend was Jermaine Carvery, a career criminal known for terrorizing robbery victims and attempting to flee custody, Correctional Service Canada confirmed Thursday.

HALIFAX — The federal government is planning to sell off the historic, century-old armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for new housing, but the town's mayor says that could be a bad idea.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has decided to shelve plans for a spring bear hunt after a public consultation revealed a "very divided" population.

ESKASONI, N.S. — Nova Scotia opened its first long-term care facility in a First Nations community on Wednesday, realizing a decades-old ambition for its host community.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick officials say the province is prepared for this year's fire season, with 143 trained firefighters, 24 student recruits and two more water bombers. The province's 10-year average is 246 fires per year, with 4.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Celebrity Apex cruise to the Caribbean this month turned into a rocking Newfoundland kitchen party when hundreds of people from Canada's easternmost province happened to be booked on the same ship.