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Two men dead after their vehicles collided near Lansdowne, N.B., early Saturday

Two men dead after their vehicles collided near Lansdowne, N.B., early Saturday

LANSDOWNE, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA — Police say two men are dead after their vehicles collided in Lansdowne, N.B., early Saturday morning. New Brunswick RCMP said in a news release that they were called shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.
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N.S. RCMP search for boater missing from Cumberland County

N.S. RCMP search for boater missing from Cumberland County

TIDNISH, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia are searching for a 64-year-old man who went boating and hasn't returned. Police say the man took his boat on the Tidnish River on Saturday. Cumberland County RCMP began looking for him on Sunday morning.
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Suspect remains at large after two injured in sword attack on P.E.I. beach

Suspect remains at large after two injured in sword attack on P.E.I. beach

SEACOW POND, P.E.I. — Search efforts continue on Prince Edward Island for a man accused of wielding a sword and attacking two people.
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Suspect at large after woman and youth injured in sword attack on P.E.I. beach

Suspect at large after woman and youth injured in sword attack on P.E.I. beach

SEACOW POND, P.E.I. — Mounties in Prince Edward Island were searching for a suspect on Saturday after two people were attacked by a man wielding a sword at a beach the previous evening.
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Police, coroner investigating after body found in Saint John River

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick are investigating the discovery of a body along the Saint. John River. City police offered few details about the body, which was discovered on Friday at around 1 p.m.
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Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detainees

Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detainees

Nova Scotia has become the first province to stop holding immigration detainees in its jails on behalf of the federal government. Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Rebecca Purdy says the province ended the practice Aug. 8.
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N.S. premier marks 25 years since crash of Swissair Flight 111 that killed 229 people

N.S. premier marks 25 years since crash of Swissair Flight 111 that killed 229 people

HALIFAX — Premier Tim Houston is marking 25 years since the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia claimed the lives of 229 passengers and crew. The MD-11 passenger jet plunged into the waters near Peggy's Cove on Sept.
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Fishery officers seize 8,000 lobsters in New Brunswick, arrest two Nova Scotians

Fishery officers seize 8,000 lobsters in New Brunswick, arrest two Nova Scotians

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says two people from Nova Scotia were arrested this week in New Brunswick following the seizure of thousands of lobsters.
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Federal Court rules 2022 elver quota transfer to First Nations fair and reasonable

Federal Court rules 2022 elver quota transfer to First Nations fair and reasonable

HALIFAX — The Federal Court has affirmed Ottawa’s move in 2022 to transfer part of the lucrative elver fishery quota in the Maritimes to First Nations fishers. In a written decision dated Aug.
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Families of Nova Scotia mass shooting victims want sincere RCMP apology: lawyer

Families of Nova Scotia mass shooting victims want sincere RCMP apology: lawyer

HALIFAX — The RCMP has yet to provide a substantive response about its widely criticized handling of Nova Scotia’s April 2020 mass shooting, says a lawyer whose firm represents a majority of the families affected by the tragedy.
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