Atlantic News

OTTAWA — A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts seemed unable to help.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say family members of two missing children are among those identified for formal interviews as police investigate the siblings' disappearance.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say one man has been arrested following a shooting Tuesday in the commercial, uptown area of the city. Police said they responded to a report of shots fired at 10:28 a.m.

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland and Labrador mayor says his region is facing a transition period after a massive concrete platform was towed out of the town last week, on its way to an offshore oilfield. Keith Pearson, mayor of Placentia, N.L.

HALIFAX — A youth court judge has denied bail for a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges, including firearms offences and uttering threats. Judge Alan Tufts made the decision Tuesday, after listening to evidence for about a day-and-a-half.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government announced Tuesday. Beginning Aug.

HALIFAX — Security experts say the theft of customer data from Nova Scotia's electric utility has the hallmarks of an extortion attempt by cybercriminals.

ST. JOHN'S — A judicial recount got underway Monday in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead.

HALIFAX — A bail hearing will continue for a second consecutive day on Tuesday involving a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges including uttering threats.