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N.B. municipality of Grand Lake wins bid to house new provincial jail

N.B. municipality of Grand Lake wins bid to house new provincial jail

FREDERICTON — Competition was stiff, but the New Brunswick municipality of Grand Lake has been chosen as the site of a new provincial jail.
Landmark 80-year-old church in Nova Scotia bought by two Acadian groups

Landmark 80-year-old church in Nova Scotia bought by two Acadian groups

ST. BERNARD, N.S. — A large, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in southwestern Nova Scotia that was facing demolition has been sold. A news release says the St.
'Complacency' blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters

'Complacency' blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters

HALIFAX — On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he had trouble believing an emergency alert that flashed across his phone.
Third victim of N.S. flooding identified as police continue search for missing youth

Third victim of N.S. flooding identified as police continue search for missing youth

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia police said Friday they would continue searching over the weekend for the last of four people swept away by a historic rainstorm, as details emerged about one of the children who died in the floodwaters.
Newfoundland police officer found guilty of sex assault is once again out on bail

Newfoundland police officer found guilty of sex assault is once again out on bail

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer is once again out on bail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her living room while he was on duty.
Cormorant crash probe finds N.L. airbase running at reduced firefighting capacity

Cormorant crash probe finds N.L. airbase running at reduced firefighting capacity

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An investigation into a military helicopter crash at the Gander, N.L., airport last year says the facility has been running with reduced firefighting capabilities since March 2020.
RCMP say they think they found body of missing tuber swept out to sea in N.S.

RCMP say they think they found body of missing tuber swept out to sea in N.S.

HALIFAX — RCMP say they think they have recovered the body of a 31-year-old man who was last seen floating down a river on Nova Scotia's South Shore after his tube capsized earlier this week.
Victims of Nova Scotia flooding include 6-year-old girl and member of local rock band

Victims of Nova Scotia flooding include 6-year-old girl and member of local rock band

HALIFAX — A musician in a local heavy metal band and a six-year-old girl who loved dressing up like a princess have been identified as two of the victims who died during a torrential rainstorm last weekend in rural Nova Scotia.
Freeland says Ottawa to 'work harder' to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding

Freeland says Ottawa to 'work harder' to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding

BROOKLYN, N.S.
Torrential rain, flooding that hit Halifax was one-in-a-thousand-years storm: city

Torrential rain, flooding that hit Halifax was one-in-a-thousand-years storm: city

Halifax officials said Wednesday the unrelenting storm that lashed the city and surrounding regions with as much as 250 millimetres of rain on the weekend was a one-in-a-thousand-years weather event.
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