Atlantic Canada News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says the province's food supply is not at risk after a major shipping company suggested shipments to the island could be reduced due to the pandemic.

FREDERICTON — About eight homes in Sussex Corner, N.B., have suffered minor flooding after Trout Creek unexpectedly spilled its banks.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island say Canada's smallest province could have seen up to 900 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic by June 1 if the government hadn't taken the public health measures that have been imposed.

FREDERICTON — Emergency officials in New Brunswick are advising residents to be vigilant this week, saying some waterways could reach or slightly exceed the flood stage.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick man has been reunited with a wallet he lost on a harbour tugboat while employed as a dockyard worker in 1969 — the contents of which included a picture of his late son as a toddler.

FREDERICTON — Emergency officials in New Brunswick are advising residents to be vigilant this week, saying some waterways could reach or slightly exceed the flood stage.

Nova Scotia identified 34 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the total to 407 as numbers continued to rise under expanded testing criteria.

The federal government has delayed snow crab fishing season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to concerns over spreading COVID-19.

FREDERICTON — RCMP in New Brunswick say they've arrested four men as part of an ongoing probe of outlaw biker gangs in the province. The police force says in a statement that the four arrests were made between Feb.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Early data suggests Newfoundland and Labrador has so far been successful in curtailing the spread of COVID-19, but officials are warning the province's aging population creates particular risks.