Atlantic Canada News

CHARLOTTETOWN — Members of the Prince Edward Island legislature voted unanimously Friday to ask the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Brady Burns scored two goals to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to their 13th victory in a row with a 4-1 win over the Cape Breton Eagles Thursday in the QMJHL.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A historic fishing neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital is renaming of one its buildings less than a month ahead of a visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the city confirmed Thursday.

MAUGERVILLE, N.B. — A fundraising campaign is underway in New Brunswick for an aging roadside potato man in need of a hip replacement and a new set of knees.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Simone McDonald is one of just four students at the school in McCallum, a community of fewer than 50 houses — some of them empty — tucked between two rocky slopes along the south coast of Newfoundland.

MONCTON, N.B. — Elliot Desnoyers and Zack Jones both scored in the shootout as the Halifax Mooseheads rallied past the Moncton Wildcats 6-5 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

FREDERICTON — COVID-19 claimed the lives of six more people in New Brunswick over the past week, bringing the number of total deaths since the pandemic began to 384.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island health officials say new COVID-19 cases are declining and the province will end its pandemic-related mask mandate on May 6. Chief public health officer Dr.

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Monday morning in Moncton, N.B., as 18-year-old Joedin Leger. They say they are investigating his death as a homicide.

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick RCMP say an 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting early Monday in Moncton, N.B. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Hans Ouellette said in an interview today that police responded to an address on Logan Lane around 6:10 a.m.