Atlantic Canada News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A $12.8-million class-action settlement has been approved for victims of sexual abuse at youth facilities operated by the Newfoundland and Labrador government from 1973 to 1989.

Braya Renewable Fuels says two of the eight workers injured in the explosion at Come By Chance Refinery in Newfoundland have been released from hospital.

The ferry between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island that was grounded in a channel near Caribou, N.S., Sunday has resumed full service. Northumberland Ferries Ltd.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police say five of the eight people injured in an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L. were airlifted to the provincial capital for medical treatment. Newfoundland RCMP Cpl.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Eight people were sent to hospital Friday after an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., about 150 kilometres west of St. John's, police said.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The biggest forest fires to burn on the island of Newfoundland in decades are now contained, provincial forest fire duty officer Mark Lawlor said Friday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government launched a controversial new tax on sugary drinks Thursday, hiking in-store prices on some sweetened beverages by 20 cents a litre.

FREDERICTON — A training program for emergency medical technicians aimed at putting more ambulances on New Brunswick roads is scheduled to begin this fall.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's education minister said Wednesday he is hoping for a "reasonably normal" school year as students get ready for another academic term with COVID-19 still posing a threat.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A breast cancer survivor in Newfoundland and Labrador is questioning how nearly 14,000 more mammogram results in the province have been placed under review because they were analyzed on improper screens.