Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer facing a series of sexual assault charges has again been charged with the same offence. In total, RCMP Const. William McNutt is now facing seven charges of sexual assault.

QUEENSLAND — Swimmers at a busy Nova Scotia beach were forced out of the water for two hours after a fin was spotted offshore.

FREDERICTON — Immigration is driving New Brunswick’s fastest population growth since the 1970s. A new economic report says the province's population was 854,355 on July 1, 2024, a rise of 2.7 per cent compared with the previous 12 months.

ST. JOHN'S — Police in Newfoundland and Labrador say they are investigating a collision in St. John's that left a 40-year-old man dead. They say officers responded to reports of a "serious" collision on Pitts Memorial Drive, just East of Robert E.

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home.

WOLFVILLE — RCMP are investigating a single vehicle crash that left one man dead and one with serious injuries near Wolfville, N.S. Police say they were called to the crash near White Rock Road around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday.

WHITEHORSE — Firefighters from several jurisdictions across North America are slated to join the wildfire fight in Yukon.

HALIFAX — Stephen Hart, former coach of the Canadian national team and Halifax Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League, has been named interim coach of the Northern Super League's Halifax Tides FC.

HALIFAX — Prospective buyers of coastal property in Nova Scotia are being given the option to request disclosure forms from sellers on erosion, flooding or drainage risks.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health system is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune system reacts to infection by attacking the body's organs.