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Brawl at P.E.I. hockey tournament raises tough new questions for governing body

Brawl at P.E.I. hockey tournament raises tough new questions for governing body

CHARLOTTETOWN — One year after racial slurs were uttered at a hockey tournament in Charlottetown, Hockey PEI is again stickhandling tough questions after a wild brawl broke out Saturday at the same annual tournament.
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Halifax proposes 'sobering centre' as alternative to lockup for the highly impaired

Halifax proposes 'sobering centre' as alternative to lockup for the highly impaired

Halifax city council has voted in favour of a pilot project to create a "sobering centre" as an alternative to police lockups, more than six years after the death in detention of a heavily intoxicated man.
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NSCAD University signs deal to consolidate three campuses at the Halifax Seaport

NSCAD University signs deal to consolidate three campuses at the Halifax Seaport

HALIFAX — NSCAD University, Canada's oldest degree-granting art school, announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the Halifax Port Authority to bring together all three of its downtown campuses at a site in the Halifax Seaport.
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Red Cross has distributed $27 million in Fiona donations, most to Nova Scotia, P.E.I.

Red Cross has distributed $27 million in Fiona donations, most to Nova Scotia, P.E.I.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian Red Cross has distributed most of the millions raised to help those affected by post-tropical storm Fiona, and almost all of the money has gone to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
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P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.
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Ottawa announces $250-million grant to help homeowners switch to heat pumps

Ottawa announces $250-million grant to help homeowners switch to heat pumps

HALIFAX — Canadians will soon be able to apply to a $250-million grant program aimed at helping them stop heating their homes with oil and switch to electric heat pumps, the federal government announced Monday. Speaking to reporters in Stellarton, N.
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New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. acquires Tassal Group of Australia for $1.5B

New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. acquires Tassal Group of Australia for $1.5B

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. says it has completed a C$1.5-billion acquisition of Australian seafood producer Tassal Group Ltd. The parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
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Newfoundland archdiocese gives update on its process for dealing with abuse claims

Newfoundland archdiocese gives update on its process for dealing with abuse claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archdiocese of St. John’s, N.L., says it has nearly completed the process of selling off church properties in the city as it deals with sexual abuse claims.
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Former president of Ukraine says only victory will bring peace to his country

Former president of Ukraine says only victory will bring peace to his country

HALIFAX — A former president of Ukraine delivered an uncompromising message on Sunday about the prospects for a negotiated peace with Russia during a security conference in Halifax.
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U.S. defence secretary stresses importance of continued support for Ukraine

U.S. defence secretary stresses importance of continued support for Ukraine

HALIFAX — Maintaining support for Ukraine in its war against Russia is vitally important in a world increasingly under threat from autocratic regimes, the United States secretary of defense said Saturday.
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