Atlantic News

CHARLOTTETOWN — Josh Pauls scored twice and the powerhouse United States scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Canada 4-1 on Saturday in the Para Cup hockey tournament's gold-medal game at Bell Aliant Centre.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Liam Hickey, Vincent Boily and Tyler McGregor took care of the offence and Canada's national para hockey team's defence took care of the rest en route to a 3-1 semifinal victory over Czechia on Friday in the Para Cup at the Bell Alian

CHARLOTTETOWN — Ross Campbell had a goal and two assists and netminder Donald Hickey made 27 saves as the Charlottetown Islanders defeated the visiting Halifax Mooseheads 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Friday night at the East

HALIFAX — Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage was sworn in Friday as Nova Scotia’s 34th lieutenant-governor during a ceremony at the provincial legislature.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two former premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador say a draft energy agreement signed Thursday with Quebec shattered a political standoff that leaders had been trying to end for decades.

HALIFAX — Pickleball courts in a Halifax suburb are in danger of being shut down by the city after drawing complaints from residents who describe the noise levels as “excessive.

HALIFAX — The Roman Catholic Church in southwestern Nova Scotia has filed a lawsuit against two Acadian groups trying to save a huge, deconsecrated church.

MONTREAL — Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have announced an agreement in principle that would overhaul the contentious Churchill Falls energy deal.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has named Gerard Gallant head coach of Canada’s team for the 2024 Spengler Cup, set for Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. Gallant, from Summerside, P.E.I.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed a sweeping new deal to build new energy projects and throw out a decades-old contract that has long been a source of strife and bitterness for Canada's easternmost province.