Atlantic News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston named an expanded 21-member cabinet Thursday during a ceremony in downtown Halifax that excluded reporters in a departure from a long-standing tradition of open coverage.

HALIFAX — The lawyer for a Mi'kmaq band that has battled Ottawa over its lobster fishing rights says a deal settling the "centuries-old" dispute is nearly complete.

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Co. Ltd. says it earned a second-quarter profit of $173.4 million as its sales edged higher.

FREDERICTON — Susan Holt was puzzled when an envelope with an orange U.S. stamp depicting an African daisy arrived in her mail last month. It was postmarked New York.

HALIFAX — A new report paints a bleak picture of the working conditions for social workers in Nova Scotia's child welfare system, saying they are feeling devalued and burned out.

HALIFAX — A veteran federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10 days without pay for his role in arresting two Mi'kmaq elver fishers late at night and releasing them in only their stocking feet.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Quebec Premier François Legault and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey are scheduled to announce an energy agreement Thursday that could end decades of friction between the two provinces.

HALIFAX — After moving to block a recommended pay raise in 2022, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston now appears open to increased salaries for members of the legislature.

HALIFAX — Zach Churchill resigned as Nova Scotia Liberal leader Tuesday after leading his party to a resounding defeat in the Nov. 26 provincial election.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc.