Michael Tutton
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Homes washed away by Fiona in N.L., storm wreaks havoc across Atlantic region
Towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland's southern coast declared states of emergency on Saturday, September 24, 2022, as post-tropical storm Fiona — one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Canada — continued to lash the region.
Researchers see little evidence more white sharks prowling North Atlantic
A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing.
Second RCMP official claims Lucki mentioned pressure from federal minister to name guns
A scathing letter from an RCMP communications manager released on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki referred to direct pressure from the federal public safety minister to release firearm details in the days after the Nova Scotia mass shooting.
Trudeau fears Russia will invade Ukraine and sends warship to Black Sea
Trudeau went on to accuse Russia of trying to start a fight with Ukraine and promised Canada’s support to the Ukrainian people, who are on edge as 100,000 Russian troops sit on their country’s eastern border.
EV parts powering a burst of business for Atlantic Canada firm
Pat Ryan's recent advances into the electric-vehicle parts market are quietly fuelling his factory's expansion at an industrial park on the edge of Halifax, far from Canada's automotive heartland.
Canada's coastal towns will need help from Ottawa as seas rise
For Darlene Norman, being a municipal leader faced with what the author of a new study sees as Ottawa's piecemeal approach to climate-related flooding feels like drowning in ever-rising seas.
Monster East Coast storm exposes need to prepare roads for future deluges
"This was a wake-up call, and we're probably going to need a few wake-up calls before we start getting ready for it," Peter MacGillivray said on Wednesday after two culverts on Highway 245 near his home in northern Nova Scotia were taken out by the latest storm.
N.S. legislature increases Black, female presence, but there is still no Indigenous member
The representation of Black and female members has risen notably in Nova Scotia's legislature following on Tuesday's, August 17, 2021, provincial election, but no one who identifies as Indigenous was elected in the vote — or at any point in the province's history.