Imagine you’re about to go vote in an election. You provide proper identification, receive a paper ballot and head to the nearest voting screen. As you look up and down the ballot, you see two names that are immediately recognizable but spelled a bit differently. You give your head a massive shake and wonder if you’re dreaming.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY — The federal government says it will spend a record-setting $8 billion on defence-related projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, though planning remains in the early stages.

The Defence Department says the long-term investment would be the largest of its kind in the history of the province.

The money is earmarked for upgrades to 5 Wing Go...

ST. JOHN’S — Stormy weather closed schools in parts of New Brunswick and Newfoundland as Environment Canada warned of freezing rain and snow in much of the region.

The severe weather is the latest in a winter that has taken its toll on both students and seniors in Atlantic Canada.

Schools in the greater area of St. John’s, N.L., have been closed at least seven d...

WASHINGTON (AP) — People spoke in whispers and craned their necks Wednesday as President Donald Trump broke with all sitting presidents before him and took a seat in the front row open to the public to hear a Supreme Court argument, he sat silently, hands in his lap.

A man accustomed to the camera and the center of attention instead was a mute spectator, and the justi...

ATLANTA (AP) — It was a moment of triumph for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday, as he announced his office had persuaded a securities firm to refund $6.7 million to investors who lost money in an