CBC - P.E.I. (47 minutes ago)
Northumberland Ferries Ltd. invited reporters on board its new ship Friday, to take a stem-to-stern look at the vessel formerly known as MV Fanafjord. It's been redubbed the Northumberland, and officials say it's is about 98 per cent ready to go on the seasonal ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau has...
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Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he's looking for a political party that understands what's at stake if the Atlantic salmon disappear for good.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (7 hours ago)
The Nova Scotian soccer team will square off against the Calgary Wild on Saturday night. Midfielder Syd Kennedy and team co-founder and CEO Courtney Sherlock met up with CBC News at Dalhousie University's Wickwire field to discuss the upcoming match.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (12 hours ago)
The gloves are off. After a month of cordial campaigning, on Thursday John Abbott accused John Hogan, his sole opponent in the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leadership race, of proposing "nothing new" in his bid to lead the party — and become premier.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (20 hours ago)
Programs geared toward providing access to a safer supply of drugs have faced criticism, however, some people who've lived with addiction say they're a necessary service and deserve support from whichever federal party goes on to form government after this election.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (20 hours ago)
Wharfs are abuzz in towns like Rocky Harbour with the beginning of lobster season. Between baiting, setting and hauling traps, many fishing crews are working from sunrise to sunset. But it's a burst of activity these communities are grateful for.
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A trip to the post office isn't as easy as it used to be for many residents on the Baie Verte Peninsula, says Burlington Mayor Rudy Norman. He's frustrated at a new Canada Post policy that requires customers use a post office box for deliveries.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (A day ago)
A partnership between students at Truro Middle School and the Nova Scotia Community College has grown and filled some bellies in the process. The college is working with the young students to teach them how to grow their own food in aeroponic towers. They also conducted a survey, shedding light on how food insecurity is an issue in the community....
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)
A coroner's inquest into the death of a Fredericton-area man heard about the tense moments along the highway in Petersville Hill when sheriffs and paramedics did everything they could to revive a prisoner who had gone into cardiac arrest, while on route to the Saint John jail two years ago.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)
Scott and Susanne Morrison started the 'To the Max Foundation' after their son Max was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2022. They're both from P.E.I. but based in Salt Lake City, where Scott is an assistant coach with the NBA's Utah Jazz. Through their foundation, they are trying to help people with autism live life to the fullest,...
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
Folks who are casting their first ballots in a Canadian federal election got a chance for some practice in St. John's. The Association for New Canadians held a mock voting day with everything newcomers will find at their polling place, including ESL services.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
Living with cancer is hard enough, but imagine not being able to get the care you need close to home. That's what people living in rural areas of Canada often face. Summerside's Dwight Gardiner has a type of cancer called multiple myeloma. He and his wife Megan dropped by to talk to Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass about the challenges of...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
Staff at the Aquatron Laboratory have been busy gathering marine animals since last summer. The collection of sea creatures will eventually move into the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, a new aquarium under construction. CBC News got a sneak peek.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
Mason Gill, the youngest competitor at the Elks Club Avalon Spelling Bee, spelled his way to victory last week to become Newfoundland and Labrador's representative at the national spelling bee. Watch the moment, and his amazing reaction, of when he became a c-h-a-m-p-i-o-n.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
Eight-year-old Remi Dean is P.E.I.'s 2025 Easter Seals ambassador, helping raise money and awareness for people living with disabilities. She started out on the annual school tour with her motto in mind: "Remember, you can do hard things." CBC's Tony Davis reports.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
New bilateral funding agreements between the provincial government and universities will freeze tuition at current levels for Nova Scotia undergraduate students, but they also appear to represent a major shift in the way the government involves itself in post-secondary education.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
Students from Colonel Gray High School in Charlottetown will be showcasing their hard work and talent this week as they bring Matilda The Musical to the Confederation Centre of the Arts. CBC's Jane Robertson stopped by their last rehearsal in the high school cafeteria.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
Inuit leader Natan Obed says he will always be grateful to Pope Francis for "making space for reconciliation.” Obed described the Pope's 2022 visit to Canada and historic apology to residential school survivors as a legacy that will endure with Indigenous people.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)
A New Brunswick government regulation written to protect pulp and paper mills from high electricity prices is forcing N.B. Power to increase rate subsidies it offers mills this year by 35 percent, despite a deterioration in the utility's own financial condition.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
A Newfoundland classic is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Otto Kelland's 'Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's'. The induction will take place at the East Coast Music Gala in St. John's on May 8th. We dug into the CBC archives for this interview with the songwriter himself. From 1995, here's Otto Kelland with the story behind...
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
How's this for a sign of spring: a gardening get-together had folks lining up at Memorial University's Botanical Garden this weekend. 'Seedy Saturday' gave green thumbs and newbies a chance to pick up some new skills, expert advice, and of course, seeds.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
Years of financial mismanagement has put the annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in jeopardy, and $140,000 needs to be raised to keep the festival alive. On Saturday, Quidi Vidi Brewery hosted a benefit concert to raise money for the festival, which will run this year from July 11-13.
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