CBC - Nova Scotia (9 hours ago)
The CEO of Nova Scotia Power was questioned Friday by a Digby municipal councillor about the human impact of not paying contractors. Rick Foote told Peter Gregg about a small contractor in his area facing difficulties while he's waiting to be paid by the utility.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (9 hours ago)
Many people have a passion for collecting — from stamps to coins to hockey cards. For one man originally from Prince Edward Island, that passion revolves around books, specifically those about his home province. Rev. Edward Rix, who is from West Prince, has spent decades collecting books and other printed works related to P.E.I., and has now...
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (9 hours ago)
From fall views to fiery sunsets, this week's Your Lens features more autumnal beauty before winter sweeps in. If you get any nice shots, be sure to send them to us at [email protected] for a chance to be featured in next week's edition. Don't forget to include your name and the location where the photo was taken.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (A day ago)
A popular pilgrimage is visiting the battlefields and cemeteries of Europe where poppies grow. In Dartmouth, N.S., there's a different pilgrimage happening in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. A display of crocheted poppies is making its way through the community. Jane Sponagle has the story.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
The first week of the fall sitting of the P.E.I. Legislature is officially in the books, and it all started on day one with the capital budget. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill to get their take on what happened.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
A popular infant feeding support service at a Halifax clinic is set to be scaled back. Parents and babies will still be able to access primary care at the location, but a weekly drop-in session with a breastfeeding specialist will be discontinued in January.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
Sport P.E.I. has launched a new Performance Hub for testing young athletes. The goal is to give coaches, trainers and athletes information to help improve future performances. The equipment will also be used at high schools across the Island to measure overall athleticism. CBC's Nancy Russell has more.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
St. Mary's Mayor Steve Ryan describes Tuesday night's events as "a perfect storm.” The town's fish plant had burned down in the middle of a storm that brought hurricane-force winds. Those weather conditions are expected to continue through Wednesday.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
Nova Scotia's auditor general reaffirmed her view Wednesday that the provincial government is not following public procurement laws by giving long-term care home operators a right of first refusal on new builds, but the seniors and long-term care deputy minister will only commit to revisiting the approach.
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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs says its concerns around fish passage on the Avon River are being ignored and is calling on "meaningful consultation” related to Nova Scotia's latest proposal to twin a stretch of highway over the waterway.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)
A year after the New Brunswick government eliminated the last legal limit on access to surgical abortions, the same three hospitals are the only places where the procedure is offered, and doctors are showing less interest in providing the service.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
There's an air of cautious optimism across some sectors in P.E.I. after Ottawa's new federal budget came down Tuesday. CBC's Laura Meader spoke with several Islanders to get their thoughts about how Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget will affect this province.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
A new program, Every Open Door Fosters Futures, is aimed at recruiting foster families and respite providers in P.E.I. It highlights not just the need, but also the positive impact it has on both the children and the families involved. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with foster parent Megan Burnside about her experience.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs says their concerns around fish passage related to the Avon River are being ignored and is calling on "meaningful consultation” related to Nova Scotia's latest proposal to build a stretch of twinned highway over the waterway.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
Video of Campbell's police interview was played for the jury during his first-degree murder trial in Corner Brook on Tuesday. The video shows Campbell describing in detail how he strangled and killed his grandmother, Eva Banfield, in September, 2023 in Deer Lake.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his first budget in Ottawa on Tuesday, and it includes $13 billion over five years for housing. But a non-profit organization based in St. John's says it's waiting to see if the money will actually be able to help Newfoundland and Labrador.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
From premier to opposition, and from opposition to premier — after 10 years of Liberal government, the N.L. Progressive Conservative party is now in power. That means big changes for the people who live here, but also in the lives of Premier Tony Wakeham and Opposition Leader John Hogan.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
The federal government is set to slash 16,000 positions — or about 4.5 per cent of the public service workforce — over the next three years, and it's not yet clear what that might mean for P.E.I. where the federal government is one of the largest employers.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
A video of Justin Paul Campbell confessing to police that he choked and murdered his grandmother, Eva Banfield, was played at his trial in Corner Brook Supreme Court. Despite that confession, Campbell has pleaded not guilty. The CBC's Colleen Connors reports.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals on budget day, says in recent months he didn't feel aligned with the ideals advanced by the Conservative leader — and wanted to work to build Canada and 'not continue to be negative.'
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)
N.B. Power says in a report that it chose rural Tantramar, rather than an industrial park, for its new gas plant because it would cost less and face shorter timelines for regulatory approval. But conservation groups say the proposed Tantramar site lies in the middle of a valuable ecological corridor.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)
A "significant infrastructure deficit" means only a fraction of eligible students are attending francophone school in Nova Scotia, said the superintendent of the province's French school board on Tuesday as he called on the province to correct the issue.
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The head of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia says it is "almost incomprehensible” that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a provincial park or development in any other protected area.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
They were aiming for 4,000, but volunteers in Stratford have knitted and crocheted 14,000 poppies that the town will display on Remembrance Day. One of the knitters calls it a "work of love” to show her respect for veterans and those serving in the military, including her grandson. CBC's Nancy Russell has that story.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
Six years after a diesel plant fire, the communities of Charlottetown and Pinsent's Arm are still relying on backup mobile generators for power. Charlottetown Fire Chief Boyce Turnbull says residents have had enough—and he's calling on N.L. Hydro to bring a safe, secure supply to the towns now.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)
Jill Burridge says the province's 2026-27 capital budget prioritizes investments in health-care infrastructure and education — something the P.E.I. needed to do in order to support the Island's growing population. She sat down with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin to discuss government's big-spending budget.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)
A whale sanctuary proposed for Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore recently got a step closer to government approval. A property owner in Wine Harbour says her family has felt pressured over the project. Watch Amy Smith's interview with Tracy Burns-Gagnon.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (5 days ago)
It's an online platform made for immigrants, by immigrants, specific to Newfoundland and Labrador. It's called Newcomer Navigator N.L. and it provides detailed maps to different stages of the immigrant journey, from pre-arrival to putting down roots.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)
More than 100 people attended a meeting hosted by Green Party Leader Matt MacFarlane Monday night to discuss their concerns about land use and hear about a new bill he plans to table that would require land investigations to be made public to Islanders.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)
Agricultural groups on P.E.I. are making their case for a farm rate for electricity. They're worried about a change being considered by Maritime Electric that would eliminate the second residential block, which gives many of them a reduced rate. CBC's Nancy Russell reports.
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