Canada: Atlantic

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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CBC - Nova Scotia (47 minutes ago)

The young homing pigeon was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it landed on Sable Island, a windswept sandbar some 300 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (47 minutes ago)

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. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (47 minutes ago)

For the first time this campaign, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop in Nova Scotia on Thursday — the second province he's visited led by a Progressive Conservative premier conspicuously absent from the federal party's events.

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Global News - Halifax (5 hours ago)

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is set to embark on his 'biggest tour in years' with a 40-date arena run North America as part of his Roll With the Punches tour. 

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CBC - Newfoundland (6 hours ago)

Riley Mercer of Bay Roberts has signed an entry-level contract with the NHL's Minnesota Wild, adding to the Newfoundland and Labrador's presence in the big leagues — and joining his brother, Dawson.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (6 hours ago)

Political scientist Lori Turnbull tells Amy Smith she'll be keeping an eye on Halifax, plus all the ridings where Conservatives are seeking re-election. She also unpacks Premier Tim Houston's widely shared social media video.

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CBC - P.E.I. (6 hours ago)

From the Lands Protection Act to tourism inspections and the upcoming federal election, the Compass political panel digs in. Host Louise Martin talks to Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill in the CBC News: Compass studio.

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CBC - Newfoundland (7 hours ago)

Artists and aviators alike say they remain stunned by the theft of a statue depicting Amelia Earhart in Harbour Grace, while a Newfoundland and Labrador company is offering up a big reward to bring the culprit to justice.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - P.E.I. (8 hours ago)

Issues were raised in the P.E.I. Legislature Friday around staffing shortages and patient safety at a provincially operated long-term care home in Charlottetown. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (8 hours ago)

According to an external review, cold temperatures, longer billing cycles and an increase in rates are to blame for the December surge in New Brunswick power bills — not smart meters.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (9 hours ago)

The nine members of a commission tasked with creating dedicated representation in the Nova Scotia Legislature for Chéticamp were announced Friday.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (10 hours ago)

Nova Scotia's cruise season is here and that means some smaller ships will be anchoring in Louisbourg harbour. But business owners say tourists aren't spending much time in the community. Erin Pottie has the story.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (10 hours ago)

Some Halifax residents and councillors are questioning whether a multimillion-dollar plan to widen a busy roadway is the right move, but municipal staff say it's needed to improve transit now and in the decades to come.

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CBC - New Brunswick (10 hours ago)

A judge has dismissed a company's motion for leave to appeal a lower court's decision to deny them an injunction to allow its employees to return to work on three New Brunswick bridge projects.

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CBC - New Brunswick (11 hours ago)

That finding was by the New Brunswick Local Governance Commission, an independent third-party group that can investigate code of conduct or conflict of interest violations at the municipal level.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (11 hours ago)

The hearing comes nearly eight years after Darren Bateman, 60, and Orlando Smith, 65, were charged in a large-scale scheme involving a New Minas, N.S., car dealership.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - P.E.I. (12 hours ago)

There were questions in the P.E.I. legislature Thursday about the need for people to have 24-hour access to shelters across the Island. The topic was raised after a Liberal motion on the issue was defeated earlier in the week.

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CBC - P.E.I. (12 hours ago)

A P.E.I. family has reached a settlement for $1.35 million in its lawsuit against the province after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a provincial truck five years ago.

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Global News - Halifax (12 hours ago)

Avia Raiche-Marsden says her life has been thrown out of sorts since she was injured in an accident over the weekend. She is now concussed and suffering from memory loss.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (13 hours ago)

Halifax Regional Police say the 16-year-old boy was arrested at his home in the early hours of Wednesday.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (13 hours ago)

Aaron Daniel Crawley is accused of killing 30-year-old Hollie Marie Boland in October 2023 outside a home in Cole Harbour, N.S.

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CBC - P.E.I. (13 hours ago)

A 74-year-old man from Stanley Bridge is facing charges of impaired driving causing death in connection with a fatal crash that took place on New Year's Day in Clinton, P.E.I.

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CBC - Newfoundland (14 hours ago)

Meet Marshmallow, an eleven-foot Burmese python, and guest on the St. John's Morning Show. Marshmallow was accompanied by human Troy Stuckless, owner of Jelly Bean Entertainment in St. John's where this snake is the star attraction.

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CBC - Newfoundland (14 hours ago)

An aviation executive, former academic and a deputy mayor are on the campaign trail in Labrador, looking to replace MP Yvonne Jones.

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Global News - Halifax (14 hours ago)

New two-year funding agreements with Nova Scotia's universities will freeze undergraduate tuition and increase operating grants for schools.

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Global News - Halifax (14 hours ago)

A firearms investigation with a large police presence closed down Uniacke Street Thursday night. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (15 hours ago)

The province says the deals include a tuition freeze, an increase in operating grants and new requirements to review academic programs.

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CBC - Newfoundland (15 hours ago)

They're on every street corner, roadside, even the occasional lawn. But do campaign signs actually matter in an election? We asked a political expert for his vote.

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CBC - P.E.I. (20 hours ago)

Max Gallant has been a musician for most of his life, but he didn't start singing until he was in his 80s. And now, just before his 90th birthday, he's releasing his first album called Please No Green Bananas (I'm 90).

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CBC - P.E.I. (20 hours ago)

With just days to go until Canadians head to the polls to vote in the federal election, candidates across P.E.I. are hitting the campaign trail in an effort to become — or remain — a member of Parliament.

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CBC - New Brunswick (20 hours ago)

Saint John halfway house is adding more beds to meet what a local non-profit calls a "severe” service shortfall for individuals who have served their prison sentences to re-enter society.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (20 hours ago)

The closure is scheduled from Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m. to Monday, April 28, at 5:30 a.m.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (20 hours ago)

A woman in Nova Scotia says people should not assume their health records are safe from snooping, something she discovered for herself only after filing an access to information request.

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CBC - 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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CBC - Newfoundland (20 hours ago)

The chief of Qalipu First Nation says the owners of a cargo ship run aground in western Newfoundland need to take immediate action in advancing its cleanup — and make the Indigenous group part of the process.

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CBC - Newfoundland (20 hours ago)

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.

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CBC - 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....

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A day ago)

CBRM Coun. Gordon MacDonald says police have not told him or the public anything about a second incident of gunfire on Cottage Street in Sydney Mines last month.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A day ago)

Tavia Raiche-Marsden's car was T-boned by a driver who left the scene. She wants to find them to hold them accountable and prevent them from hurting others in future.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)

The province is planning on bringing inspections of tourist accommodations on Prince Edward Island in-house, a change the Official Opposition warns could lead to political interference.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)

The P.E.I. government is launching a new mobile X-ray program in May, allowing residents in public and private long-term care facilities to receive some types of diagnostic scans without leaving their homes.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)

CBC News has learned Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt will meet on Thursday to make an announcement on interprovincial trade.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)

Canadians are dying alone from toxic drugs and experts say easier access to at-home drug-testing strips could help prevent deaths. But they warn the strips have limitations.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)

The NDP and Conservatives both believe they have a shot at taking St. John's East from the Liberals. And as Here and Now's Peter Cowan reports, each has a very different message to convince voters.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

New Brunswick has signed a memorandum of understanding with Newfoundland and Labrador to reduce interprovincial trade barriers and improve labour mobility.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

The money will secure the lease for the first floor of a building on St. George Boulevard for up to 20 years. A non-profit group known as Project 1010 has been pushing for it since seniors lost their centre in 2022.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)

N.L. government commits to repairing 5th water bomber 7 years after grounding

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CBC - 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,...

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CBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)

The P.E.I. Crown Attorney's Office is appealing the recent sentence of an Island man sent to jail for 14 months for sexually assaulting his former spouse on the grounds that the sentence was 'demonstrably unfit.'

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

Advanced polling numbers increased 25 per cent in New Brunswick for the 2025 federal election and the process seemed to go relatively smoothly, although some voters had to wait more than an hour.

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Global News - Halifax (A day ago)

Police arrested the teen at 3 a.m. Wednesday and seized "a number" of weapons. They allege the youth made threats to bring weapons to Citadel High School.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)

Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore how interprovincial trade barriers can be broken down between the two provinces.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has pledged to cut Confederation Bridge tolls by more than half and reduce the cost of Northumberland Ferries fares by at least 50 per cent.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

One of Daniel Bard's former employees described him as a psychopath and liar during testimony Thursday, saying he claimed to know the Pope, Italian prime minister and was working to stabilize an Italian bank.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)

A proposed change to how non-residents would be allowed to buy property on Prince Edward Island is raising concerns about the consequences it could have on municipalities. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (A day ago)

New Brunswick's child and youth advocate blasted the provincial government Thursday over what he calls the largest cut to the child welfare budget in decades. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Preliminary estimates from Elections Canada show 210,030 eligible Nova Scotians voted in advance polls for the federal election — a 31 per cent increase in early ballots compared to the 2021 federal election.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Festival season in St. John's is full steam ahead as Iceberg Alley joins the growing list of organizations announcing musical lineups.

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

RCMP upgraded the man's charge to second-degree murder in connection to the death of an 84-year-old man. Police say the victim's death was the result of intimate partner violence.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Neither Canada nor the United States have placed retaliatory tariffs on books, but that isn't quelling uncertainty for publishers in Newfoundland and Labrador. As the CBC's Elizabeth Whitten reports, it's having a chilling effect.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed Liberal Sean Fraser for immigration policies that saw Canada's population swell and housing costs soar as demand outstripped construction. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Derek Dominix, 60, was arrested last month and charged with attempt to commit murder and remanded into custody. The charge was upgraded to second-degree murder this week after the 84-year-old victim died from his injuries.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

The town of Harbour Grace is on the lookout for a stolen statue of Amelia Earhart.

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

In North Preston, Canada's largest Black community, some are feeling disconnected to the area's new riding and how the party and candidates aren't talking about important issues.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Since 2013, Yvonne Jones has represented the Labrador riding. But earlier this year, Jones decided to not seek re-election. Now, whoever succeeds her will head to Ottawa as a political rookie. The CBC's Regan Burden reports.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal leadership hopefuls made their pitches as to why they should lead the province into the future on Wednesday night.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)

The opening day for the wild oyster fishery on Prince Edward Island is May 1, and people in the industry are worried about what they are going to find after 'devastating' results from testing in Bedeque Bay earlier this month. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

A covered bridge near Fundy National Park that's been closed for nearly a year will be taken down, leaving only 57 covered bridges in a province that once had hundreds. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

The Department of Justice and Public Safety has issued a warning to a homeless shelter in St. Stephen over suspected illegal drug activity.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Two companies with deep roots in Newfoundland and Labrador are competing for the right to either buy or lease the Bull Arm fabrication site in Trinity Bay.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Liberal incumbent Kody Blois is trying to tap into the agriculture vote to hold on to the rural N.S. riding of Kings-Hants and fend off Conservative candidate Joel Hirtle.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Elections Canada is debunking posts some have seen on social media claiming voters have to use a pencil to mark their ballot.

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CBC - 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...

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)

Access to health care dominated Wednesday's debate in the P.E.I. Legislature, with concerns raised over the reopening of the intensive-care unit at Summerside's hospital and ambulance wait times in rural areas. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

A jury at a coroner's inquest Wednesday heard how a Fredericton-area man went into medical distress while being transported by sheriffs to the Saint John jail two years ago.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

MacLean died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital from a group A streptococcus infection, said family members.

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

The search for a missing four-year-old, who fell into the water while fishing in Nova Scotia, continued Thursday with the help of RCMP drones.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

The six unionized workers, employed by the non-profit Community Justice Society, received the notices April 7 and were told to clear their caseloads within 90 days.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)

The 2025 spring lobster fishing season is set to begin on Friday, with areas off Prince Edward Island's North Shore and southeastern coast opening on the same day.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)

Prince Edward Island lobster fishers are hoping new rules from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will mean fewer harvesting days lost to closures when endangered right whales come into Island waters.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

A Nova Scotia woman convicted of murdering her daughter in 2008 is being granted more escorted passes from prison.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

The Medical Innovators' Challenge, a Dragon's Den-style event organized by the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, is set for Wednesday evening at the Marco Polo cruise ship terminal.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

The program creates opportunities for people accused of crimes and victims of crime to work together to come to resolutions, permitting suspects to avoid criminal records.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)

A whopping 7.3 million Canadians stood in line to cast federal ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada, marking a rise of 25 per cent from the 2021 general election.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

It's been more than two weeks since Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey outlined a long list of priorities in a letter to federal political leaders, but so far there has not been a written response, his office confirmed on Wednesday.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

MacLean died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital from a group A streptococcus infection, said family members.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

A northern New Brunswick businessman wiped away tears while testifying about sending his son's death benefit funds to Daniel Bard, believing it would become a part of a larger loan, money that never arrived. 

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Bannerman Park in St. John's is set to be bustling with festival-goers this summer on the heels of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society's financial scare.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

The City of Moncton is moving forward with allowing more density in all neighbourhoods through the easier creation of up to four units on residential properties.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

The four-year-old boy fell into the Salmon River, near the mouth where it empties into Chedabucto Bay, on Thursday afternoon while fishing with a man and another child.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Looksmaxxing is ostensibly about improving your appearance. But a new study says members of online looksmaxxing forums take it too far with caustic critiques, harmful remedies and encouragement of suicide.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Communication released to Global News under the Freedom of Information Act provides a rare glimpse into how far the situation deteriorated for fishery officers in Nova Scotia.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Currently, The Bonfire employs five staff members who receive $20 an hour in pay and 50 per cent of the profits earned at the end of the month through a profit-sharing model.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

Owners of apartment buildings in Saint John will soon be required to make recycling collection available to their tenants.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

Disputes on Grand Lake and Strait Shores councils that led to sanctions and suspensions raise a question about the province's role: Can it do anything to bring about peace?

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

There were concerns in the legislature about the coming oyster season and the ongoing threat of MSX.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Decades after Sarah Sherman was attacked, intimate partner violence cases have only grown in Canada. This is Part 1 in a Global New Brunswick series on IPV in the province.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary to two killer whales.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

A University of New Brunswick plan to train more teachers is welcome news for the New Brunswick Teachers' Association, but the province could do more to ease shortage, the union says.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Halifax has received a barely passing grade on fiscal transparency from a Canadian think-tank, but the city's top bureaucrat says she doesn't put much value in the ranking.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

Braya Renewable Fuels (Newfoundland) GP Incorporated and Lorneville Mechanical Contractors argued they needed more specifics from the Crown describing how alleged offences were committed, in relation to a fatal refinery explosion.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

A disability advocate, offshore industry pro and the province's former education minister are looking to fill a seat in the old riding of St. John's South-Mount Pearl.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

An advocacy group is calling for the Newfoundland and Labrador government to create a disability advocate office — something the community has been demanding for years.

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

The provincial government is supplying nine households in Hazelbrook, P.E.I., with bottled water after the wells belonging to them tested significantly above interim Health Canada benchmarks for a class of chemicals known as PFAS.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Families will move into the new building on South Street next week. The charity is busy putting the finishing touches on the temporary homes for families whose children are receiving care at the IWK. Amy Smith stopped by for a tour.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

The boy fell into the Salmon River, near the mouth where it empties into Chedabucto Bay, on Thursday afternoon while fishing with a man and another child.

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

A Prince Edward Island government bill meant to reduce trade barriers and improve labour mobility in the province passed second reading in the legislature Tuesday.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

The trial of former Moncton business executive Daniel Bard, accused of fraud and theft, began Tuesday with several former colleagues called to testify by the prosecution.

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

A new campaign from the Nature Conservancy of Canada is aimed at raising $5 million to protect 202 hectares of land on the Point Pleasant peninsula near Murray River in eastern Prince Edward Island.

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CBC - 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...

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

This is the time of year when a Memorial University climatologist says he starts wondering what surprises lie in the months ahead, including expecting increasingly severe weather events strengthened by climate change.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

As Hannah Veinot reports, the centre will give Nova Scotia an edge in developing green technology and products.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Millions of Canadians took time to cast ballots on Easter weekend, with Elections Canada reporting a record-breaking turnout at advanced polls for the federal election. Celina Aalders has the story.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

A group of New Brunswick seniors say they want to push environmental issues back up the political agenda this federal election, demanding Canadians pick a party with a proven plan to tackle the climate change crisis. 

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

RCMP in Nova Scotia are investigating two fatal collisions in the province over the Easter long weekend, including a collision between a motorcycle and full-sized van. 

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

The charges against stem from a single-vehicle crash in Albany in August 2024 that left two young people dead. Dona Shaji, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene, while 24-year-old Jugal Kishore Mehta later died of his injuries.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

A 31-year-old man is facing charges in the death of a 26-year-old Rothesay woman.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Progressive Conservative MLAs resumed a process on Tuesday that they started earlier this year to reduce the time opposition parties have to ask questions during legislative committees.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Nova Scotia's opposition parties say they are skeptical of the provincial government's shrinking list of residents waiting for a family doctor.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

A Dartmouth man has been charged in a drug overdose death five months ago.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Halifax police have charged a 19-year-old man with manslaughter and criminal negligence in the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Symptoms of salmonella can include fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Nova Scotia's opposition parties say they are skeptical of the provincial government's shrinking list of residents waiting for a family doctor.

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

Health P.E.I. is working to reduce surgical wait times for Prince Edward Islanders by creating community-based surgical clinics to handle things like hip and knee replacements, says CEO Melanie Fraser.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

Just under 14,000 Liberals will have a say in selecting the party's next leader, and Newfoundland and Labrador's 15th premier, as the race enters the home stretch.

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CBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)

Catholics across Prince Edward Island are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away early Monday morning at the age of 88.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

Elections Canada has announced preliminary estimates that show nearly two million electors voted Friday, the first day of advance polls. It's a record turnout, according to the non-partisan agency.

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CBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)

In the midst of stock market volatility fueled by the U.S.-led trade war, P.E.I. financial adviser Paul Trainor says Islanders should avoid panicking over short-term market drops and selling off investments.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Canadian students travelling on a tall ship will cast their ballots in the Canadian federal election in Switzerland.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Joanne Thompson, David Brazil and Mary Shortall are among the heavyweights campaigning to represent St. John's East.

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CBC - 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.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Members of Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal Party will vote to elect its next leader — and the province's 15th premier — in just under two weeks.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

RCMP say the Jeep Compass left the road, hit a tree and landed on its roof.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

RCMP say the motorcyclist was a 65-year-old man from Three Fathom Harbour, N.S.

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CBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)

Registered voters can cast an early ballot at their assigned polling station between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. until Monday.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Polar bear sightings on the Northern Peninsula are not uncommon, especially during the spring as bears hunt for food. Ephriam Smith got to see one up close, taking this video from inside his truck in Cook's Harbour.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

A serial rapist who says he was left permanently disabled by a prison attack was the author of his own misfortune, according to a statement of defence filed by the Attorney General of Canada in federal court.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

A young single mother in Digby County recently fled her home after finding a camera in the bathroom of her rental unit. She wants to warn others who may be staying in unsafe housing for lack of options.

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CBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)

Liberal MLA Gord McNeilly recently introduced a motion aimed at increasing organ and tissue donation through a presumed consent model. The motion passed unanimously in the P.E.I. legislature, though such motions are not binding on the government.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

Grand Lake is the latest community in New Brunswick to sanction a councillor for an alleged code of conduct violation. This time, the trouble began with a small dispute over the canteen at a hockey rink.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

With most party leader in Canada's federal election pledging to boost defence spending, some in the military community in Oromocto, N.B. say changes to the culture of the Canadian Armed Forces are also needed.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Fraud artists passed more than $35,000 in fake cheques in a months-long scheme against the Bridgewater courthouse, an internal provincial investigation revealed. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

CBC News obtained records through a freedom-of-information request that provide insight into how and why the Town of New Glasgow, N.S., decided to stop community water fluoridation, a public health intervention it had been doing since 1975.

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CBC - 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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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

While tariffs and sovereignty are top of mind across federal election campaigns, St. John's Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary is urging political leaders to remember the fight against climate change.

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CBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)

When Ricardo Salvini began his career in Prince Edward Island's tourism industry, it changed his life, he says. 

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