CBC - P.E.I. (4 hours ago)
The provincial government delivered its 2026-27 operating budget Tuesday, and it projects another record deficit topping $400 million. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with P.E.I. Finance Minister Jill Burridge about how the province is trying to reduce costs, but still deliver services to Islanders.
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One of two teenage hockey players charged in Nova Scotia with sexual assault last fall has appeared in court to be arraigned on a number of charges. The second teen was not in the provincial youth court in Truro, N.S., on Tuesday when the charges against both boys were formally presented, but his lawyer appeared on his behalf by phone.
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Canada now has a Liberal majority government after the party won three byelections Monday night on the heels of five floor crossings. Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont, the first Conservative to switch to the Liberals, shares his thoughts on the results and explains how he was convinced to join.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (6 hours ago)
Bermuda and Saint John, New Brunswick, actually have a lot in common, when you really think about it. They both kiss the Atlantic Ocean, albeit at slightly different latitudes. They're both known for their beaches, even if one boasts pinks sands and turquoise water and the other is named after discarded tin cans.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (9 hours ago)
Prince Edward Island is projecting another record deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year, and according to the latest operating budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Jill Burridge, the government faces difficult decisions — including a move that will see Islanders' electricity bills rise.
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Mark Nichols kept the curling world in suspense about his plans for life after Team Gushue. But he says he honestly had not made up his mind, until he got a surprise text from Brier champ Matt Dunstone. Now, Nichols is preparing to join Dunstone's team.
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N.B. Power's Coleson Cove generating station is due for repairs to its pollution control system. But before the utility spends $90 million on the repair, it must decide whether to avoid it altogether by converting the 50-year-old plant to burning natural gas instead of bunker C fuel oil.
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The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick is continuing to advocate for the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced earlier this year that the facility will close in the fall, a move some conservationists say could threaten salmon populations.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)
Dr. Trevor Jain is back to answer your health question on topics like wait times for ultrasound results, how physicians are using artificial intelligence and what stroke care looks like in ERs. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with the P.E.I. emergency department doctor to get the answers.
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On Dec. 10, 2023, Jodi Hebert found her son Kodiak unresponsive in his bedroom. He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, but died the next day at age 21. Six weeks later, his family received a bill in the mail for his ambulance transportation to the hospital.
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Nicholas Bain, who is accused of plotting to kill Sylvio Saulnier, has been deemed fit to stand trial after undergoing three fitness assessments at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campellton. He is set to appear again in court Wednesday, along with four others accused in the case.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
Some of the province's finest musicians came together Sunday night to help kids in need, and to help each other heal. Justin's Musical Bridge was founded by Aimee Power Greeley in honour of her late husband, musician Justin Greeley. But when Aimee died suddenly in March, the foundation faced a daunting choice.
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Stephen MacMillan has been in a dispute with his home insurer since 2022's post-tropical storm Fiona. Mould and water damage meant he spent this past winter living in a trailer on the property. MacMillan is not alone in having an unresolved Fiona claim, says the public adjuster representing him.
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Police raids of Indigenous-owned cannabis stores in Nova Scotia have been headline news. But that's overshadowing other questions: whether band members even want cannabis stores, and if so, who should own and profit from them. That's what band members are being asked on the Glooscap First Nation.
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Healthy Relationships for Youth was developed by the Antigonish Women's Centre & Sexual Assault Services. It teaches Grade 9 students about healthy relationships between friends, family, romantic partners and ranges in topics from consent and communication, to social media and violence.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
Nova Scotia's colon cancer screening program, which operates through the mail, was until recently only available to people with fixed addresses. A limited workaround was recently implemented in Halifax, but health-care workers and people experiencing homelessness say lack of access remains an issue.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
A woman from Trinidad was on her way to Europe to visit family when she had a medical emergency, forcing her plane to divert to St. John's. Wendy Salandy was brought to the Health Sciences Centre for treatment, where she crossed paths with Martin Dennis, a local man whose parents were also from Trinidad.
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Lego enthusiasts escape into the world of plastic bricks at the sixth annual Blocks on the Rock event in St. John's. Builders from across the province exhibit their creations and show the next generation to do the same. The CBC's Julia Israel was there to check it out.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)
With nominations for the May 11 municipal elections now closed, there are some potentially lively contests in some areas, and acclaimed mayors and councillors in others, including Tracy and McAdam, where the entire councils will be acclaimed with no elections needed.
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A new report says warming temperatures could lead to the departure and arrival of some bird species in New Brunswick. Climate Central, a U.S. nonprofit research organization, found that 44 species in the province are at risk if the planet warms to 3 C above pre-industrial temperatures.
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Questions were raised Friday in the P.E.I. Legislature about money approved by former environment minister Gilles Arsenault to a non-profit in his district. Liberal MLA Robert Henderson questioned the governing Progressive Conservatives about the group, which is headed by Arsenault's former campaign manager.
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The political panel is back to talk about the past week in the P.E.I. Legislature. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin is joined by Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill, who discuss a bill to better protect victims of intimate partner violence, the latest in the Gilles Arsenault controversy, and a policy that saw seniors in the province providing bank...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)
William Sandeson wants his stuff back. The convicted killer has filed a notice in Nova Scotia Supreme Court for the return of items seized during the investigation into the murder of Taylor Samson, who was killed in Sandeson's Halifax apartment in August 2015.
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Over 11,000 spectators attended the gold medal match between the U.S. and Canada at the 2026 Paralympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy — a record crowd for the sport. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with Islander Grant Boswell, one of two equipment managers for Canada, who played a pivotal role in the silver medal win.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)
Enrolment at Queen Elizabeth Elementary is outgrowing the space the school has to accommodate students, and the P.E.I. Public Schools Branch is requesting to construct a permanent addition. The recommendations also include a minimum of eight student support areas.
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The Grand Manan Hospital sent Robert Morse to the Saint John Regional Hospital by air ambulance for CT scans. After ruling out a stroke, his sister says hospital staff sent him back to the island by cab without proper winter clothing and a plan for his safe return.
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Three years ago, an 11-year-old boy from Halifax met a police robot at an accessible Easter egg hunt organized by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. It didn't sit right with him that the robot didn't have a name, but Halifax Regional Police have decided to change that.
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