Canada: Atlantic

CBC - Nova Scotia (6 minutes 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 - New Brunswick (7 minutes 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 (7 minutes 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 (7 hours 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. (7 hours 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. (7 hours 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 (7 hours 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 (7 hours 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 (7 hours 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 (8 hours 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 (8 hours 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 (8 hours 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. (8 hours 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. (8 hours 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. (9 hours 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 (9 hours 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 (9 hours 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 (9 hours 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 (9 hours ago)

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Global News - Halifax (10 hours 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 - Nova Scotia (10 hours 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 - P.E.I. (10 hours 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. (10 hours 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 (11 hours ago)

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

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CBC - Newfoundland (11 hours 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 (11 hours 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 (11 hours 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 (12 hours 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 (14 hours 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 (14 hours 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 (14 hours 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 (15 hours 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 (15 hours 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 (15 hours 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 (16 hours 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 (17 hours 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. (17 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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 (21 hours 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. (21 hours 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 (A day 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 (A day 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. (A day 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 (A day 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. (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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. (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day ago)

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

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Global News - Halifax (A day 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 (A day ago)

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

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Global News - Halifax (A day 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. (2 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 (2 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. (2 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 (2 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. (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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. (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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. (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 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. (2 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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CBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)

The Saint John-based comedian recently cancelled upcoming shows in Eastport and Houlton, Maine, with reports of entertainers encountering problems in the U.S. amidst the current trade dispute.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Liberal Leader Mark Carney stopped in Upper Onslow, N.S., on Monday afternoon for a meet-and-greet a week before the election.

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

A Nova Scotia community is coming together to support a local family as an extensive multi-day search for a child in Guysborough County has been suspended for now.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

Advance polls for the federal election are closing on Monday. Millions of Canadians have already made their voices heard at ballot boxes across the country, and the CBC's Peter Cowan spoke with a few early voters in St. John's.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

Halifax's water utility says it needs to divert millions of cubic metres of wastewater into the Halifax harbour and Bedford Basin as part of maintenance work in the coming weeks. 

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)

The Archbishop of St. John's says he'll remember Pope Francis as someone who was not afraid to face controversy, and someone who wanted to bring people together.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)

Halifax-Yarmouth Archbishop Brian Joseph Dunn says a larger-than-usual crowd attended a lunchtime mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Pope, who had been the leader of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

The profitable baby eel fishery is underway in the Maritimes, after illegal fishing and violence led to its cancellation last year.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Community groups are looking for ways to make Halifax's busiest streets safer for pedestrians as more people are being struck by vehicles.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

CBC News asked some members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community what their priorities are in the federal election, as well as how those are influencing their decision to vote.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Police in Nova Scotia say they have suspended the search for a child who fell into the water in Cook's Cove, located on the eastern side of the province.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

One person was taken into custody following a shelter-in-place order in Kilbride on Sunday afternoon, say police.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

At 71, Bob Forbes isn't your typical marathon runner. The Riverview, N.B., resident, who is a retired family physician, has completed more than 40 marathons, including 16 Boston Marathons.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

Rob Crosbie, an entrepreneur and philanthropist from one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most prominent business and political families, is dead.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

There's much focus on the race for prime minister, but are local issues getting their due? The CBC's Peter Cowan assembled a panel of political insiders to talk about what voters say those issues are.

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

Anthony Germain, Liam Ryan and Jonathan Rowe are looking to begin their political careers by representing a swath of eastern Newfoundland.

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

Prince Edward Island's university professors and students are among those being warned to avoid travel to the United States, with stories being shared of Canadians running into trouble at the border.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Halifax Water will be diverting millions of cubic metres of wastewater into the Halifax harbour and Bedford Basin in the coming week due to maintenance at treatment facilities.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Some Nova Scotia academics are calling for Canada to consider food as part of its national defence strategy. They say the country needs to invest in domestic food production, processing and distribution.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

Emily Bessey is the creator of her school's first Disability Society. John Neilson is a jazz-loving radio host, musician and award-winning researcher. Emily Paul advocates for Indigenous rights and pushed her school to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

It's become a springtime rite for 17-year-old Ryan Strong to start outdoor practice on his bagpipes in Fredericton's Skyline Acres.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

While some find Bill Steele's statues offensive, he says art is meant to provoke discussion. 

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

Geoff Shyam Stirling, son of N.L. broadcasting CEO Scott Stirling, was shot dead by police in California Thursday night. In a release, the Stirling family says they are "heartbroken."

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CBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)

The formation of sea ice in Nunatsiavut is happening later in the year and melting earlier, meaning Inuit communities in Labrador have to adapt.

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CBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)

Thousands of N.B. Power customers are without electricity as high winds batter much of New Brunswick. Northeastern parts of the province are under wind warnings, but power outages are scattered across the province. 

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

The operation, dubbed 'Project Lifespan,' will see seven decades of paint stripped off the bridge's two towers. The project comes with a $70-million price tag.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)

Ryan Farrell pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week, admitting that on April 2, 2023, he attacked 27-year-old Lauren Jarvis, beating her with a walking cane and then strangling her with a rope.

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

Madison Dunn finds it tough to turn a blind eye to the amount of trash littered along Prince Edward Island's roadsides. He and his cousin decided to do something about it. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Nova Scotia RCMP say the search for a child who went missing Thursday afternoon while fishing in Cooks Cove, N.S., was suspended Saturday at 5 p.m. AT. An RCMP spokesperson says the intent is to resume the search, but when that would be is unclear.

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

Officials with Northumberland Ferries say they're confident this year's ferry season will be better and more reliable than last year's. 

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Quidi Vidi Brewery was packed full of folk fans on April 19, for a benefit concert to save the folk festival. After facing financial strife, the folk arts society needs to raise $140k to keep the iconic festival alive. The benefit concert brought them closer to the initial phase of their fundraising goal.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Nova Scotia tobacco enforcement officers seized a record number of illegal cigarettes last year and laid dozens of charges, an effort that comes as provincial tobacco tax revenues have dropped significantly in the last number of years.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

We went to Sheshatshiu to shoot a documentary on drug trafficking. What we found were people with lived experience risking their own mental health and well-being to help others.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for northeastern Nova Scotia and parts of Cape Breton. Most are wind warnings, while there are some winter storm warnings.

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

The development officer with Make-A-Wish Canada on P.E.I. knows first-hand how important the charity can be to families facing medical mountains. Her own young son had his wish for a Disney vacation granted.

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

As the P.E.I. government moves full steam ahead toward an agreement to reduce trade barriers and improve labour mobility with Nova Scotia, Ontario and any other provinces that want to join, there are entreaties for the province to slow down — including from within the P.E.I. government itself.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

Pre-peeled vegetables and double-smoked ham are on the table for some New Brunswickers. Two local stores are having their busiest week of the year.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

Two First Nations in northern New Brunswick are working with a British Columbia company on a project that could see a material for lithium-ion batteries produced in Belledune.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

In September 2022, this author suffered a life-threatening brain injury while boxing. After being in a coma for five weeks, he had to learn to write again. His new book was recently launched at the rehabilitation centre that helped him recover.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

Prospective students face a wait of up to two years to get into the college's most popular trades programs.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)

The Nova Scotia government is considering new regulations for bouncers, according to Justice Minister Becky Druhan. It comes after some family members of loved ones who died outside bars criticized the province over accountability.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

April 14 marked 113 years since the Titanic collided off the south coast of Newfoundland, and a new exhibit set to open next month is exploring its history. Larry Daley has been to the Titanic wreck and has worked as a logistics specialist, and gave a tour ahead of its opening.

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Clifford Small, Lynette Powell and Darian Vincent are going head to head on issues affecting the Newfoundland interior, but all agree that the cost of living in the region is top of mind for voters.

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

Prince Edward Islanders appear to have turned out in droves to vote on the first day of advance polling in the federal election, with many waiting in long lines for an hour or more. 

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

A wind warning has been issued by Environment Canada for all of P.E.I. for Sunday evening and night.

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CBC - New Brunswick (4 days ago)

This year, CBC journalists are hitting the road with a special election project. We're asking Canadians: What matters to you this campaign?

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CBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)

Don Bradshaw, Sarah Parsons and Carol Anstey are the contenders for a riding that stretches along Newfoundland's vast west coast. Here's where they stand on issues facing their constituents and why they think voters should tap them to lead.

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CBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)

A Prince Edward Island minister is part of a reimagining of The Last Supper that aims to capture the country's diversity. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)

The Halifax Regional Municipality wants to know what residents value most from the city, and what public dollars should be spent on over the next four years.

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CBC - Newfoundland (5 days ago)

If Scott Hillyer didn't have to work, he says he'd dedicate more time to helping his community. Instead, the Mount Pearl business owner spends every second Wednesday preparing free meals.

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CBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)

Some Prince Edward Island businesses and services that were closed for Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be open on Monday, April 21.

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CBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)

Students at UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering have held a design expo to showcase projects they have been working on for the entire school year. CBC's Jane Robertson stopped by recently to check out one project named Sabrina, that resulted in a buoy to be used in the oyster industry to monitor water and weather conditions.

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CBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)

Some Prince Edward Island businesses and services that were closed for Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be open on Monday, April 1.

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CBC - Newfoundland (5 days ago)

Registered voters who don't want to wait until April 28 have until Monday to cast an early ballot at their assigned polling station.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)

Halifax Wanderers FC has partnered with Canadian Blood Services to boost blood donations and fill more seats for their season opener on April 19 at the Wanderers Grounds.

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CBC - New Brunswick (5 days ago)

Sally and Dave Little have sold their trailer in Largo, Florida. It's a decision that wasn't made lightly.

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CBC - New Brunswick (5 days ago)

A 304-mile, five-day run under the Sonoran Desert sun may not sound like a good time to everyone, but Brian Demmings of Rothesay couldn't resist.

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CBC - New Brunswick (5 days ago)

Work has begun on turning Killarney Lake Park on Fredericton's north side into a recreational draw that's accessible, affordable and fun for people of all ages and abilities, the city says.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)

The Nova Scotia government has not yet decided what to do with two parcels of land it recently bought at Shannon Park in Dartmouth for nearly $17 million.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)

The warden of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough says the community is doing its best after a child went missing while fishing on Thursday in Cooks Cove.

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CBC - New Brunswick (5 days ago)

RCMP in New Brunswick are investigating after a 26-year-old woman was found dead in Maces Bay on Thursday.

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Global News - Halifax (5 days ago)

In this year's municipal budget, $100,000 was set aside for a consultant to determine how to move forward with the former Halifax Memorial Library site.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)

A man wanted on a provincewide warrants has been arrested after a car crash near Brookfield.

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CBC - Newfoundland (5 days ago)

While reporting from Ches's Fish and Chips in St. John's on their busiest day of the year, the CBC's Peter Cowan finds out what early voters are thinking about as advance polling begins.

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

A new project on Prince Edward Island is aiming to honour and remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

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CBC - Newfoundland (6 days ago)

Registered Nurses' Union president Yvette Coffey says moving gynecology care to the Janeway children hospital is not a political issue, it's an health-care issue for women and children.

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CBC - New Brunswick (6 days ago)

Electric kick scooters or e-scooters are popping up on Moncton streets like wildflowers this spring, after a Halifax business owner moved to Moncton with his fleet of 250 e-scooters.

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CBC - New Brunswick (6 days ago)

Expectant parents in the Waterville, N.B., area will need to adjust their plans. Horizon Health Network has announced that labour and birth services at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville will be unavailable from April 20 to 27.

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CBC - Newfoundland (6 days ago)

Good Friday is the busiest day of the year for fish and chip shops in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2023, the CBC's Carolyn Stokes went to get her fix — on the condition that she make it herself. Watch how it all comes together in this video from our archives.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (6 days ago)

Here is a list of what's open and closed in the Halifax area this long weekend.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (6 days ago)

The IWK Health Centre says it is working toward a new menu that will emphasize locally sourced foods, and include more gluten-free and diverse options.

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