CBC - P.E.I. (4 hours ago)
It's now a week into a public police conduct hearing into the death of 34-year-old Tyler Knockwood, and the lawyer representing his widow says responding officers did not do enough to help him. Six members of Charlottetown Police Services who testified, however, said Knockwood didn't meet the criteria to be apprehended under P.E.I.'s Mental Health...
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A heritage advocate says the City of Fredericton should consider enforcing a bylaw that would allow it to carry out repairs to a historically significant building the federal government has failed to restore following a fire that damaged it nearly two years ago.
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Moncton's Courtney Sarault nabbed a bronze medal in the women's 500-metre short track speed skating finals on Thursday as her family watched from the stands. The bronze is her first individual Olympic medal after claiming a team silver earlier in the week.
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One of only two athletes from New Brunswick at Milano Cortina 2026, Courtney Sarault of Moncton, became the first Canadian, outside the province of Quebec, to win an individual Olympic short track speed skating medal. After her win, she told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux that she hopes it will inspire future generations of athletes from New Brunswick.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (14 hours ago)
RCMP have identified Jesse Van Rootselaar as the 18-year-old who shot five students aged 12 and 13 and an educator at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shortly after killing her mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at the family home less than two kilometres away.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (18 hours ago)
Thousands of private well owners in New Brunswick may be finding out they've got a problem that will cost hundreds of dollars to fix, now that New Brunswick has aligned its drinking water guidelines with Health Canada. Updates include a 2019 warning that too much manganese can be harmful to children.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (18 hours ago)
The New Brunswick government has rejected a recommendation to make training mandatory for municipal councillors and officials, even as documents reveal a supervisor's plea for it following a string of council dissolutions in newly amalgamated communities.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)
A situation similar to that of substitute teacher Matthew Craswell could play out again if the Public Schools' Branch does not receive more staff and money to bolster its human resources division, warns the author of a report looking into how P.E.I. schools handle complaints of sexual misconduct.
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Hockey fans in St. John's took advantage of a rare opportunity on Thursday — a lunchtime Olympic game, which marked the beginning of the tournament for Canada's men's team. The CBC's Leila Beaudoin visited a sports bar and restaurant to take in the scene.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
While Maud Lewis paintings routinely sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction, sometimes they can sell for a lot more due to details such as how a previous owner acquired the painting or who owned it. A Lewis painting up for auction Thursday fits that description.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
One of the officials tasked with overseeing the rollout of Nova Scotia's $365-million electronic medical record system says lessons from the project's debut at the IWK Health Centre are already being applied ahead of the next launch in the central health zone.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)
Executives gave dire warnings about power shortages in day three of Energy and Utilities Board hearings into a proposed gas and diesel plant for rural Tantramar. And a ballpark cost estimate for the project now exceeds $3.5 billion over the next 25 years.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
UPEI is asking for Islanders' feedback on potentially creating a high-performance training facility. But some squash players are concerned that the new space could mean getting rid of the university's existing squash courts. CBC's Taylor O'Brien spoke with players about what it could mean for the sport.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
The East-West Housing Corridor in Summerside linking Water Street East with Ryan Street is now open. The roadway is called Cairns Boulevard, and will cut down traffic congestion and open up 140 hectares of land that can be developed, according to Mayor Dan Kutcher. CBC's Tony Davis has more.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)
A fire broke out around 2 a.m. on Fredericton's north side, on Bowlen Street. The now-extinguished fire mostly damaged the roof and fourth floor, but Craig Harnum, the assistant deputy fire chief, said the rest of the building sustained smoke and water damage.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
The AC Hunter Public Library in St. John's unveiled a new display with books about difficult topics for children. Librarian Jan Moffett hopes stories about things like addiction or the death of a loved one can help children and parents share and grasp these sensitive concepts.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)
It has been nine months since the city's multi-dwelling recycling program was launched, but some multi-dwelling units have not taken it into consideration, even after a bylaw was enacted to mandate participation. For residents left out, getting answers isn't easy.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
The mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge will be on the minds of young people across the country today. Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association president Dale Lambe says teachers are preparing to answer tough questions, even as they process the tragedy themselves. The CBC's Zach Goudie has more.
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The number of times tenants complained their landlords were unjustifiably trying to force them out of their units spiked in 2025 and 2022, according to provincial data, the only years New Brunswick renters have been protected by a cap on annual rent increase.
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Saint John's water utility will be dredging some lakes before the hotter months arrive to get ahead of potential drought conditions that could come with it. The work is intended as a preventative measure to avoid conditions like that of the previous year.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)
Tommy LeClair says he's in the best shape of his life, so he's hoping to take home the title in the over-60 category of Arnold Schwarzenegger's bodybuilding competition, the Arnold Classic. CBC P.E.I. visited him at his gym in Alberton to find out what kind of preparation is needed.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
The province is now mailing out 8000 speed camera tickets worth more than $3-million dollars after the program was paused by last fall's two-month Canada Post strike. That means thousand of drivers are in for a big, expensive surprise as they receive tickets for anywhere between $200 and $1900 dollars in the mail...some drivers may get more than...
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)
The Canadian government's recent warnings about resource shortages in Cuba has some P.E.I. residents changing their plans to travel to the popular destination — while Islanders who are already in the Caribbean nation are worried for its people and economy.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
A Halifax man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter was trying to avoid being ambushed and acted "instinctively” when he opened fire outside a nightclub four years ago, Nova Scotia Supreme Court heard Monday as the 25-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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