CBC - New Brunswick (7 minutes ago)
New Brunswick Tourism Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace has been citing growth in visitors from Britain, France and Germany in 2023 as evidence that departmental activities, such as a trip she and others took to London and Paris last year, pay dividends for taxpayers.
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Federal fisheries officers patrolling for unauthorized elver fishing arrested five people from Maine last weekend in southwest Nova Scotia, adding to the evidence that groups from outside the province have flocked to local rivers to catch the lucrative juvenile eels.
ReadCTV - Atlantic (16 hours ago)
Appointing a trusted person to help with financial obligations can give you peace of mind. In his personal finance column for CTVNews.ca, Christopher Liew outlines the key benefits of naming a confidant to take over your financial responsibilities, if the need ever arises.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (23 hours ago)
Halifax Regional Municipality approved its 2024-25 budget on Tuesday, meaning more funding will go toward its inclusive summer programs. But parents say even more is needed, because kids who require one-on-one support are only eligible for three out of eight weeks of camp.
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A coalition calling for the Halifax Regional Municipality to improve its housing plan is raising concerns with the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. Frank Palermo, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University's school of planning and a member of the coalition, spoke with CBC's Tom Murphy.
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Eight new primary health-care teams consisting of doctors and nurse practitioners across the Vitalité Health Network have accepted 11,500 orphan patients in the past six months and reduced the average wait to access care from more than 12½ days to seven, the board of directors heard Tuesday.
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In December, with people living in tents in Bannerman Park in St. John's, then housing minister John Abbott said the goal was to find everyone a place to stay by Christmas. But despite what Premier Andrew Furey says were extraordinary measures taken by the provincial government to help the situation, more people than ever are now living in the...
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Only a few members of Nova Scotia's fishing industry attended an open house Monday evening about the coming offshore wind industry in the province. But many of those who visited the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre spoke in favour of the fishery, while also supporting the proposed new entry into renewable energies.
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Canadian pet owners are finding companionship beyond dogs and cats. Tigers, alligators, scorpions and tarantulas are among some of the exotic pets they are keeping in private homes, which pose risks to public safety and animal welfare, advocates say.
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When Lan and Phai Nguyen started one of Halifax's first nail salons, manicures weren't as popular as they are today, so the business wasn't an instant success. Nearly 30 years later, after running a successful business, raising four children, and seeing a novel based on them published, Lan and Phai are getting ready to retire and hand the business...
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An additional hour of school for New Brunswick kindergarten to Grade 2 students is not sitting well with some parents who say the impact on middle and high school schedules is something that doesn't appear to have been thought through by education officials.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
Nova Scotia paddler Bret Himmelman, who is trying to get to the Olympics, says more federal funding for athletes will ease some financial pressures. Ottawa announced in the budget last week it will increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program, which helps support nearly 2,000 athletes in more than 90 sports.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
Carl Burke says social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok need to do much more to protect teenagers from sextortion. Burke's son was a victim of sextortion, and died by suicide in 2023. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, recently announced new measures to protect users from sextortion, but Burke says they...
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Some of the best under-18 men's hockey players from across the country are in Membertou this week competing for the Telus Cup. The national tournament is another major sporting event on Cape Breton Island in just a matter of weeks. As CBC's Kyle Moore reports, local businesses are booming.
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