CBC - P.E.I. (An hour ago)
At a town hall meeting on health care in Charlottetown Monday night, Health Minister Cory Deagle revealed that the province will be adding 200 new private long-term care beds that will cost about $100 million. He also confirmed the private cataract clinic in Charlottetown has cancelled all March appointments due to funding shortfalls.
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Jewish leaders in Halifax are grappling with increased security concerns following a rise in antisemitic attacks elsewhere. Despite the heightened anxiety, the community is responding with a mix of practical vigilance and a renewed commitment to public identity and resilience.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 hours ago)
The RCMP in N.S. have charged a man with a form of human trafficking known as labour trafficking, which they say is of growing concern across Canada. Labour trafficking calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline held steady for an average of 24 cases a year from 2020 to 2022, jumping to 57 calls in 2023, and 100 in 2024, according to a report...
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (11 hours ago)
Ottawa is allowing rural areas to employ more temporary foreign workers to help supplement the local workforce. Restaurants Canada says some restaurants on the east coast and here on P.E.I. need access to temporary foreign workers to keep the doors open.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (14 hours ago)
There have been some leadership changes at Health P.E.I. It's currently being led by interim CEO, Laurae Kloschinsky after Melanie Fraser left the role last week. She was formerly the assistant deputy minister for the Department of Health and Wellness, with a portfolio that included mental health and addictions, health workforce, health innovation...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (15 hours ago)
Nova Scotia may be thousands of kilometres away from Los Angeles, but on Hollywood's biggest night, newly crowned Oscar winner Tamara Deverell, who lives in Inverness, N.S., used her time in the spotlight to condemn the millions of dollars in cuts to the arts in this year's provincial budget.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (16 hours ago)
Premier Rob Lantz and Health and Wellness Minister Cory Deagle met last week with representatives from the P.E.I. Medical Society as well as officials from the Department of Health and Wellness and Health P.E.I. to discuss doctors' concerns about the Physician Services Agreement implementation.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (19 hours ago)
He's one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most decorated and celebrated athletes. But the prize Liam Hickey has been training for all his life, a Paralympic gold medal, slipped away once again in another loss for Team Canada to Team USA. But fresh off the ice, Hickey said he's already looking forward to next time.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (21 hours ago)
Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a deal that would see the advancement of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project — something the company has called a "generational opportunity for Canada's offshore." But what does the next generation really think?
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Police on the west coast of Newfoundland say a 27-year-old woman was arrested on Friday night for impaired and dangerous driving, after being caught driving down Main Road in Piccadilly 88 km/hr over the speed limit with open alcohol in the vehicle.
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A daycare in Kingston, N.S., is expected to raise its fees this spring, despite the province's goal to lower rates to an average of $10 per day. But the organization that owns the centre says it needs to increase parent fees to keep up with operating costs.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (A day ago)
While it may be expected to see crowded bars on a Friday or Saturday night, one Charlottetown pub is drawing in customers at a different time of day. It's part of a growing trend of daytime social events, which has people across the country rethinking the norms of traditional nightlife culture.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
Ever since Mike Hall's wife was infected with COVID-19 in June 2022, their lives have never been the same. Hall's wife has long COVID – which is when COVID-19 symptoms persist longer than three months after infection. March 15 marks International Long COVID Awareness Day, which according to the Canadian COVID Society is aimed at raising awareness...
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The council of Cape Breton's Membertou First Nation has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations.
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The Newfoundland Rogues recently celebrated their fourth inclusion night in St. John's, partnering with Easter Seals and their Dansability crew to highlight the importance of inclusivity throughout our communities. The CBC's Laura Howells was there.
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Novelist Diedre Halbot says she views her writing practice and her day job as an environmental scientist as "polar opposites.” Yet, despite the distinction she draws between her work in the factual world of science and the fictional world of her writing, her intimate knowledge of the natural landscapes on Newfoundland's west coast dominates in...
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized N.L.'s Bay du Nord offshore oil development, as a key project to stabilize international energy markets while in Norway on Saturday. "[Bay du Nord] is a very attractive project off Newfoundland, which we look to move forward,” said Carney during a media scrum at the Holmenkollen Skifestival on Saturday.
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A pile of snow is expected to barrel down on Newfoundland this St. Patrick's day weekend. Environment Canada has yellow warnings in place and suggests 15 to 20 centimeters of snow could fall across the island, starting Saturday evening into Sunday.
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If you travel around Tilting, located on Fogo Island, you'll see its rich Irish heritage is undeniable. On this week's episode of Land & Sea, host Jane Adey explores the region's yearly Irish festival, Feile Tilting. Tune in Sunday at 11:30 a.m. NT, or watch anytime on CBC Gem or the CBC N.L. YouTube channel.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)
The international honour is given to 20 women students with an aim to empower next-generation leaders in optics and photonics. Abby Chapman — the sole Canadian to receive this year's award — plans to put the money toward next year's tuition, school supplies and extensions to her research work.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
The Labrathon. A grueling contest that demands pure skill, patience, strength, cardio and knowledge. It's one of the premier events of the Labrador Winter Games. So why did one CBC journalist from the suburbs of Mount Pearl, N.L., even throw his hat into the ring? Naivety, likely, but to also demonstrate just how difficult the event can be, and...
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has reached an agreement with Mexico that will allow potatoes from this country to be shipped south for eating or processing. In recent years, Mexico has only imported fresh potatoes from the U.S. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with P.E.I. MP and federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald to...
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
Lawyers who have spent years fighting the Catholic church for compensation for abuse victims in Newfoundland and Labrador are describing an agreement with an unnamed third party as "substantial," though it could be weeks before details of the settlement are revealed to the public.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (4 days ago)
Clearwater Seafoods is expected to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to two charges under Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Act in the death of Scott Dicks, who was on board the clam vessel Anne Risley while it was docked in Mulgrave for maintenance.
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Construction is underway on a new child-care centre in Halifax designed to support kids with disabilities and complex medical needs, but the project may not proceed as planned after the province denied additional funding requests, says the executive director of the YWCA Halifax.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
The chairman of the Dairy Farmers of P.E.I. said the rising cost of fertilizer shouldn't impact this season's upcoming planting season. The price of urea, a widely-used type of fertilizer, has been getting more expensive because of the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (4 days ago)
As Jim Parsons looked at where his building used to stand, he could see remnants of what its future was supposed to look like. He lost the building in a fire this week, and was weeks away from opening a new business he'd already put millions into.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (5 days ago)
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has reached a benefits agreement with oil giants Equinor and BP that will open the path for construction and production of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project. On the podcast, reporter Terry Roberts covers the latest announcement and how we got here, plus with a look at Ottawa's involvement and what it...
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (5 days ago)
N.B. Power's two-week rate hearing underway in Fredericton is not exactly gripping television, but for the first time, the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board has been streaming the proceeding and posting the daily seven-hour videos on YouTube.
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Nova Scotia Health said the transformer that malfunctioned at the Victoria General Hospital site was original equipment installed in 1967 when the Centennial building opened. The health authority said there was no indication that the equipment was faulty before it turned itself off.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (5 days ago)
P.E.I.'s health minister says months of tensions between front-line workers and senior leadership at Health P.E.I. led to the decision that Melanie Fraser would no longer serve as the agency's CEO, but opposition leaders say her departure alone won't fix the province's struggling health-care system.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (5 days ago)
Even as his government confronts financial headwinds that require a budget with cuts to jobs, grants and programs and a plan that calls for even deeper cuts in the subsequent three years, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government will continue to spend outside the budget as necessary.
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