CBC - Newfoundland (43 minutes ago)
In the early 2010s, there was a migration of alternative rock music from Ontario to St. John's in the form of a three-piece band called METZ. Now that they're calling it a day, N.L. artists are sharing memories of the interprovincial musical relationship.
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The White Fleet Suite project is a creation by musician director Duane Andrews and musician Pamela Morgan and will take to the stage Nov. 8 at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre. It honours the Newfoundland-Portuguese ties forged during the cod fishery.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (6 hours ago)
A family from Middleton, N.S., has been provisionally accepted into a provincial family support program after 12 years of being denied based on their daughter's IQ. The program is meant to provide financial aid to families of kids with disabilities.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (8 hours ago)
Julie Pellisier-Lush is a Mi'kmaw storykeeper and author. She's been connected with ghost stories for almost her entire life through the stories passed down to her from elders. Pellisier-Lush shared this story of a ghost near Lennox Island and Mi'kmaw artist Brandon Mitchell created the accompanying artwork.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (9 hours ago)
A P.E.I. family is one of two Canadian families taking part in a lawsuit that claims social media companies prioritize engagement over safety, putting young people at risk. Harry Burke died by suicide in April 2023 after sending an explicit photo on Snapchat and being extorted for money. Carl Burke, Harry's father, told CBC P.E.I. why his family...
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The chamber of commerce in Lewisporte has more than doubled in size over the last few years. President Pauline Snow has seen the growth and now there's an event that will spotlight the businesses that play such a big role in the local economy. The CBC's Troy Turner has more.
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An infectious disease specialist in Newfoundland and Labrador says re-establishing a mask mandate in health-care facilities is a tool to get ahead of a surge in respiratory illness — which includes a notable increase in the amount of people presenting with symptoms of pneumonia.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (11 hours ago)
Tim Houston has turned his back on the fixed election date he passed into law in 2021, sending Nova Scotians to the polls in November. The Progressive Conservative leader visited Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governor Sunday to dissolve the House and kick off an election eight months earlier than planned.
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A pair of court decisions released last week by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice say that poorly worded legislation is making it tough for the courts to hand down convictions in cases where individuals are accused of distracted driving with a cellphone. She's not the first judge to point this out.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (19 hours ago)
A new mural in Summerside, P.E.I., commemorates the moment the Acadian flag was saluted for the first time at sea — and it just so happens it was by the British. Noella Richard of the Acadian Museum takes us through the unveiling of the mural, which is called The Irony of History.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (24 hours ago)
Many children don't go out on Halloween because of physical or intellectual disabilities. But events like this one try to give all children a chance to enjoy Halloween — without stairs, spooky decorations or the pressure of have to say "trick-or-treat" at a stranger's door.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)
Heritage N.L. has identified 76 crafts the organization says could be forgotten if more apprentices are not brought in. The CBC's Krissy Holmes dropped by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador on Water Street to see some of the crafts being showcased — and preserved.
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Gaspereau Press is a small, beloved publisher in Kentville, N.S., that was established in 1997 and has become known for the design and quality of its books. But its founders have announced they'll be stepping away and that Gaspereau will be changing hands and moving to New Brunswick.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
When Cynthia Erivo sang one of Broadway's all-time classics in an otherwise quiet studio for Greg Wells, the Grammy-winning producer with Newfoundland roots was astonished. "Like a scorched earth policy," he said, describing the effect. "Like, there's no trees left standing after that vocal."
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Artists Daniel Rumbolt and Amber-Lynn Thorne have been friends for over a decade. Despite now living in separate provinces, the two are collaborating on a large-scale art installation featuring a woven fishing net and hundreds of porcelain capelin. Rumbolt and Thorne's installation will come to life at the Business and Arts NL (Un)Common Threads...
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
A puffin on Newfoundland's Southern Shore, who endured a traumatic injury resulting in the loss of its eye, faced an intense recovery. But thanks to the help of volunteers and people at the Montreal Biodome, it now has a prosperous life ahead in its new home.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
Halifax Regional Police have charged a fourth person in connection with the homicide of 16-year-old Devon Sinclair Marsman. Chelsey Herritt, 26, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and committing indignity to human remains.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
We've all been to a haunted house. How about a haunted military base? This weekend, the Labrador Friendship Centre is hosting a Halloween tour of the steam tunnels beneath 5 Wing-Goose Bay. Youth from the centre and Canadian Forces members put up the devilish decorations. Watch to see if CBC's Regan Burden makes it all the way to the end.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
Two highly potent opioids, carfentanil and methylfentanyl, were detected in a recent drug seizure, according to an RNC press release Friday. N.L. Health urges people to use naloxone as temporary overdose response until emergency response arrives.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
Saint Mary's University has started rolling out health-care data analytics programming for which it received $25 million from the province to create. The university's funding proposal was less than a page long, which has opposition parties questioning the province about due diligence.
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