CBC - Nova Scotia (52 minutes ago)
As the Liberal government appointed a flurry of senators and judges late Friday, it also committed taxpayers to spending $8 billion to start construction on three new naval destroyers. The eventual price tag for the trio of warships is expected to top $22.2 billion. The deal was signed while Parliament remains suspended.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (6 hours ago)
Recent immigration policy changes in Canada have made it harder for international students and foreign workers to secure permanent residency, forcing many to reconsider their future in the country. These cuts have also affected businesses, rural communities and essential services on P.E.I.
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The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk Hillier says it shouldn't be underestimated because of its size. The tiny green-and-gold invasive species can take down 36-metre trees in just a few years.
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Grace Annie Lockhart graduated from Mount Allison University in May, 1875. She was the only woman in her graduating class photo not permitted to wear a cap and gown. That picture represents a significant turning point for women's right to the kind of education that had been reserved for men.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (A day ago)
After years training with the boys, Ashley Reid wanted to create a space for women and gender-diverse individuals to learn kickboxing and jiu jitsu. This International Women's Day, she's offering additional classes exclusively for women and girls at her martial arts school in St. John's.
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St. John's journalist and author Rhea Rollmann has been tracing back the province's 2SLGBTQ+ history for years. As a transgender woman, Rollmann says people have a lot to learn from gender diverse Canadians. Rollmann spoke to CBC News to mark International Women's Day on Saturday.
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The East Coast Prison Justice Society, PATH Legal and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia are calling for an end to the deployment of police for wellness checks after the deaths of two people in the span of less than a week in Halifax last month.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
It was a pretty busy political week on Prince Edward Island, despite the legislature not being in session. U.S. tariffs were top of mind, but there was also a minor provincial cabinet shuffle, an MLA jumped into the pending Progressive Conservative leadership race, and a former premier got a plum job in Dublin. Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill joined...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
The Nova Scotia government wants $34,895 in cash discovered by police during a large seizure of cigarettes turned over to the province, but one of the men arrested in the contraband tobacco case is indicating he's willing to fight in court to get his money back.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
Nine MLAs from all three parties in the Nova Scotia legislature have been chosen to name members to, and set the terms of reference for, a new Electoral Boundaries Commission. The redrawn map will be used in the next time voters go to the polls in a provincial election.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)
After a year-long review into how the Saint John Police Force handled the investigation of Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie, Chief Robert Bruce has released the results. He said mistakes were made and for that he expressed 'profound regret' to those involved.
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MetroWorks, a non-profit education and employment organization based in Halifax, had been in operation since 1977. It operated social enterprises the Stone Hearth Bakery, The Ampersand Café and Common Roots Urban Farm. It also ran the Cunard Learning Centre and employment skills programs for newcomers.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (2 days ago)
Events of the last week, with the on-again, off-again tariffs, have made many Canadians nervous. Federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's been talking to the U.S. commerce secretary about what needs to happen to get rid of the tariff threat altogether and move forward.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (2 days ago)
In a week when U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on almost all Canadian imports, then walked that back a bit, some P.E.I. restaurants have vowed to no longer buy American goods. People like Rebecca Reardon at the Cork and Cast in Charlottetown say they're buying Canadian as much as possible. CBC's Taylor O'Brien visited some...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (2 days ago)
When some hot water pipes burst at the rental property they own, a Nova Scotia family was shocked to learn insurance wouldn't cover the expected $100,000 in repair bills. The reason? An insurance concept that isn't widely known to most consumers.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
A St. John's 2SLGBTQ+ group is relaunching a program that aims to be a guiding hand through gender transitioning. Neska Savage is Quadrangle's dedicated "trans navigator,” and holds a full-time position sponsored by the Toronto-based Sonor Foundation.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 days ago)
Newfoundland and Labrador is moving slowly as Canada looks to dismantle interprovincial trade barriers in the wake of U.S. tariff threats. It's a move that could allow alcohol from other parts of the country to flow to the province easier. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says she's concerned about the potential impact on Newfoundland and...
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (3 days ago)
Fluoridation at Lake Major has been offline since April 2020. On Thursday, Halifax's environment and sustainability standing committee heard chemical storage space limitations at the facility mean it could take a year to 10 years to resume fluoridation.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (3 days ago)
P.E.I.'s new economic development, innovation and trade minister didn't have too much time to settle into her job before the fur started to fly. Darlene Compton was sworn in just last week, and she now faces the challenge of helping Island businesses through a U.S. tariff crisis and trade war. She joins Louise Martin for a conversation on CBC News:...
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Canadians have taken Donald Trump's threats of trade action — now realized — very personally. Understandably and justifiably so. But the American president's treatment of Ukraine — not to mention his administration's larger withholding of foreign aid — demonstrates that Canada is far from alone.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (3 days ago)
Residents of the border town of St. Stephen are used to crossing the line over to Calais, Maine for deals on groceries and gas, but those cross-border habits are being put to the test this week, with 25 per cent counter-tariffs on many American goods coming back into Canada.
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With the uptick in deaths related to intimate partner violence in the province, staff at women's shelters are continuing to work around the clock in hopes of preventing such tragedies. The CBC's Celina Aalders got a rare look inside Bryony House — an emergency shelter for women and children — to see what it's like inside.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
Newfoundland and Labrador Industry, Energy and Technology Minister Andrew Parsons says he believes the province's mining and oil sectors are insulated from the threat of tariffs, but it's too early to tell what kind of impacts they could have on local industry.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (3 days ago)
Debbie Hanlon was candid about her recent cancer diagnosis, regularly sharing updates on social media. As Here and Now's Carolyn Stokes reports, friends and colleagues are remembering Debbie Hanlon for her tenacity, and her love of friends and family.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (4 days ago)
Some Prince Edward Island business groups say their members are looking to diversify as U.S. tariffs come into effect, with the head of the Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce saying the economic dependency of Canadian and American economies has been an 'eye-opener.'
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