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Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election

STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. — A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing.

Mar 12, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

With sleds and ATVs, Newfoundland town bands together to free dolphins trapped by ice

HEART'S DELIGHT-ISLINGTON, N.L. — The mayor of a rural newfoundland community is beaming with pride after more than a dozen people from his town waded into the frigid Atlantic ocean Friday to help rescue dolphins trapped by a crush of sea ice.

Mar 11, 2023 4:32 PM Read more >

Abortion, imaging fees part of $1.3 million health transfer deductions for N.B., N.S.

Ottawa says it will deduct more than $1.27 million each from health-care transfers to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to compensate for fees paid by patients in those provinces for medically necessary services.

Mar 11, 2023 11:50 AM Read more >

Cape Breton Police alert public after shots fired in Sydney Mines, nobody hurt

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton are asking for help after gun shots were fired at a residence this morning in Sydney Mines, N.s., near North Sydney.

Mar 11, 2023 10:33 AM Read more >

Atlantic Canada immigration ministers say they are prepared to welcome asylum seekers

HALIFAX — Immigration ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are committed to welcoming asylum seekers who have entered Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through the Roxham Road crossing in Quebe

Mar 10, 2023 3:56 PM Read more >

Teen in Newfoundland charged with attempted murder after alleged attack at school

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 15-year-old boy in Newfoundland has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a weapon after an alleged attack on another student outside a high school in St. John's.

Mar 10, 2023 1:58 PM Read more >

Université de Moncton to study call for new name shedding ties with British officer

MONCTON, N.B.

Mar 10, 2023 11:58 AM Read more >

Independent watchdog agency charges New Brunswick RCMP officer with assault

MONCTON, N.B. — An RCMP officer in New Brunswick has been charged with assault causing bodily harm following an investigation by an independent police oversight agency. The Serious Incident Response Team issued a statement saying Const.

Mar 10, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

Cape Breton woman wins record-breaking $31-million lottery jackpot

NEW WATERFORD, N.S. — An 83-year-old Cape Breton woman says she plans to buy a "new-to-her" Cadillac with the $31-million lottery prize she claimed today. Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, N.S., says the winning ticket for the Jan.

Mar 9, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia government pledges $37 million for rural heath care institute

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has announced plans to spend $37 million on a new research institute that will focus on improving the health of rural residents. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Thursday at St.

Mar 9, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >