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Fly Away Home: fate uncertain for newly returned bird sculpture in Dorchester, N.B.

Fly Away Home: fate uncertain for newly returned bird sculpture in Dorchester, N.B.

A giant sculpture of a bird that long ruled the roost in a small New Brunswick village has been restored to its rightful perch, but it's not receiving a universally warm welcome home. Residents of Dorchester, N.B.

New Brunswick man dead after snowmobile crash on Saturday evening

KEDGWICK RIVER, N.B. — Police say a 64-year-old man has died following a single-snowmobile crash in northern New Brunswick.

Search for missing man in Eel Lake in Nova Scotia enters second day

HALIFAX — Mounties in Nova Scotia say they're searching for a boater who went missing on Friday.
Early Easter hampers Newfoundland tradition of eating seal flippers on Good Friday

Early Easter hampers Newfoundland tradition of eating seal flippers on Good Friday

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — This year’s early Easter has put a damper on a Newfoundland tradition of eating fresh seal flipper on Good Friday -- or at least it has for the man most widely known for selling them in the provincial capital.
N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry's call for reforms

N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry's call for reforms

HALIFAX — A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk.
As resettlement vote ends in Gaultois, N.L., one resident hopes the town will remain

As resettlement vote ends in Gaultois, N.L., one resident hopes the town will remain

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of a remote former fishing village along the south coast of Newfoundland had until Thursday to vote on whether to abandon their community. The provincial government will pay homeowners in Gaultois, N.L.
Memorial University president removed after scrutiny of Indigenous claims

Memorial University president removed after scrutiny of Indigenous claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The president of Memorial University was removed from her role Thursday after she faced weeks of scrutiny about her claims of Indigenous heritage.
Liberal leader in Prince Edward Island stepping down after poor showing in election

Liberal leader in Prince Edward Island stepping down after poor showing in election

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Liberal leader announced today she will be stepping down, three days after the party made a poor showing in a provincial election that saw the incumbent Progressive Conservatives win a decisive majority.
Ice storm moves into the Maritimes, causes sporadic power outages and school closures

Ice storm moves into the Maritimes, causes sporadic power outages and school closures

HALIFAX — A huge ice storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Ontario and Quebec descended on the Maritimes overnight, cutting power in some areas and forcing school closures and delays across the region.
Mistakes, typos drove long lineups for Fiona money distributed by Red Cross in P.E.I.

Mistakes, typos drove long lineups for Fiona money distributed by Red Cross in P.E.I.

Typos and small mistakes led to thousands of people on Prince Edward Island failing the Canadian Red Cross's authentication process to obtain money in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona.