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New Brunswick declares whooping cough outbreak across entire province

New Brunswick declares whooping cough outbreak across entire province

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials say the whooping cough outbreak that had been localized in the Acadian Peninsula in June has spread across the province.
Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year

Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year

HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition parties say is a failure. On Aug.
Pickup truck hits and kills escaped horse in eastern P.E.I., police say

Pickup truck hits and kills escaped horse in eastern P.E.I., police say

KING'S COUNTY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Police say a pickup truck struck and killed a horse in eastern Prince Edward Island on Wednesday. RCMP Cpl. Gavin Moore says the animal had escaped and was running along a rural, two-lane road when it was hit.
Newfoundland newspaper The Telegram reducing print run after Postmedia purchase

Newfoundland newspaper The Telegram reducing print run after Postmedia purchase

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 145-year-old newspaper in St. John's, N.L., is cutting its print run to once a week after a court approved Postmedia's purchase of the insolvent SaltWire Network earlier this month.
Nature Conservancy of Canada acquires Acadian seaside forest for new reserve in N.B.

Nature Conservancy of Canada acquires Acadian seaside forest for new reserve in N.B.

FREDERICTON — A picture-postcard forest on the coast of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick is being turned into a nature reserve. Nature Conservancy of Canada said Wednesday it has acquired 2.
Myrle Vokey created the Newfoundland Screech-in to 'welcome everybody to the family'

Myrle Vokey created the Newfoundland Screech-in to 'welcome everybody to the family'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Myrle Vokey, an educator who created Newfoundland's famed Screech-in ceremony as a way to give people a sense of belonging, died on Saturday at the age of 85, after a road trip and a night out for his 58th wedding anniversary.
Search for missing kayaker in Halifax concludes without finding the 26-year-old

Search for missing kayaker in Halifax concludes without finding the 26-year-old

HALIFAX — Halifax police say they have ended a search without having found a 26-year-old woman last seen on a kayaking outing at a local lake.

Do you know this missus? Newfoundland folklore archive hopes to give women their due

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — For decades, folklorists at Memorial University have had a Mrs. W. R. King to thank for sharing the local superstition that a lid left off a kettle as tea was steeping was a sure sign a stranger would soon come knocking.
Migrant New Brunswick workers sue seafood processor, claiming exploitation

Migrant New Brunswick workers sue seafood processor, claiming exploitation

MONCTON, N.B. — Two migrant workers are suing a New Brunswick seafood processing company for what they allege was "widespread exploitation" and mistreatment.
Tributes pour in after death of Prince Edward Island hockey instructor Allan Andrews

Tributes pour in after death of Prince Edward Island hockey instructor Allan Andrews

CHARLOTTETOWN — The hockey community and Prince Edward Island’s premier are paying tribute following the death of Allan Andrews, founder of a renowned hockey school on the island.