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'Can't imagine a worse situation': Turmoil, anger within N.B. Tories before election

'Can't imagine a worse situation': Turmoil, anger within N.B. Tories before election

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives are in turmoil, with some members feeling disappointed and angry ahead of the next provincial election, which must be held by the fall.
Cape Breton man charged with manslaughter after another man killed in Sydney, N.S.

Cape Breton man charged with manslaughter after another man killed in Sydney, N.S.

SYDNEY, N.S. — A 49-year-old man from Sydney, N.S. is facing a manslaughter charge following the death of a 51-year-old man this weekend.
Fire at warehouse in Bathurst, N.B. triggers evacuations, air quality advisory

Fire at warehouse in Bathurst, N.B. triggers evacuations, air quality advisory

BATHURST, N.B. — A massive weekend fire at a building supply warehouse in northern New Brunswick briefly forced more than 100 residents from their homes and triggered an air quality advisory as a black plume of smoke filled the air.
Collision near Wolfville, N.S. leaves 77-year-old man dead

Collision near Wolfville, N.S. leaves 77-year-old man dead

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — A 77-year-old Nova Scotia man is dead after a weekend crash near Wolfville. RCMP say around 10:30 a.m. Saturday they learned a tractor trailer and a GMC Sierra were driving in opposite directions when they collided on Highway 101.
Report shows decline of injury rate in Nova Scotia workplaces, rise in mental trauma

Report shows decline of injury rate in Nova Scotia workplaces, rise in mental trauma

HALIFAX — The rate of injury to Nova Scotia workers continued to decline in 2023 and is down to half the rate recorded 20 years ago, a new report has found. The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Board says the time-loss injury rate improved to 1.
Seven people charged in kidnapping and assault in New Brunswick First Nation

Seven people charged in kidnapping and assault in New Brunswick First Nation

TOBIQUE FIRST NATION, N.B. — New Brunswick RCMP say seven people have been arrested and face a total of 62 charges related to a kidnapping and assault in Tobique First Nation last month.
Climate change: P.E.I. introduces new risk assessment tools for flooding, erosion

Climate change: P.E.I. introduces new risk assessment tools for flooding, erosion

CHARLOTTETOWN — The P.E.I. government has introduced new online tools to help Islanders assess flooding and erosion risks associated with climate change.
Compensation in property case should be guided by zoning as watershed area: top court

Compensation in property case should be guided by zoning as watershed area: top court

OTTAWA — The zoning of a St. John's, N.L., property as a watershed area should guide the process of compensating the owners for expropriation of the land, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officer with block of cheese, police say

'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officer with block of cheese, police say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A "very irate male" wielding a block of cheese assaulted a patrol officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on Thursday, the police force says. Const.
Ottawa, province help fund $10-million expansion of daycare at Halifax university

Ottawa, province help fund $10-million expansion of daycare at Halifax university

HALIFAX — Government funding is expected to cover half of the cost of a $10-million expansion of the child care centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.