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A brown bat. Photo: Jordi Segers A bat hotline set up to monitor bat populations in Atlantic Canada has marked its 1,000th call and residents are encouraged to continue reporting!-->…

Then-Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca thanks his supporters after the Conservatives' victory in the June 2 provincial election.Fred Lum/The Globe and MailJonathan Malloy holds the Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy at…

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Nova Scotia has endorsed the Facility Association's approach to rating commercial vehicles so truckers can't "game the system" and get Nova Scotia's lower premium rates when they drive more often in other Canadian provinces.…

Another five-cent increase greeted motorists at gas stations across Nova Scotia on Friday morning. "I'm not going to make it take more than that," Mike Green said while pumping gas. Its filling almost reached $200. It's a pain…

Substantial support for Acadian and Francophone communities: The governments of Canada and New Brunswick announce significant funding for the University of Moncton. MONCTON, N.B., June 3, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Government of Canada is…

OTTAWA — The latest push to sell memberships in the Conservative Party leadership race is on and the final tally is the help of two recent Liberal politicians. The deadline for all six candidates to sign up new members to support their bids…

"In other words, we are capping the handgun market." The Liberal government is also aiming to revoke gun licenses for perpetrators of domestic violence or stalking, and a press release promised a 'red flag' law that would allow judges to…

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed it overran a key railroad hub while its troops battled Ukrainian defenders on the streets of another town in eastern Ukraine.The Russian Defense Ministry said the Lyman rail center had been…

Steph McNamara has lived in an apartment in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for two years and says she loves it but can't stay. “I just wanted to start by saying that we love our owners. They've been amazing with us,” McNamara says.…

The proposed energy corridor to connect the four Atlantic provinces to hydroelectricity in Quebec and Labrador is important to help the region achieve zero carbon emissions, but the project is not enough, according to a new study.…

According to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, islanders caring for their feathered friends may need to put away their bird feeders this spring.Approximately 20 cases of avian flu have been discovered in Prince Edward Island in 2022. Other…

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Content of the article For 32 years, a weekend in June has seen several blocks of Melfort's main street filled with cars from different decades. Content of the article And this year will be no different. On Father's Day weekend, which…

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According to a new report, Canada will need to make aggressive changes to its electricity grids to meet increased demand, in part due to the adoption of electric vehicles. The report, released Wednesday by the Canadian Climate Institute,…

Four years ago, Michelle Hamaoui came to Vancouver from Lebanon and got a job where she felt underpaid. She says that in future she won't. The next time she's looking for a job, the IT project manager will want to know what she's getting…

Briefing materials prepared for MLA Pam Parsons, Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equality, provide some context for her to blame the high cost of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project for the lack of…

Nothing stops the Canadian Peril! candidate Mattea Roach. On Monday night, the Halifax-born prodigy won her 15th match, taking home $32,700 and taking home a total of $352,781. The Toronto-based tutor definitely taught her contest a lesson,…

A report released Friday by the New Brunswick Office of the Child, Youth and Elder Advocate recommends the province review the mask mandate in schools. The document says the province decided to eliminate masking without…

New Brunswick Public Health should revisit its decision to remove masking requirements in schools with clear evidence of the factors to weigh and a plan to monitor student safety and staff absenteeism, recommends the Child and Youth…

Gar Pardy is retired from the foreign service and a former ambassador. He comments on public policy issues from Ottawa. Her latest book, “China in a Changing World,” is available online and from Books on Beechwood in…

The smell of smoked herring is a familiar scent along the shores of Île du Havre aux Maisons in the Magdalen Islands, where the Fumoir d'antan has been smoking fish since 1942, but tradition cannot continue this summer. This is the first…

Todd Clyde is the CEO of Blue Branch, an organization that helps Canadian employers find skilled workers.Canada has a housing crisis that the federal budget tries to solve, but there is a giant hole in the middle of the plan: the…

And it's gone, finally. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) unveiled by the federal government on March 29 puts Canada on a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.It won't be an easy task. In fact, it represents a transformative…

CHETICAMP — The past two years have been a long exercise in patience for Leonard and Annette LeBlanc. The Cheticamp couple were waiting to host a hiking summit that will bring people from across the province and further…

Urban-rural divide online The most reliable network to provide high-speed Internet access to all Islanders is fiber delivery. Wireless broadband is spotty and inaccessible in many rural areas of Prince Edward Island.…

Environment Canada has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in an animal in Atlantic Canada. The federal agency says the virus was detected in a free-roaming white-tailed deer in the Saint John area of ​​New Brunswick.…

CALGARY, ALTA. – A price of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars and a scale of project similar to that of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800s. This is the scale of massive investment in Canada's electricity…

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Despite recent warnings of a sixth wave of COVID-19, various Canadian courts continue to relax health protocols. With 81 per cent of Canadians considered fully vaccinated and with nearly 47% having received an…

Depending on where you live – or which grocer you prefer – you may already be in the habit of bringing reusable shopping bags on your weekly New Brunswick grocery store. This is despite the province being the only one in Atlantic…

FREDERICTON - New figures from Statistics Canada show that New Brunswick is experiencing a population…

Q: I come close to hating a man. Help me please. He is retired ! Now my mom wants her, me and the guy to live together. She wants to see me happy, secure and financially stable since he is now retired. He's good but…

ST. JOHN'S, NL — Kerri Claire Neil was born about six months before the cod moratorium was declared. Like many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of her generation, being raised in the dark years following that…

COVID political fatigue I was greatly impressed with Tim Houston and found him to be compassionate, reasonable and efficient. However, a numbers man like him shouldn't ignore or bury the data: January 2022, with 35…

ST. JOHN'S, NL — Ukrainians living in Newfoundland and Labrador hope that efforts like those announced by the provincial government on Thursday, March 17 will soon help bring family and friends fleeing the war in…

Good evening, let's start with today's best stories:Volodymyr Zelensky's words caught the attention of Canada and its allies on Tuesday, but what matters most is what was heard in the Kremlin. On the 20th day of Russia's invasion of his…

Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8:06 a.m. – A powerful and potentially damaging storm will sweep across the East Coast this weekend, bringing heavy snowfall, intense winds and possible localized flooding from heavy rains to the region.…

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Ukraine no longer seeks membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with US TV ABC News,…

The city of Dakhla will host, on March 8 and 9, the Morocco-United States Investment Forum, intended to strengthen bilateral economic ties, highlight the investment assets in the provinces of southern…

A remarkable rise in fuel prices on Friday is causing problems at the pumps for residents of all the Maritime provinces. “Sometimes when prices go this high, you think about where you want to go – and where you can actually go,”…

Homecoming Burgers, America's favorite burger restaurant and one of the nation's fastest growing burger franchises, today announced the expansion of its Master Franchise Agreement with Master…

ST. JOHN'S, NL — When his doctor told 51-year-old Michael Benoit that he would be lucky to reach the age of 60 if he continued to work as a carpenter, he decided to return to Campbells Creek to be closer to his family…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to seek differences between himself and the Conservatives. Why are they making it so easy for Trudeau to play his game? There are opinion divided among expert observers, as well…

GATINEAU, QC, February 24, 2022 /CNW/ - Today, Official Languages ​​Commissioner Raymond Théberge released the results of a recent public opinion poll on official languages, which indicates that Canadians' support for official languages…

The government is charging a long list of victims and jurisdictions with alleged criminal activity by five people charged in federal court in New York with conspiring to tamper with and mislabel performance-enhancing drugs used in…

When Rimple Dhunna arrived in Nova Scotia in 2007, he met no other Indians for two months. "When I arrived there wasn't a huge community," Dhunna said. "I could count Indian families on my fingers." Much has changed since then. Just…

Friday, February 18, 2022, 7:53 p.m. – A major winter storm brought high winds, heavy rain and a dramatic sudden freeze to the Atlantic Provinces on Thursday and Friday. It was a tough day for residents of Atlantic Canada who battled…

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, February 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Located in the east Canada and almost…

STU students studying human rights are part of a national research project examining local human rights issues in the context of…

Sunday, February 13, 2022, 8:23 a.m. — The latest track in the system is key to some snowfall totals. A powerful low pressure system is expected to bring widespread winter effects to Atlantic Canada. The system will remain offshore,…

Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John all showed significant growth in the results of the last census. Moncton led the charge with growth of 8.9%, Fredericton grew 5.8% and Saint John posted growth for the first time in five years,…

PictureOn Wednesday, protesters opposed to vaccination mandates block the road at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont.Credit...Geoff Robins/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesMultiple blockages on some of the busiest roads…

BERLIN — After two days of intense diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic over the Ukraine crisis, French, German and Polish leaders said their overriding goal was the preservation of peace in Europe, but warned Russia disastrous…

CORNER BROOK, NL — Known for its unique assortment of antiques, crafts and gifts as much as for the man who runs it, the Newfoundland Emporium has been a Broadway staple in Corner Brook for 33 years. Prior to opening…

Last October, Xavier Thériault achieved his goal of seeing the Arctic Ocean with his own eyes. And he did it by driving more than 16,000 kilometers from Halifax to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, in a car more than twice his age. From…

Trudeau of the Defense Department says the Canadian military has no role at this time regarding the Ottawa protesters. On Scott Moe and the base rate fallacy. Atlantic Canada: Hospitals stretch in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,…

Lowe's Canada is currently hiring over 5,000 new employees and there is a wide variety of vacancies available. Whether you want to work in a store, warehouse, or in the corporate sector of the business, this massive hiring event has a job…

The last: Students in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are returning to their classrooms on Monday – a move that comes as part of a broader easing of restrictions in the two Atlantic provinces. PEI Premier Dennis King said…

Prince Edward Island is experiencing another major snowstorm on January 29, its third in the past four weeks. The snow and wind started picking up around 9 a.m. on Saturday January 29 and became a full storm by noon.…

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole admitted Thursday that his own personal failures as leader contributed to his party's defeat in the 2021 election. His comments came after a lengthy caucus meeting in which the findings of an…

PORTLAND, Maine — China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite the disruption to the supply chain and international trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese demand for shellfish…

Residential property assessments are climbing in Nova Scotia. Dan Shaw of the Dalhousie Rowe School of Business believes the rise in property assessments is tied to the current real estate market, particularly in Halifax.…

Across Canada, a mix of optimism and caution is emerging as provinces and territories revise their strategies to weather the latest wave of the pandemic. In Saskatchewan, where increased hospital…

Opportunities New Brunswick announced a one-time $2,000 grant for independent businesses on Wednesday, the first such offer since the pandemic began. Fredericton hair salon owner Lindsay Morrison says it was about time. "I mean it's…

Louis Riel College high school students walk out of class in Winnipeg on January 17. Some students have protested their return to school as the number of COVID-19 continues to rise in Manitoba.JOHN WOODS/The Canadian PressThe return to…

The Federal Department of Health on Monday purchased $ 62 million worth of rapid antigen testing using the "extreme emergency or unforeseen events" provisions of its procurement rules as it seeks to secure stocks to meet its commitment to…

Federal government pressure for provinces and territories to consider COVID-19 pandemic vaccination mandate was greeted with reluctance in Atlantic Canada. "We are not in a conversation right now," New Brunswick Health Minister…

The New Brunswick Commissioner on Systemic Racism believes Prince Edward Island should consider a similar role following recent reports of racism on the ice during Island hockey games. Manju Varma was appointed to her post in September.…

Philippe J. Fournier: New survey of federal-provincial attitudes suggests that even in Quebec and Alberta, regional resentment is not on the rise From a strictly political perspective, the pandemic may have…

The last: Several provinces have again reached new highs in COVID-19 cases, reporting on the first day of 2022 that the highly transmissible variant of Omicron continued to increase infections across Canada. Ontario Saturday reported…

Applications are now open for the expanded Canada Worker Containment Benefit, the government said Thursday after adding most provinces and territories to the eligibility list. The benefit, announced in November but extended on…

The last: Daily COVID-19 infections have reached record levels in the United States, across swathes of Europe and Australia as the new Omicron variant of the virus spirals out of control, keeping workers at home and overwhelming health…

Each year more vets retire than graduates, and while creating more places in vet schools seems an obvious solution, most provincial governments will not pay. Simon at work: Demand for veterinary services…

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As a history professor at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Kevin Bruyneel had been tested for Covid-19 more than 100 times and typically waited less than 15 minutes for free tests. So Bruyneel was upset when he went for a PCR…

Nova Scotia officials say more than 50 liters of illegal vape juice have been taken from the streets in Nova Scotia following investigation by Nova Scotia Department of Services and compliance units and special investigations by…

Saturday, December 18, 2021, 4:20 p.m. - The first shot is Saturday night through Sunday, with difficult travel, particularly likely in Nova Scotia. Winter weather appears to be reasserting itself in the Atlantic provinces over the…

For many, finding a path to work and study in Canada is the first step towards making a dream come true. With its lush landscape, the reception of the best universities and a open and well-regulated immigration system, it's no…

For populist politicians, it is always about finding ways to attack the so-called “elites”. Populist Ontario Premier Doug Ford is convinced that only millionaires are interested in electric…

Health Minister John Haggie said it was "unfortunate" that participants in a recruiting session felt frustrated and dissatisfied. (Mark Quinn / CBC) The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Family Physicians says potential family!-->!-->…

As the Government of New Brunswick and the Wolastoqey Nation prepare for what could be a ten-year legal battle over Aboriginal title, an alternative approach continues to unfold on the eastern edge of Atlantic Canada. In Labrador this…

In a sign that Ottawa is moving forward with its Atlantic Loop plans, Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed that it is rejecting New Brunswick's request to operate its Belledune coal-fired power plant in the US. beyond 2030.…

ST. JOHN'S, NL - Adam Lichter says he spent his final year in the Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry…

I am a clumsy card hitter. Other than a brief time on Farmer's milkshake mixing line, I have never been on an assembly line. Unlike my table mate Denis Ryan, I had never worked in an Irish bank, where I might have…

HALIFAX - As Ontario, Alberta and the United States lower the age of eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots, New Brunswick plans to do the same. The province says how much the age will drop depends on the supply.…

The company is also assigning established and highly regarded General Shale brands to legacy Meridian Brick locations, which will enhance the company's portfolios in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic and South US markets. These brands include…

Damage to Oregon Road after a bridge was washed away in Tarbotvale, Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Department of Public WorksAtlantic Canadians living along highways cut off by torrential rains this week say it's high time governments focused on…

Jatender Sachdev and his wife Poonam, their daughter Saachi and their son Ronith outside their home in Bedford, Nova Scotia on November 13.Carolina Andrade / The Globe and MailJatender Sachdev doesn't need to look at immigration statistics…

Alberta: separatism then and now was published in 2009. It is an essential story of the independence movement of Alberta written by author and historian Dr. Michael Wagner who was not, in 2009, a Western sovereignist, at…

Joyce Murray reaffirmed that the federal government has the power to regulate moderate subsistence fishing in M'ikmaw as she made her first visit to Atlantic Canada this week as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The member for Vancouver…

435-mile walking route passes through endless beaches, charming little towns and more CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (PRWEB) November 18, 2021 With miles of endless beaches, charming little towns and vast acres…

When Roger Ellis fell ill two years ago, his family rushed to hospital fearing he would have a heart attack. Doctors quickly ruled out this, but a few days later he had a seizure.In the weeks that followed, the retired industrial…

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Actions speak louder than words. Yet what we hear from world leaders regarding climate change are mostly words about more action. There has never been a more urgent problem than global warming and its impact on the future of our!-->…

Reading time: 3 minutesMONCTON - Beehive engineering moved to his new home in downtown Moncton. The environmental engineering firm has traded in its old home at 155 Cornhill St., in the same building as the Omista Credit…

“The devil is in the details” is a phrase that fits perfectly with Canada's immunization strategy, because what looks good on a national map tends to look less positive the more you…

Quebec Premier François Legault announced Thursday at COP26 the province joins an international alliance to phase out oil and gas production independently of Canada.The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance launched by Costa Rica and…

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce the posthumous induction of Dr. Robert "Bob"…