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Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

HALIFAX — The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians ca
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Close encounters: People gather in New Brunswick conference to share Bigfoot stories

Close encounters: People gather in New Brunswick conference to share Bigfoot stories

MONCTON, N.B. — Ann Marie Reinhart was enjoying a peaceful day's fishing near southern New Brunswick's Kingston Peninsula when a sound between a howl and a scream tore through the air.
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As kids head back to school, make sure their vaccines are up to date, doctors say

As kids head back to school, make sure their vaccines are up to date, doctors say

Amid a rise in infections such as measles and whooping cough in Canada and around the world, doctors say now is the perfect time for parents to ensure their kids and teens are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Nova Scotia's Andy Hines lands J Balvin for film adaptation of his own music video

Nova Scotia's Andy Hines lands J Balvin for film adaptation of his own music video

TORONTO — Grammy-nominated Canadian music video creator Andy Hines says he hopes his feature film directorial debut could be the first of several music videos adapted into big-screen stories.
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Judge dismisses charge for N.L. officer accused of assaulting volatile air passenger

Judge dismisses charge for N.L. officer accused of assaulting volatile air passenger

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador judge on Friday dismissed an assault charge against an RCMP officer who was accused of using excessive force against a man whose volatile behaviour grounded an international flight.
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Family of man who died in N.B. emergency department sues health authority, nurses

Family of man who died in N.B. emergency department sues health authority, nurses

FREDERICTON — The family of a 78-year-old New Brunswick man who died two years ago in an emergency department while awaiting care is suing the health authority and two nurses.
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Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation's lobster fishery illegal

Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation's lobster fishery illegal

HALIFAX — A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal.
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Nova Scotia to roll out school lunch program to elementary grades in October

Nova Scotia to roll out school lunch program to elementary grades in October

HALIFAX — Elementary students across Nova Scotia will get their first servings of the province’s new school lunch program in October, says Education Minister Becky Druhan.
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Postmedia cuts 30 per cent of news jobs at St. John’s Telegram paper in takeover

Postmedia cuts 30 per cent of news jobs at St. John’s Telegram paper in takeover

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — About 30 per cent of newsroom jobs have been cut at a 145-year-old daily newspaper in St. John's, N.L., following a takeover by Postmedia.
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RCMP major crimes unit taking over case of N.B. woman missing for three years

RCMP major crimes unit taking over case of N.B. woman missing for three years

DURHAM BRIDGE, N.B. — The RCMP's major crimes unit has taken over the case of Kari Lynn Rose Campbell, a Fredericton, N.B., woman who has been missing for three years. Cpl.
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