SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Regional Municipality water utility will conduct an exercise involving valves and hydrants in the downtown Sydney area on Tuesday evening. The exercise will begin at approximately 6 p.m. and affect Charlotte, Falmouth and ...

Provincial Highway Enforcement Officers in Newfoundland and Labrador will join law enforcement agencies in the International Roadcheck Initiative from May 14-16. International Roadcheck is a three-day annual initiative taking place across Canada, ...

Garry Ivany’s lawyer might not have been ready to proceed with his case in court Tuesday, May 14, but he was. Ivany, 39, attended his scheduled court date in St. John’s from Her Majesty’s Penitentiary and interjected after defence lawyer Kathy ...

By Saadeq Ahmed TORONTO (Reuters) - A wildfire burning near Fort Nelson, in rural British Columbia has grown in size but is moving away from the town, offering some relief to residents who were forced to evacuate, a provincial wildfire service ...

The trial of a man charged with attempted murder for a shooting at a home in Torbay last year was halted Tuesday, May 14 when the complainant didn’t show up to testify. The witness is the last that prosecutor Scott Hurley expects to call at the trial ...

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is lowering the recommended age for breast cancer screening to 40. The provincial breast screening program, previously only open to those at 50 or above, is expected to grow by 24,000 eligible patients once ...

A class action is being launched against the Nova Scotia Health Authority over a privacy breach at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish. Halifax-based Wagners Law Firm filed a statement of claim with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on ...

New Brunswick is proposing changes to legislation to enhance benefits for injured workers and their families. The amendments, if passed, will also ensure the sustainability of the workers’ compensation system. The proposed changes, which will apply ...

The Atlantic Police Academy (APA) and the Fredericton Police Force (FPF) are partnering on an initiative to train a dozen officers in the riverside New Brunswick capital in 2025. Fredericton officers and APA instructors will teach successful ...

Fredericton's St. Thomas University (STU) is adding a new four-year aviation program providing practical ground and flight training to students starting this September. One of a few programs available in Canada, the Bachelor of Arts program combines ...