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Candidates for Kwanlin Dün First Nation chief stress importance of dialogue with members
13 Feb 2026
Sean Smith and Darlene Smith (no relation) are running to be the next chief of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation.
Algonquin College postpones decision on program cuts after province lifts tuition freeze
13 Feb 2026
Algonquin College's board of governors will postpone a decision to cut dozens of programs after the province announced it's lifting a tuition freeze for Ontario's post-secondary institutions.
Police watchdog clears RCMP officers of wrongdoing after they shot a man in Arnold's Cove, N.L.
13 Feb 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador's police watchdog has cleared two RCMP officers of wrongdoing in an Arnold’s Cove shooting last August.
Biological father of Tumbler Ridge shooter offers ‘heartfelt condolences’
13 Feb 2026
RCMP have identified Jesse Van Rootselaar as the 18-year-old who shot five students aged 12 and 13 and an educator at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shortly after killing her mother and 11-year-old st
N.S. premier fires off warning to incoming CEO of power utility
13 Feb 2026
Nova Scotia's premier is accusing the province's private power utility of relying on an outdated business model that requires rate hikes for customers.
DFO raises quota for juvenile eel fishery for 2026 season
13 Feb 2026
The decision by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to raise the total allowable catch for the elver fishery for the first time since 2005 is meeting mixed reactions from industry and conservationists.
N.S. government to have news soon about future of Yarmouth-Maine ferry
13 Feb 2026
Almost a year after it was supposed to be delivered, the provincial government says it has the final report on the ferry service that sails between Nova Scotia and Maine, and the Public Works minister says decisions will be made soon.
Mom of N.B. speed skater, young fans watch as Courtney Sarault captures Olympic bronze
13 Feb 2026
Moncton’s Courtney Sarault nabbed a bronze medal in the women’s 500-metre short track speed skating finals on Thursday as her family watched from the stands. The bronze is her first individual Olympic
N.B. Power lawyer fails to get expert's battery evidence tossed
13 Feb 2026
N.B. Power lawyer John Furey unsuccessfully challenged the admissibility of evidence from battery expert Toby Couture, who was hired by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to evaluate the Tantramar gas plant project.
Courtney Sarault hopes her medal wins inspire future generations of New Brunswick athletes
13 Feb 2026
One of only two athletes from New Brunswick at Milano Cortina 2026, Courtney Sarault of Moncton, became the first Canadian, outside the province of Quebec, to win an individual Olympic short track spe
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
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