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Nova Scotia fire marshal's office failing to manage fire and building safety: auditor

Nova Scotia fire marshal's office failing to manage fire and building safety: auditor

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia fire marshal's office is putting the public at risk by failing to manage fire and building safety despite repeated warnings, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.
A year later, Ukrainian hopes to stay in rural Newfoundland but work is hard to find

A year later, Ukrainian hopes to stay in rural Newfoundland but work is hard to find

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
For Acadian singer, deaths of New Brunswick fishermen evoke past tragedies

For Acadian singer, deaths of New Brunswick fishermen evoke past tragedies

LAMÈQUE, N.B. — The deaths of two New Brunswick fishermen on the first day of the lobster season are evoking powerful memories of past tragedies on the water for a singer who lives on the Acadian peninsula.
First sighting of right whales in Canadian waters triggers partial fishing closure

First sighting of right whales in Canadian waters triggers partial fishing closure

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says it has spotted endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters for the first time this year. The department says two whales were seen Sunday by a surveillance aircraft in the Gulf of St.
Officers seize $500,000 worth of baby eels outside Halifax amid fishery closure

Officers seize $500,000 worth of baby eels outside Halifax amid fishery closure

HALIFAX — Fisheries officers seized 113 kilograms of baby eels worth around $500,000 and made one arrest during a recent inspection outside Halifax in an effort to crack down on illegal harvesting.
Parks Canada: Renovations to historic P.E.I. legislature taking longer than expected

Parks Canada: Renovations to historic P.E.I. legislature taking longer than expected

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island legislature was supposed to reopen some time this year after eight years of renovations and repairs, but Parks Canada now says that won't happen.
Acadian communities mourn after two N.B. lobster fishers die on first day of season

Acadian communities mourn after two N.B. lobster fishers die on first day of season

LAMÈQUE, N.B. — Residents of the Acadian peninsula in New Brunswick are mourning the loss of two lobster boat crew who died on the first day of the season. The RCMP have said the two men were from Lamèque, N.B.
N.L. crab fishers reject latest price offer from processors, as fleet stays at wharf

N.L. crab fishers reject latest price offer from processors, as fleet stays at wharf

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Crab fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador are keeping their boats at the wharf after rejecting the latest price offer from the association that represents processors.
Two men die after falling from fishing boat in New Brunswick, RCMP say

Two men die after falling from fishing boat in New Brunswick, RCMP say

LAMÈQUE, N.B. — Two New Brunswick men have died after falling from a fishing boat. RCMP identified them as a 58-year-old man and a 33-year-old man both of Lamèque, a community off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula.
Among Atlantic Canadians, hope for a King who is 'really involved,' reaches youth

Among Atlantic Canadians, hope for a King who is 'really involved,' reaches youth

HALIFAX — As she sat with her nine-year-old daughter at a coronation viewing Saturday, Mandy Chapman said she's hoping for a King who reaches out widely when he next comes to the East Coast. "It's different, I've only ever known the Queen.
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