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P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's health authority is asking for the public's help in finding a some paper health records that were "carried off by strong winds." Health P.E.I.
Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest

Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest

Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Canada's Pacific Pride development academy.
Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to improve cellphone services and highways

Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to improve cellphone services and highways

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal party is promising to improve cellphone service and invest in major highways if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.
Watchdog says Tims card brouhaha shows N.S. electoral officer needs fining power

Watchdog says Tims card brouhaha shows N.S. electoral officer needs fining power

HALIFAX — The director of a democracy watchdog says that if Nova Scotia's electoral officer had more power to levy fines, it would discourage situations such as campaign managers giving Tim Hortons gift cards to voters.
Beetles from B.C. settling in Nova Scotia, taking up the fight to rescue hemlocks

Beetles from B.C. settling in Nova Scotia, taking up the fight to rescue hemlocks

FREDERICTON — The offspring of beetles imported from British Columbia are ready to take up the fight against an invasive insect that is killing hemlock trees in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia NDP releases election platform focused on affordability, housing, health

Nova Scotia NDP releases election platform focused on affordability, housing, health

HALIFAX — Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.
Damaged Nova Scotia-P.E.I. ferry expected to resume sailing next month after repairs

Damaged Nova Scotia-P.E.I. ferry expected to resume sailing next month after repairs

CARIBOU, N.S. — The ferry company that provides service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says it expects to get one of its boats back in the water before the end of the sailing season.
Hockey Canada summit to tackle sexism, gender-based violence, homophobia, transphobia

Hockey Canada summit to tackle sexism, gender-based violence, homophobia, transphobia

You can play the game hard and also be respectful of differences is the message Normand Hector wants to send at Hockey Canada's second Beyond The Boards summit.
N.S. legal scholar's book describes 'mainstream' porn's rise, and the price women pay

N.S. legal scholar's book describes 'mainstream' porn's rise, and the price women pay

HALIFAX — When legal scholar Elaine Craig started researching pornography, she knew little about websites such as Pornhub or xHamster — and she did not anticipate that the harsh scenes she would view would at times force her to step away.
New Brunswick premier confirms her Liberal government will draft carbon pricing plan

New Brunswick premier confirms her Liberal government will draft carbon pricing plan

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt confirmed Tuesday that her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa's approval.
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