The president of the Nunatisavut government said the Canadian military had "no need" to delay sending a military search and rescue helicopter to the north coast in late January.

Unionized trawler workers continued to occupy the wharf in Bay Roberts on Monday morning to stop non-unionized workers from taking their jobs.

A flagman crushed under an excavator on the Holyrood Access Road in May 2009 should have been stationed 50 metres from the machine, a safety official has testified.

The mayor of Wabush wants Transport Canada to reinstate full-time firefighting services at the only airport in western Labrador.

A 49-year-old Stephenville Crossing man is in custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

The union representing workers about to be laid off from Kruger Inc's pulp and paper mill in Corner Brook says it will help find them new jobs, but the work will likely be in western Canada.

A sign honouring a soldier killed in combat five years ago was taken down on Saturday, amid an emotional debate that divided a central Newfoundland town.

The family of a 14-year-old boy found dead off the coast of northern Labarador are asking why the Canadian Forces waited to look for their son due to weather when a private helicopter was able to land on the scene in the same conditions.

A young man was ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment after charges related to a bizarre stabbing incident in St. John's were laid against him.

A couple who have not had a drink of water from their own taps for 15 years are worried that promises of a fix will never be met.

Leaders of a central Newfoundland town have found a creative way of keeping the doors open to a privately owned training institution.

A Bonavista man convicted of drug trafficking has been released from jail after appealing the court decision that put him there.

RCMP are investigating after a fire destroyed a bar on Bell Island in Newfoundland's Conception Bay this weekend.

The head of Nalcor denies that his mind is made up over the controversial plan to generate energy on Labrador's Churchill River.

A Fredericton woman wants an apology from Statistics Canada for the way it treated her profoundly deaf parents after they asked for an interpreter's help with a survey.

A Fredericton woman and her husband are questioning why the New Brunswick government is months behind schedule in renewing their medicare cards.

A number of community groups in Saint John are facing tough decisions after common council passed the 2012 budget, which includes $9 million in cuts across the board.

Saint John police will make a presentation to children at Forest Hills School about bullying on Monday, following a recent alleged incident at the school.

Contract negotiations are being scheduled for next weekend to end the two-month-long dispute between Acadian Lines and its 59 employees.

A Miramichi man is continuing to make traditional snowshoes by hand despite the slow loss of his eyesight.

The RCMP flew in a helicopter early Sunday morning to rescue a man who wandered onto the ice in Bouctouche Bay.

A 22-year-old man died in a weekend snowmobile crash in a Kent County, according to the RCMP.

In the four-year battle over the chicken industry in St-Francois-de-Madawaska, there are divisions within divisions.

New Brunswick blues sensation Ross Neilsen came close to claiming a title in the 2012 International Blues Challenge, which wrapped up Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee.

A Fredericton couple took the drastic step of pulling their son out of high school Friday after what they say has been months of degrading harassment by another student.

The New Brunswick government was continuing its talk about amalgamation and reforming local government this weekend.

Acadian Coach Lines employees in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are picking up work elsewhere, more than two months into a lockout by the bus company, the union says.

Scientists in Moncton say they've lost out on the opportunity to get up to $9 million in funding to set up a bio-medical research centre and that the president of the local francophone university is to blame.

Mike Savage, a former Nova Scotia MP, says he's running for mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

A 20-year-old woman was killed when her car crashed in Rocklin, near New Glasgow, on Sunday.

Striking Metro Transit workers in Halifax said Sunday they are preparing for a long contract dispute.

Police are investigating two robberies at a gas station in Dartmouth that occurred hours apart.

The Town of Yarmouth wants voters to cast their ballots by phone or computer instead of marking their choices on paper.

Contract negotiations are being scheduled for next weekend to end the two-month-long dispute between Acadian Lines and its 59 employees.

Halifax Coun. Jackie Barkhouse said Sunday she has been told by the HRM clerk that Tuesday's council meeting is back on.

Employees with the Halifax Regional Water Commission – 225 workers in all - could walk off the job with 48 hours strike notice. Talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 227 and the city have reached a standstill.

They want the school board to repair the decades-old building which was closed in 2007.

Metro Transit employees were still on the picket line Saturday, with no new negotiations scheduled between Metro Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union.

A group of Halifax regional councillors is asking that a regular council session be held on Tuesday.

A recent regulation introduced by Transport Canada has some people in the transgendered community worried.

Unionized newsroom employees at Nova Scotia's largest daily newspaper voted overwhelmingly Saturday in favour of strike action.

An 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in Halifax's Fairview neighbourhood on Thursday.

A one-year-old dog is injured but safe after an animal lover found her lying in traffic on the MacKay Bridge in Halifax.

The owner of a new business that will deliver as little as 100 litres of heating oil in eastern P.E.I. is surprised by how much interest he has generated in just a couple of days.

Vascular surgery for Prince Edward Islanders will be done in Halifax with some office visits available on the Island, under a new short-term plan developed by Health PEI following the loss of the province's only vascular surgeon.

One resident of Ambrose Street in Charlottetown is hoping last summer's traffic calming project doesn't return.

A P.E.I. charity and an RCMP officer are working together with First Nations communities on the Island to reduce the number of cats and dogs wandering around reserves.

Contract negotiations are being scheduled for next weekend to end the two-month-long dispute between Acadian Lines and its 59 employees.

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) has selected two Islanders as 2012 youth ambassadors under the theme Empowerment of Women and Girls.

The Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada blog from CBC P.E.I.

Acadian Coach Lines employees in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are picking up work elsewhere, more than two months into a lockout by the bus company, the union says.

A fire broke out on the third floor above Famous Peppers Pizza Friday afternoon on Kent Street in Charlottetown.

Some skiiers and snowboarders at Brookvale Winter Activity Park had a fright Thursday night as the lift broke down for a short time and stranded some people on their way up the hill.

A new school in Calgary is being named for Capt. Nichola Goddard, the first female Canadian soldier killed in combat.

A new used clothing store is set to open in the former Froggies used clothing location in Charlottetown.

Zagat was looking for lesser known food destinations to feature, when it listed P.E.I. in the top eight places in the world to go according to one of its blog writers.

The University of Prince Edward Island is not holding a job fair for new teachers graduating this year because in a tight job market few recruiters felt the need to travel to the province.

The Town of Cornwall, P.E.I. is hoping a new machine will scare away seagulls that are making a mess on the new fields at the Terry Fox Sports Complex.