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Strike action begins at Memorial University of Newfoundland after deadline passes

Strike action begins at Memorial University of Newfoundland after deadline passes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — More than 800 faculty members at Newfoundland's Memorial University are on strike.
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Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92

Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92

Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Léger has died at the age of 92. A release from management company Le Grenier musique says Léger died Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.
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Faculty at Cape Breton University go on strike to back demands for higher wages

Faculty at Cape Breton University go on strike to back demands for higher wages

SYDNEY, N.S. — Some faculty members at Cape Breton University have walked off the job. Their strike started Friday, with the faculty's union saying the administration has disrespected it at every turn, leading to a large number of labour grievances.
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Man and woman killed in single-vehicle crash in northeastern New Brunswick

Man and woman killed in single-vehicle crash in northeastern New Brunswick

PONT-LANDRY, N.B. — A single-vehicle crash earlier today in northeastern New Brunswick has claimed the lives of a young man and woman. The RCMP say a 27-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, both from Tracadie, N.B., were killed around 3:20 a.m.
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U.S. agents arrest 13 from Mexico and Vietnam trying to enter U.S. from New Brunswick

U.S. agents arrest 13 from Mexico and Vietnam trying to enter U.S. from New Brunswick

HOULTON, Maine — Border Patrol agents in Maine recently arrested 13 foreign nationals — seven adults from Mexico and six from Vietnam — for illegally entering the United States from two locations in western New Brunswick, U.S. officials say. The U.S.
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Vinyl fans eager for first pick at 98-year-old Newfoundland radio station's sale

Vinyl fans eager for first pick at 98-year-old Newfoundland radio station's sale

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Record collectors in Newfoundland will have a chance Saturday to paw through selections from the vast vinyl library belonging to 98-year-old radio station VOWR.
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Floodlights shining into homes of quiet Newfoundland neighbourhood suddenly shut off

Floodlights shining into homes of quiet Newfoundland neighbourhood suddenly shut off

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Residents of a historic fishing neighbourhood in St. John's are cautiously relieved after a pair of floodlights that had been shining into homes since last May suddenly shut off.
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Milk prices in New Brunswick set to increase four cents per litre starting Feb. 1

Milk prices in New Brunswick set to increase four cents per litre starting Feb. 1

FREDERICTON — Milk prices in New Brunswick are set to increase by four cents per litre starting Wednesday.
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Atlantic Canada needs health-care funding based on need, not population: Green Party

Atlantic Canada needs health-care funding based on need, not population: Green Party

FREDERICTON — The Green Party is calling on the federal government to fund health care in Atlantic Canada in keeping with the needs of residents, not based on the share of the region's population.
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Halifax sees highest year-over-year rent increase for a Canadian city, says CMHC

Halifax sees highest year-over-year rent increase for a Canadian city, says CMHC

HALIFAX — With the average rent up 9.3 per cent, Halifax has had the highest year-over-year spike in the country for residential rental costs, says Canada's national housing agency.
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