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The Nature Conservancy of Canada is using World Wetlands Day on Friday to highlight the lesser-known ecosystem. Many people think of wetlands as wet marshy areas, according to the organization's New B...

Following concerns from provincial and territorial health ministers over readiness, an expansion of medical assistance in death (MAiD) for those suffering from mental illness will be delayed of three ...

Rising auto theft rates across Canada cost the insurance industry about 1.2 billion dollars in claims in 2022. CAA spokesperson Elliott Silverstein says that figure is expected to rise in 2023, "What ...

The World Pond Hockey Championship has been put on ice due to a lack of ice. Officials announced Thursday that they had been forced to cancel the annual event in Plaster Rock, N.B. "The unseasonably w...

Former broadcaster, Rick Howe has died of cancer. He was 69. Howe began his career in the 1970s at radio stations in New Brunswick where he did hockey play-by-play before becoming a news reporter in S...

Canada's vacancy rate hit a record low of 1.5 per cent in 2023. It is the lowest rate recorded since Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) began tracking data in 1988. With fewer places avail...

Canadians love their cheese curds, gravy, and fries. Chefs Plate set out to find the best province for poutine. New Brunswick topped the list. Nova Scotia ranked fifth and Ontario placed second last. ...

Canada's economy performed better than expected in November. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that gross domestic grew 0.2 per cent. It follows three months of the economy remaining essentially unchan...

A new report identifies the five former World Junior hockey players who have been ordered to turn themselves in to face charges of sexual assault. According to sources, TSN is reporting current NHLers...

The majority of Canadians would like to see cell phones not allowed in public schools, according to a survey by Narrative Research. Those surveyed said the main reason is because they are too much of ...