Friday, September 20, 2024

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New bilingual sign requirement stirs uproar in N.B. community, prompting mayor to quit

Beausoleil protested the new rule outside the municipal office on Tuesday evening. (Radio-Canada)A similar bylaw was passed there in March, except it has a...

N.B. naturalists optimistic about increase in monarch butterfly numbers

Monarch butterflies worried naturalists last year with a shockingly low presence in the province, but a team of butterfly taggers say this year the...

Monarch resurgence on P.E.I. gives environmental group butterflies

A P.E.I. environmental group is excited and relieved by the number of monarch butterflies it's been able to tag this year.The Bedeque Bay Environmental Management...

The strange and dark tale of the other Nova Scotian Alexander Keith

While Alexander Keith became famous as a Halifax brewer and politician, his namesake nephew became notorious for his life of deceit and crime.Alexander Keith...

MUN scientists’ discovery of 570-million-year-old fossil provides a glimpse of jellyfish history

A visual representation of what Mamsetia manunis may have looked like when alive. (Submitted by Rod Taylor)"It's like taking a modern form and sending...

N.L. ‘happy to play a part’ in taking in asylum seekers with federal support: Furey

Andrew Furey said Friday the PC opposition is 'playing politics with vulnerable people.' (Mike Simms/CBC)In response to a recent national newspaper report, Newfoundland and...

Missile fired from Yemen set off sirens in central Israel, military says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A surface-to-surface missile fired at central Israel from Yemen hit an unpopulated area, causing no injuries, Israel's military said on Sunday.Moments earlier,...

TIFF 2024 ‘On Swift Horses’: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi lead a ‘reimagining of the American dream’

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle were all in Toronto for the premiere of On Swift Horses at the...

N.W.T. gov’t seeks to avoid ‘enforcement’ to evict Yellowknife encampment residents

People are still living at an encampment in downtown Yellowknife, only days before construction crews are set to take over the lot.On Monday, the...

Moosonee warmer than Los Angeles as Canada feels late-summer heat

It’s not every day that the shores of Hudson Bay are warmer than the palm-lined streets of Los Angeles.But that’s the pattern we’re dealing...

Thick fog spoils a nice weekend for some in southern Ontario

It’s a gorgeous weekend across Ontario as plentiful sunshine and warm temperatures dominate skies over the province.That’s the story everywhere except for communities near...

Stubborn fog casts a weekend gloom over parts of southern Ontario

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