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A mix of liquor and fabled Chicken Bones candy a holiday craze in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - For generations, a hard candy known as Chicken Bones has been a Christmas tradition in the Maritimes, but this year a new drink that mixes the candy with liquor is in high demand. Moonsh...
Dec 11, 2019
Report suggests agriculture needs changes to save climate and farmers
A national agriculture group says farming needs to change to help save the climate and the industry. The National Farmers Union says in a report that old-fashioned mixed farming needs t...
Dec 11, 2019
Family of man detained in Egypt urges Champagne to help bring him home
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is raising the case of a Canadian man detained in Cairo with the Egyptian government today. Champagne's spokesman says Yasser Ah...
Dec 11, 2019
Liberal MPs won't empower themselves to turf Trudeau, control caucus membership
OTTAWA - Liberal backbenchers have declined to give themselves the power to turf their leader, Justin Trudeau. They've also passed on the chance to control who gets expelled from - or admitted to - th...
Dec 11, 2019
Canadiens say Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lapointe diagnosed with oral cancer
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say that Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lapointe has been diagnosed with oral cancer. The NHL team issued a statement this morning at the request of Lapointe and ...
Dec 11, 2019
Nova Scotia MP steps back from duties after death of newborn daughter
OTTAWA - An MP from Nova Scotia says he won't take his seat in the House of Commons right away after the death of his newborn daughter. Sean Fraser says he is taking time away from his duties in Ottaw...
Dec 11, 2019
Councillor wants dog parks built along Rotary Trail
P.A. City Council is considering creating off leash dog parks around the city. In a motion introduced at Monday night's council meeting, Coun. Charlene Miller asked administration to look at the cost ...
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Weekend fire not suspicious
A weekend house fire in Prince Albert has been found to be accidental.Firefighters were called to a home on the 1500 block of Macintosh Drive Sunday. No one was injured but there was damage to the ins...
Dec 11, 2019 Firefighters were called to a home on the 1500 block of Macintosh Drive last weekend. (Facebook/Prince Albert Fire Department)
Nova Scotia premier likes CFL, but non-committal to provincial help for stadium
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is remaining non-committal when it comes to provincial help for a business group trying to bring a potential CFL franchise to Halifax. Stephen McNeil says the...
Dec 11, 2019
Conservationists criticize Quebec plan to protect caribou by killing wolves
MONTREAL - A Quebec government plan to kill wolves that get too close to an endangered woodland caribou herd is raising concern among environmentalists, who accuse the government of sid...
Dec 11, 2019
