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Bail hearing date set in alleged espionage case involving Canadian officer

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

A date for a bail hearing has been set for a Canadian naval officer accused of passing secrets to a foreign entity.

Schools closed across N.B., N.S. in wake of winter storm

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Scores of schools across the Maritimes have been closed in the wake of an overnight snow storm. Snowfall warnings remain in effect for eastern New Brunswick and the eastern half of mainland Nova Scotia.

Seal hunters, animal welfare activists gear up for annual hunt

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Seal hunters in Cape Breton are preparing to head to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to begin their annual hunt for grey seals - but they won't say where or when they are going. Animal welfare activists say they are ready, too.

Fire in New Brunswick leaves family of eight homeless

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

DORCHESTER, N.B. - A family of eight is homeless after a house fire Monday in Dorchester, N.B.

Advocacy group pushes for calorie counts on menus

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Canada's restaurants are doing their patrons a grave disservice by keeping nutritional facts off their menus, an Ottawa-based advocacy group suggested Tuesday.

Halifax transit strike - Transit union presents counteroffer to HRM council

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Metro Transit workers rejected a Halifax Regional Municipality bid to end the labour dispute last Friday. But days later the union representing striking transit operators and maintenance workers has another offer of its own on the table.

Liberals take blame, apologize for Vikileaks attacks

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

A Liberal party researcher has been fired for tweeting salacious information about Public Safety Minister Vic Toews to protest the government's online surveillance bill.

N.S. greyhound rescue group looking to expand

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

They've traveled along way north to Nova Scotia, but a group of former race dogs will hopefully find a happy home in the province. Just a few days ago, 30 racing greyhounds left the tracks in Florida and arrived at a kennel in Musquodoboit Harbour.

Police in Moncton looking for missing teen James 'Jamie' Hannah

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

New Brunswick RCMP are looking for a 15-year-old boy, who’s been missing for a week. Mounties say James "Jamie" Hannah went missing from his room at a youth residence in Moncton

Robocall, voter suppression allegations broaden in number and type

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

The list of federal candidates claiming they were targeted by deceitful robocalls during the May election is growing.

Snowfall warnings for mainland N.S., southeastern N.B.

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Snowfall warnings have been issued for a large chunk of mainland Nova Scotia and southeast New Brunswick.

Anti-seal hunt iPhone app based on misconceptions: N.S. fisherman

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

A Cape Breton fisherman says a new iPhone application offered by the Humane Society of the United States is misplaced. The free program helps users find American restaurants, food suppliers and chefs who are boycotting Canadian seafood products until the country ends the seal hunt.

Students' dream of better First Nations education a step closer to coming true

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

OTTAWA - A teenage student from Attawapiskat is in Ottawa today to witness what could be a major turning point in her campaign to improve education in First Nations across the country.

Potatoes still P.E.I.'s bread and butter, industry tops $1 billion annually

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

The humble potato remains king in P.E.I. A new study says the value of the annual spud harvest has topped $1 billion.

Fredericton's fat cat Tiny gains int'l attention for weight loss challenge

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Tiny, a very large and lovable grey house cat, has become an international celebrity since he was left in a box outside the Fredericton SPCA on Dec. 30. But no one at the shelter was quite prepared for a cat the size of Tiny, or the media attention he has received since.

The Artist wins best-picture Oscar; Streep, Dujardin nab lead-acting prizes

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Academy Awards voters have spoken up for "The Artist," the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honours since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.

VIA Rail reassures public as investigators focus on recovered black box from derailed train

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

The Transportation Safety Board has recovered the black box from the VIA Rail train that derailed near Burlington, Ont., Sunday afternoon, killing three engineers. Investigators hope to get a better idea of what happened after they examine the data recorded by the box.

Robocall scandal expected to take centre stage in House

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae expects the reported number of ridings affected by the robocall scandal to rise today when the House of Commons resumes.

Halifax navy officer charged in espionage case returns to court

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

The case of a Canadian navy intelligence officer accused of passing information to a foreign entity is scheduled to resume today.

Halifax transit strike - Rostering still the issue for ATU; HRM won't go to arbitration

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

Scheduling was once again the main issue that kept Halifax transit workers from voting to end the more than three-week long strike. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508 voted 78 per cent against the latest offer from Halifax Regional Municipality.

Blast kills 9 Afghans in attack that Taliban claims linked to Qur’an burnings

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attack was revenge for U.S. troops burning copies of the Qur’an.

Outbreak of syphilis in New Brunswick could get worse, health official warns

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:14:32 GMT

FREDERICTON - An outbreak of syphilis in New Brunswick that has seen the number of cases rise tenfold in the last three years could get worse, a provincial health official warns.