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New Brunswick residents are split on the importance of shale gas development to the province's economic future and many are concerned about its safety, according to a new survey by Corporate Research Associates Inc.

Statoil says it has discovered light, high-quality oil in the Flemish Pass basin 500 kilometres northeast of St. John’s, raising hopes for an as-yet-untapped part of the Newfoundland offshore.

Farmers on P.E.I. are being offered lessons on the province's tight crop rotation rules.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Statoil is evaluating a new discovery of high-quality oil off the coast of Newfoundland, about 500 kilometres northeast of St. John's, N.L., the Norwegian oil giant announced Wednesday.

The body of a decomposing whale has been discovered on the shore in western P.E.I.

First Nations chiefs in the province are calling on the provincial government and mining companies to discuss natural resource development opportunities in New Brunswick.

The town of Stratford, P.E.I. is building a statue and fountain on its waterfront to recognize the diversity of its heritage, and to honour in particular Mi'kmaq runner Michael Thomas.

For 150 years, terns have always come back to Machias Seal Island, but researchers are trying to find out why they are no longer returning to the tiny island located between New Brunswick and Maine.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government could reverse a decision legislated last year and release details in the future on royalties paid to the provincial treasury.

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is giving convicted MLA Trevor Zinck time to resign and holding out the threat of expulsion if he doesn't quit.

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says he expects to begin rolling out parts of a catastrophic drug program as early as this fall.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is working with regulators to revamp licensing rules for offshore oil exploration, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said Tuesday before leading a trade mission to China to drum up offshore oil and mining investments.

The New Brunswick government is being urged to try and address the growing anti-shale gas protests in Kent County.

A P.E.I. man is fundraising for a creative writing workshop to help male victims of sexual assault.

A group of fishermen, angry over the low price of lobster and the P.E.I. government's response to it, have signed a petition demanding the resignation of Fisheries Minister Ron MacKinley.