Elevated levels of trihalomethanes have been detected in the city water in three areas on Saint John's west side, officials said Tuesday.

Two Bathurst men were taken to hospital in critical condition after a highway accident that started with the loss of a wheel in the northern New Brunswick city Monday.

The battered Canadian forestry sector continues to fight sluggish demand and pricing pressures, a report released Tuesday suggests.

RCMP Cpl. Al Boulianne has been found not guilty on two counts of sexual exploitation while in a position of trust.

An Esgenoopetitj First Nation man has been given more time to consult with a lawyer before entering a plea on sexual assault charges.

As Thierry Vandal sees it, his biggest challenge isn't closing the deal to purchase NB Power, but convincing New Brunswickers it is a good idea.

The CEO of Hydro-Québec is trying to quell fears about Point Lepreau's future if most of NB Power is sold to his giant hydro-electric utility.

Wearing a dark suit and a well-polished pair of boots, Frank Branch appeared calm and resolved during an appearance alongside two lawyers at the Bathurst courthouse Monday.

For New Brunswick's Widows on the Warpath, the battle to have the Harper government agree the spraying of Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown hastened their husbands' deaths is like trench warfare.

Justice Minister Mike Murphy says a bill he intends to introduce in January will help battle fraud by giving the government another tool to seize the proceeds and offer restitution to victims.

OTTAWA - A group of widows looking for fair compensation regarding spraying of Agent Orange and other defoliants at CFB Gagetown in the 1960s took their cause to Parliament Hill today.

MONCTON, N.B. - The Universite de Moncton's KC Irving Chair of Sustainable Development says the province should be thinking about building wind farms instead of selling NB Power to Hydro Quebec.

MONCTON, N.B. - A Codiac RCMP officer has been found not guilty of sexual exploitation. Corporal Al Boulianne was accused of kissing and touching the complainant in three incidents dating back to 2004, when she was 15 years old.

HALIFAX, NS - A young boy who was lost in the woods for two days in Cape Breton has died in a Halifax hospital. James Delorey, 7 was rushed to the IWK Monday night in critical condition after rescuers found him unconscious and suffering from severe hypothermia in the woods near South Bar.

CFL back in the Port City? Saint John, N.B. - With the largest football community in the province and the Canada Games Stadium set for a renovation, Barry Ogden says it's time for the CFL to return to the Port City.

A fierce winter storm hammered more than a dozen states Tuesday with dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds that threatened to create 4.5 metre drifts in parts of the Upper Midwest.

An Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia said Wednesday he was trying to highlight the plight of those less fortunate when he was kidnapped.

President Dick Cheney says trying suspected Sept. 11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City will make him "as important or more important than Osama bin Laden."

Attorney General Martha Coakley took a big step toward becoming the first female U.S. senator from Massachusetts by winning a four-way race for the Democratic nomination to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat.

A trial for an Alberta man charged with stealing a quad and who was shot as he allegedly fled got off to a false start.

MONCTON, N.B. - If your winter tires aren't on yet, you may want to take care of it ASAP. News 91.9's meteorologist Richard Zurawski says the region is about to blasted by some messy winter weather.

MONCTON, N.B. - A Codiac RCMP officer has been found not guilty of sexual exploitation. Corporal Al Boulianne was accused of kissing and touching the complainant in three incidents dating back to 2004, when she was 15 years old.

MONCTON, N.B. - The Universite de Moncton's KC Irving Chair of Sustainable Development says the province should be thinking about building wind farms instead of selling NB Power to Hydro Quebec.

MONCTON, NB - As the Graham government touts the proposed sale of NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec, a coalition of groups opposed to deal are spreading their message.

HALIFAX, NS - Officials at a Halifax children's hospital say a seven-year-old autistic boy who went missing from his Cape Breton home has died. James Delorey was rushed to the IWK Health Centre after he was found suffering from hypothermia in a wooded area in rural Nova Scotia.

Country music singer George Canyon returned to his Maritime roots to celebrate the holidays and spread some Christmas cheer at the playhouse on Monday evening.

Fredericton taxpayers holding their breath and waiting for their property tax rate to drop should exhale now.

Terry Brown hasn't slept much lately.

Organized labour in Atlantic Canada is marshalling resources to fight the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec, arguing it will kill jobs and stifle development of new power projects.

More than $40 million will be spent on replacing and renovating local nursing homes over the next couple of years.

Sackville residents will have the opportunity to provide input into what they think about the community and how the town might live more sustainably.

RCMP have concluded their investigation into a July boating accident in Sackville that killed a popular Amherst high school teacher.

Dozens of delectable cakes will be up for bid during an upcoming fundraiser that will benefit Marshview Middle School's new band program and the local Tree of Hope campaign.

A Sackville native has been honoured as one of the country's most influential women. Pamela (Brooks) Hine was recognized Monday night during an awards summit and gala in Toronto as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

Salem Elementary students will have new playground equipment to enjoy by the spring of 2010. It's taken several years and a lot of fundraising, but school officials are now in the process of putting out the tenders for two new play structures, one for the kindergarten area at the side of the school and one for the Grade 1-4 playground in behind the facility.