First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.

Fraser Papers workers are calling a restructuring plan that could see the New Brunswick government take an equity stake in the company that is slashing their pensions "perverse."

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.

The fall session of the P.E.I. legislature ended Tuesday night, with more than two dozen pieces of legislation passed during the 15-day sitting.

A group lobbying for midwifery on P.E.I. has started a petition to urge the province to move ahead with legislation.

Eastern School District officials called the police on Tuesday after students at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School in Charlottetown complained about online comments allegedly made by another student.

Country music star Keith Urban will be in Cavendish, P.E.I., next summer as the headline act for the 2010 Cavendish Beach Music Festival.

Officials with McCain Foods Ltd. have been talking to the P.E.I. government about training dollars for employees during an upcoming shutdown of their Borden-Carleton plant.

 Opposition Leader Olive Crane was accused Tuesday of using ‘scare tactics’ to try to get inside information about the Provincial Nominee Program during a nighttime meeting with the PNP’s program director.

 Education Minister Gerard Greenan says moving his department to Summerside is priceless but the Opposition Conservatives demanded to know the price tag on Tuesday.

  A 60-year-old Dromore man was sentenced Tuesday in P.E.I. Supreme Court to serve 18 months in the provincial correctional centre after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of Dilaudid for the purposes of trafficking.

  The fall session of the P.E.I. legislature came to an abrupt end Tuesday evening.

  The 2010 Cavendish Beach Music Festival has unveiled its first star and it’s as big as it gets in the world of country music.

A Codiac RCMP corporal accused of committing sexual offences with a 15-year-old girl has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual exploitation.

Nearly a month after they discovered her body in a wooded area near Tracadie-Sheila, police are making a major announcement this afternoon related to the death of Hilary Bonnell.

New Brunswickers need not worry that Hydro-Québec will buy NB Power and then let it languish.

The chairman of NB Power says New Brunswickers should not worry about losing control of local energy policy if the public utility is sold to Hydro-Québec.

The Maritime Fishermen's Union has called for federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea to loosen the criteria that the group blames for excluding thousands of lobster fishermen from a compensation program for low prices.

Fredericton, N.B. - Some good news for people who are leaving social assistance for a job here in New Brunswick with the Extended Health Card benefit now available for up to three years.

MONCTON, NB - An RCMP officer who had been charged with two counts of sexual exploitation was visibly overcome as the judge declared him not guilty yesterday afternoon.

ROTHESAY, NB - Premier Shawn Graham still has quite the uphill battle if he wants New Brunswickers on board with a blockbuster deal to sell N.B. Power to Hydro-Quebec.

SAINT JOHN, NB - A planned outage last night resulted in lost power for many home owners in the Greater Saint John area. Emergency repairs were conducted to the transmission system.

SAINT JOHN, NB - An east Saint John couple is homeless after a serious fire and explosion at 107 Belmont Street. The fire broke out just before three this morning and was fully involved when crews arrived on scene.

About 88 per cent of the raw water processed by Canada's drinking water plants in 2007 came from surface sources like lakes and rivers.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl that stunned residents of a small New Brunswick native community.

An Anglican priest in Newfoundland and Labrador is facing charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.

Labour leaders in New Brunswick are voicing their opposition to the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec.

Thousands of people in the east end and in central parts of Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city are either without water or have low water pressure this morning.

MONCTON, NB - Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Fair Haven Funeral Home are erecting a memorial wall for victims of impaired driving in our region.

MIRAMICHI, NB - A first degree murder charge has been laid in the death of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell. Her 29-year-old cousin, Curtis Bonnell, was charged yesterday in Miramichi provinical court.

MONCTON, NB - Southeastern New Brunswick is about to get a heaping helping of winter weather. A monster storm that's affecting much of the US will bring high winds and lots of snow to the region.

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.

Jason Haley glances at a snowman on the front lawn of a York Street apartment as he walked to work Tuesday.

Harold Villers will always remember Christmas 1943.

New Brunswick isn't selling regulatory control of energy to Quebec, says Hydro-Quebec president and CEO Thierry Vandal.

The New Brunswick residential power rate won't go up to pay for growth in the amount of electricity used by big industry, says the president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec.

Kathryn Bourque could hardly believe her eyes after she opened a $650 bill from Ambulance NB for a minor treatment she received at a rural ambulance bay.

Prince Edward Island residents should brace for a big blast of winter on Thursday. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Prince County.

MALPEQUE – A camp that eases the burden on children during difficult times is hoping to garner its own support through a national contest.

SUMMERSIDE -  Is a municipal debt in excess of $46 million too high for a city the size of Summerside? Civic officials don't think so.

ALBERTON - The new president of the West Prince Chamber of Commerce wants to see the organization grow.

SUMMERSIDE -  As police searched Joanne Leslie Doucette's home for drugs, two of her regulars came by, hoping to make a deal.