The sagging economy has prompted a resurgence in frugality, as well as creativity, for couples making preparations for their big day, a New Brunswick wedding planner told CBC.

The jobs of Canada's emergency responders will not be made any easier in the near future as new developments in the cellular industry will still make it difficult to track 911 calls, according to a technology industry group.

The New Brunswick Medical Society has taken its fight against the provincial government's two-year fee freeze to the next level by launching its promised court action.

A golf tournament near Shippagan this weekend will honour the late local hockey hero, Luc Bourdon, with a fundraiser to help young people get more access to sports.

A Fredericton-area woman is fortunate that fire crews were able to locate her burning home on Wednesday after she passed out while trying to give her address over a cellular phone.

The Rodd Confederation Inn is being sold with a plan to turn the site into seniors' apartments.

Charlottetown police are preparing the city's downtown for the Festival of Lights concerts this weekend.

Ticket sales for the Charlottetown Festival of Lights are down significantly from last year, a decline that is being felt by tourist operations in the area.

The provincial government won't budge on its strict new gambling policy that will see 43 video lottery terminal operations - some non-profit organizations - lose their gambling machines.

Three years of study paid off for 21 Inuit women on Wednesday, when they became the first to receive masters of education degrees under a unique Nunavut-based program set up by the University of Prince Edward Island.

Excitement is building across the region and beyond for next Saturday’s concert by Sir Paul McCartney on the Halifax Commons.

 Dr. Alice Crook was 10 or so when she spotted an injured Canada goose on the highway as her family was driving to her grandparents in Thunder Bay.

After 15 years of meetings, curriculum development and planning, the first group of family medicine residents have started training on P.

The bicycle lane around the perimeter road of Victoria Park is now in operation. It will continue in operation until Oct.

A new heart, a fresh start. Lillian O’Connor’s first week with her transplanted heart has been marked by notable improvements in the baby compared to her first three-and-a-half months of uncertainty that were all spent under close scrutiny and meticulous care at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto, says joyous father Kevin O’Connor.

Roméo LeBlanc was remembered on Friday as one of the leading luminaries in a generation of politicians who helped strengthen and unite Canada.

One of the world's largest producers of medical equipment is disputing claims that it has an inside track when it comes to winning contracts tendered by the Liberal government.

They came to the cradle of Acadia on Friday to remember Roméo LeBlanc, to the towering sandstone church in Memramcook where he was baptized, hundreds upon hundreds of government officials and dignitaries and plain, ordinary folks.

A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters.

Sheriff's deputies searched Friday for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.

Saint John, N.B. - A body has been discovered in a swamp behind Parkway Mall in east Saint John. The River Valley Ground Search and Rescue stumbled upon the remains while conducting a training exercise this morning around 10:30 a.m.

Saint John, N.B. - The major crime unit is investigating an armed robbery at Little John's Variety on John. T McMillan Avenue in east Saint John last night around 10 p.m.

ST. STEPHEN, NB - An investigation is ongoing by fire and police officials after a number of fires in the St. Stephen area. Police say a number of structures and vehicles were found burned, and they believe they were all deliberately set.

Tax cuts good for NB small business? SAINT JOHN, NB - As an National "think tank" applauds the New Brunswick government for its bold business tax cuts, the province's opposition leader says those cuts were required.

SAINT JOHN, NB - Gay Pride week has been cancelled in Saint John. SAINT JOHN, NB - Gay Pride week has been cancelled in Saint John.

All cases of Tamiflu resistance are not created equal. So while the first three instances of swine flu infection with Tamiflu-resistant viruses were reported in the past week, it was Number 3, not Number 1 that put influenza experts on edge.

RCMP say EnCana's natural gas pipeline in northeastern B.C. has been targeted by a sixth bombing attack, the second in three days.

trained scientist accused of being an al-Qaida operative was living freely in Pakistan and Afghanistan for portions of the five years before her arrest last year, a psychologist says, disputing claims that the scientist had spent those years in the custody of foreign authorities.

Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said. He was 97.

MONCTON, NB - Motorists in New Brunswick will get a bit of a break when they head to the gas pumps this week. As expected, the province's Energy and Utilities Board has dropped the price of gas by point seven cents per litre.

Mourners head past Romeo LeBlanc's official portrait by artist Christan Nicholson while paying their respects to the late governor general as he lay in state in the chapel at the Memramcook Institute in Memramcook, N.B. on July 2, 2009. LeBlanc died last week after a lengthy illness at age of 81.

FREDERICTON, NB - New Brunswick doctors have launched legal action against the provincial government over a two-year wage freeze announced by the Liberals earlier this year.

MEMRAMCOOK, NB - Hundreds of mourners have filed through a quiet chapel at the Memramcook Institute today to pay final respects to Romeo LeBlanc. The former Governor General and native son of Memramcook died last week after a lengthy illness. He was 81.

MONCTON, NB - The Moncton Wildcats selected Russian forward Kirill Kabanov with their 7th overall pick in this years CHL Import Draft. Kabanov played last year for Spartak Moscow in the KHL. He was also a member of the Russian U18 team last season.

Claude Bailey sits in his armchair adjusting dials, reciting bandwidths and showing off a room full of amateur radio equipment that's taken a lifetime to collect.

Flight college and Air Canada Jazz officials are in talks to avoid a repeat of a recent incident that forced the crew of an arriving passenger jet to take action to avoid a collision.

The New Brunswick Liberal Party has joined the millionaire club.

Romeo LeBlanc's son gently rested his hand on his father's flag-draped casket and said goodbye to a man remembered by many for his abiding humility despite a life of lofty political successes.

A meeting regarding the province's surgical wait-list management project was cancelled last week due to poor attendance by doctors.

SUMMERSIDE — A garden is never complete. Just ask Vincent McRae. He’s spent a decade transforming his 75x75-foot backyard from a patch of grass to an oasis in the heart of the city.

SUMMERSIDE — Here are some tips from Summerside and Area Garden Club co-president Vincent McRae for the beginner gardener.

O’LEARY Aside from providing access to O’Leary’s sprawling museum complex, Dewar Lane recalls a man with a passion for his community and a true sense of its heritage.

WELLINGTON – A Wellington man died Friday after working to hook up a generator in the community.

SUMMERSIDE – It hasn’t been a great week for Island strawberry growers. Many hoped to have U-pick operations open by now.