The University of Prince Edward Island marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with a ceremony Friday, which is part of a week of events leading up to Truth and Reconciliation Day and Treaty Day, organized through the university’s Mawi’omi Centre.
A new survey found that 48 per cent of Canadians say they won’t be taking any specific action to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Truth and Reconciliation Day started in Charlottetown with a flag lowering ceremony, before going to UPEI to do a meaningful exercise.
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Over 200 residents, many dressed in orange, walked with Indigenous leaders at Rockwood Park to mark the holiday.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Mental Health Department’s research team is conducting a study which delves into the impacts of cannabis use on youth between the ages of 15 and 16-years old.
Every homeless person has a different story, no matter where they come from, and that is no different for Dianne Munnings from the Bahamas.
It’s been a trying year for farmers in Nova Scotia, with record cold, dry weather and an abundance of rain taking a toll on the harvest, but apples seem to be doing just fine.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey made a solemn apology today to survivors of residential schools in southern Labrador.
Joshua Ghiringhelli is still be waiting to be fully licensed as a pharmacist in Nova Scotia almost a year after he moved to the picturesque rural community of Boutillier’s Point.
The federal Liberal government has made a lot of promises to Indigenous Peoples. But do those promises line up with what communities on the ground really want and need, or reflect their diversity?
People gathered in Upper Hammonds Plains Thursday night ahead of the RCMP’s apology to Nova Scotia’s Black communities for its historical use of street checks and other harms.
Nova Scotia's government has launched a review into policing, six months after a public inquiry raised wide-ranging criticisms of the RCMP's performance in the province.
More than 500 students from four schools joined the Sipekne’katik community to place orange flags in the shape of a heart on the site of the former Shubenacadie Residential School.
A group that used a pesticide to rid New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed of invasive smallmouth bass has stopped the program after years of controversy over the strategy.
Melanie Doucet is doing her part to make sure her students are well-educated and fully engaged for Truth and Reconciliation Week.
Melanie Doucet is doing her part to make sure her students are well-educated and fully engaged for Truth and Reconciliation Week.
Nova Scotia and the federal government's joint announcement to construct more than 220 public housing units on Wednesday is looked at as a step forward in the right direction, but critics say that number falls short of what's needed to address the housing crisis.
A remarkable, historic artifact with a strong Halifax connection sold at auction over the weekend for nearly $180,000.
It's a question of will they won't they when it comes to calling an election this fall in New Brunswick
Canada has seen exponential growth across the country over the last year according to new data released by Statistics Canada and the three Maritime Provinces are at the top of the chart.
A stagnant high pressure system centered over Quebec has moved a plume of smoke created by western Canada wildfires over the Maritimes.
More than half of the concussions reported amongst youth in Nova Scotia occurred during physical activity or while playing sports but a new online learning tool is looking to lower that impact.
A new study put out by HomeEquity Bank states older, single women are leading by example when it comes to money matters and wellness, despite stereotypes.
Nine-year-old William Jones builds the fortified town of Louisbourg, N.S., out of Lego in his basement.
A parade of orange shirts flooded Sitansisk first nation Friday morning as children gathered in ceremony to remember those who did not make it home.
Historian David Foster Carter is studying and showcasing a treasured hockey artifact in Windsor, N.S.
With National Coffee Day on Friday and International Coffee Day following closely behind on Sunday, experts share that there’s a lot more to coffee than just being a popular beverage.
Basketball fans in the Maritimes will be getting an early Christmas present, as Moncton will host four NCAA Division 1 college basketball teams at the Atlantic Slam tournament in late November.
Melanie Doucet is doing her part to make sure her students are well-educated and fully engaged for Truth and Reconciliation Week.
More than 500 students from four schools joined the Sipekne’katik community to place orange flags in the shape of a heart on the site of the former Shubenacadie Residential School.
12-year-old Oliver Woodworth has been called up to Team Canada, making a name for himself in the world of table tennis.
Johnny Reid is best known for his music, but now the country superstar will be showing off a different talent at Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay, N.S., to tell the story of his grandmother.
Up until this week, opening a tattoo parlour in the Township of Langley in B.C.’s Fraser Valley was technically illegal.
Saskatchewan has its fair share of slang, and one phrase synonymous with our province: Bunny Hug. While this term is common phrase to most Saskatchewanians, it is apparently still fair game to be trademarked.
A growing rabbit population on Vancouver's Granville Island has been attracting coyotes, according to authorities, and the bunnies are now being trapped and taken to a vet to be euthanized.
A Manitoban is hoping his homegrown board game will make a splash at an iconic toy fair.
Blain Sonnenberg's daughters — seven-year-old Brooklyn and four-year-old Trezley — were the light of his life.
An Ontario widower, still grieving his wife's death, is unsure how to pay for a medical bill from their last vacation to Florida, which costs more than US$124,000.
Mel Ellsworth from Halifax has fallen on hard times, and is now one of many people sleeping rough in the city.
As artificial intelligence dominates the public interest, some experts fear we don't understand the true climate impact of these models.
A group of orcas that inhabit Canadian waters are known to harass and kill porpoises without eating them. A new study tries to explain why.
Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead.
The threat of a U.S. federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign.
A jury on Thursday found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who followed him around a mall food court earlier this year.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Seas of orange flooded events across the country on Saturday as Canadians gathered to acknowledge systemic oppression of Indigenous people and observe the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the post-season. Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 tonight.
The NFL is airing a special animated broadcast featuring 'Toy Story' characters when the Atlanta Falcons play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
