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• 'It’s a huge shift': Cape Breton businesses in danger of closing due to worker shortages

  Restaurant staff have been hard to come by in Cape Breton in recent months, making it hard for business owners to leave the open sign on.

  

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  LIVE @ 1 P.M. MT | Funeral procession underway for Edmonton officers killed in the line of duty

  The appreciation and respect shown by the public after two Edmonton Police Service officers were killed in the line of duty has not gone unnoticed, their families said in a statement ahead of the regimental funeral on Monday.

  

• How many Canadians plan on travelling this year? New survey breaks down the numbers

  It seems travel is on the minds of many people now that spring has arrived, and a new survey suggests more than half of all Canadians plan to hit the road in 2023.

• Riverview man pleads guilty to child porn charge after investigator poses as child online

  A Riverview, N.B., man has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in connection with a child pornography investigation that dates back to 2020.

• Nova Scotia to spend $15M on 11 arts, community projects across province

  The Nova Scotia government is spending more than $15 million on 11 arts and community projects around the province, including a new community centre in Oxford and upgrades to Neptune Theatre in Halifax.

• HMCS Montreal departs Halifax for Indo-Pacific operation

  A Royal Canadian Navy frigate departed Halifax today as part of the federal government's wider strategy of boosting its presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

• P.E.I. Green Party wasn't ready for election, may lose seats from 2019: experts

  As the Prince Edward Island election approaches its final week, the Green Party is fighting to hold onto its historic gains from the last provincial vote -- a battle some experts say could result in lost seats.

• Piper down: Village in New Brunswick wants giant sandpiper returned to pedestal

  A new sculpture has been commissioned and a platform has been built -- but a New Brunswick village's oversized avian avatar has still not returned to its roost.

• Easter marks a bittersweet holiday for Ukrainians in the Maritimes

  Moncton's Ukrainian community held an Easter bazaar Sunday, raising funds to help purchase medical supplies for Ukrainian soldiers back home.

• Woman, 33, dead after motor vehicle crash in Lincoln, N.B.: police

  A 33-year-old woman from Rusagonis, N.B., has died after a motor vehicle crash Saturday morning in the Lincoln area.

• St. John's, N.L., airport reopens to public after ceiling fire creates damage

  The St. John's International Airport reopened Sunday evening almost two days after a fire in a second-floor ceiling caused soot and water damage.

• Fredericton Innovators work to reduce idling, greenhouse gas emissions

  A made-in-Fredericton idea may soon help frustrated drivers, and the planet, at the same time.