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• 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.

  

• Ahead of Edmonton officers' funeral, families thank Canadians for 'incredible outpouring of support'

  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 say.

  

• 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.

• Messy mix of snow, ice pellets and rain Sunday into Monday

  A low-pressure system moving up the coastline of Maine will cross Nova Scotia Sunday into early Monday morning, bringing a mix of snow, ice pellets and rain.

• 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.

• St. John's, N.L., airport reopen 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.

• 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.

• NDP MP introduces bill to combat online hate speech

  Incidents of online hate speech are on the rise and an NDP MP is introducing new legislation to stop it.

• No injuries reported in 'small explosion' at Université de Moncton

  Firefighters and police in New Brunswick responded to an explosion at a lab on the campus of the Université de Moncton Saturday morning.

• 'It was crazy': N.B. teen meets hockey idol Sidney Crosby thanks to Make-a-Wish

  A young cancer patient from New Brunswick recently had his wish granted and got to spend a day with his hockey hero, Sidney Crosby.

• Huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in N.S. Acadian community now up for sale

  A huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church that has been a landmark to the Acadian community in southwestern Nova Scotia is up for sale.

• U.S. President Joe Biden given Maritime-made Peace by Chocolate bar during visit to Ottawa

  U.S. President Joe Biden was given a Maritime-made sweet treat during his visit to Ottawa on Friday.