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Two dead following plane crash in Labrador

The cause of the crash remains unknown at this time.

In this file photo, a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary crest is shown on the police department's Facebook page.

N.B. reports 118 COVID-19 cases on first full day of winter action plan

N.B. reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 87 recoveries, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 752.

P.E.I. school to close for one week after two more COVID-19 cases

Prince Edward Island announced two new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, both linked to Ecole La-Belle-Cloche in Souris.

N.S. school to close to contain spread of COVID-19

A Halifax-area school will be closed this week due to COVID-19.

Halifax police investigate break-ins at two schools

Charity and community organizations busy this Christmas season

The spirit of giving is very much alive this Christmas season in the Maritimes.

Still no sign of missing Cape Breton senior

The search for a missing Cape Breton senior resumed Sunday after it was suspended Saturday night.

Some upset over N.S. hockey tournament change of venue

The Riverview Red Cup, a popular high school hockey tournament in Cape Breton, will soon have a new home for the first time in more than four decades.

Military repairing cracks in the tails of most CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters

The Canadian military says it has discovered cracks in the tails of 19 of its 23 Cyclone maritime helicopters.

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Canada introduces temporary exemption for stranded travellers in South Africa

After expanding its travel ban to include 10 countries in southern Africa, the Canadian government has introduced a temporary exception for travellers who provide a negative PCR test within 48 hours of departing.

Passengers make their way through Montreal-Trudeau airport in Montreal, on Dec. 1, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

Stem cell-based treatment may help Type 1 diabetes patients produce insulin: Canadian study

A first-of-its-kind study involving researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health shows that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in Type 1 diabetes patients.

House of Commons set to get bill from Liberals changing drug, criminal laws

The federal Liberals are expected to introduce a bill in the House of Commons today that would revive a legislative push to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences.

Canada not in midst of housing bubble: Former housing and mortgage head

The former CEO of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the many factors contributing to Canada's increasingly hot housing market, while notable, aren't cumulating in a housing bubble.

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years

A special court in Myanmar's capital sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said.