Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most Mike WoodFeb 20 2012 Family Day was originally celebrated by Alberta in 1990, with the premier of Alberta at the time, Don Getty, having the third Monday of February proclaimed as Family Day. Getty is said to have...

Survivor Benefits Should Not Be Taxed - Says Widow of Soldier

The widow of a soldier that was killed by a suicide bomber in 2006 in Afghanistan is fighting the Canadian government to eliminate taxes on survivor benefits.  Chantel Roy from Lincoln, New Brunswick was four...

Rolaids Recall:McNeil,Johnson & Johnson Recalls Rolaids Softchews

Rolaids Recall 2010: Wood And Metal Bits Prompts McNeil Health Care ( Johnson & Johnson) To Issue Rolaids Softchews Recall Johnson and Johnson has issued a recall for all its Rolaids Softchews after consumers reports of wood and metal particles. Rolaids Recall, Full...

New Brunswick 7th Graders Take National TextED Web Safety Course

Junior high students in New Brunswick are taking an online, soon-to-be national course about practicing safe texts. More than 250 Grade 7 classes across Canada have signed up for TextED, an interactive website that...

British Columbia Now Has Canada's Lowest Minimum Wage

As of September 1, British Columbia is number one in Canada on at least one list: worst minimum wage in the country. In April of 2009, New Brunswick tied B.C. for lowest minimum wage, raising the lowest hourly pay...

7 Dead Inside New Hope Mobile Home Park in Brunswick Georgia

Seven people have been found dead inside the New Hope mobile home park built on the historic New Hope Plantation in Brunswick Georgia this morning.The Glynn County Police Department responded to a 911 call just after 8am and found a number of deceased.  Two critically...

Canada Monitoring Russian Sub Movements on East Coast

A pair of nuclear-powered Russian submarines have made their way up the East Coast of the USA into waters off Canada. The attack subs were sighted off Georgia on August 5 and were monitored by the Pentagon for the duration of their presence near the US. The Canadian...

Gunman Forces Woman to Drive 14 Hours to Toronto

A 44-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive from Woodstock, New Brunswick to Toronto. The suspect is described as around 21 years old, white, with star tattoos on the left side of his neck. He jumped in the back of the unidentified woman's truck and...

McCartney Starr suggested for Lynch Foundation

Saturday night's benefit Concert for the "David Lynch Foundation" was billed as Paul McCartney & Friends  Change Begins Within. McCartney may not have shown up until nearly three hours into the show, but the message of change — specifically, through meditation —...

'O Canada' trial finds parent guilty

A parent who threatened a principal of an Elementary School, who scaled down the playing of the Canadian national was found guilty. Erik Millett, former principal of Belleisle Elementary School of New Brunswick had...

Cairo: the new Call Center Mecca

Egypt is one of the Top 10 most preferred destinations for companies looking to offshore their IT and call center functions, according to a ranking of top outsourcing destinations released last week by global...

Cdn Defence Minister to Announce $5-Billion for Armoured Vehicle

The Canadian Minister of Defence, Peter MacKay will announce $5Billion in new funding for light armoured vehicles at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick today.This is part of a pledge by the Canadian...

Politics plays a role in who gets the cash

I don’t know if I am saddened – or just sad that a politician comes out with such statements. All that does is just confirm that when a person becomes a politician something inside them, the person, changes. There must be some medical study as to why this is – why,...

Full steam ahead for Canadian power projects

The Ontario government is planning to bolster the province’s long-term energy stocks by refurbishing nuclear plants, and introducing additional gas-fired plants and wind turbines as part of...

36 Cyclists to Pedal 6,800 km across Canada!

One of the world's longest charitable cycling events on behalf of childhood cancer is taking place this summer from June 13 to June 24, 2008. Gordon Drummond, 49 of Peace River, Alberta, is one of the 36 National...

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