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Late last week, four women were convicted of failing to get proper permits to enter a United States federal wilderness area and abandoning property in the 860,000-acre Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge near the border with Mexico. Natalie ...

Think of this as a tasteful little diversion. An amuse-bouche, if you will; a small taste of something different — spicy, gingery, cold — to clear your palate before the waiter brings the next course. Why, yes, indeed, it tastes ...

As recent events at the Gatwick and Heathrow airports have shown, a small drone — or even just the possible sighting of a drone — can be a big problem. Just before Christmas, flights were brought to a halt by a drone sighting in ...

The images are horrific and the details beyond disturbing. In Scotsburn, N.S., a man has been given a lifetime ban on owning domestic animals after two dogs were seized, and a third animal in his house was found dead. The SPCA found there was ...

Even though the scientists have only just made their point, you almost imagine the reaction coming from the fishing industry. Fisheries scientists, writing in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, suggest that the southern Gulf ...

A new year offers the promise that things will be better. And that optimistic resolve is beckoning to the 2.3 million residents of Atlantic Canada. Nowhere more so than in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council is ...

As 2018 draws to a conclusion, Atlantic Canadians try to find a little time between the hectic Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays for some quiet reflection. It’s a chance to look back on the past year and decide whether we are better ...

Political polls have come a long way from being infrequent snapshots of a specific period in time. In this age of modern analytics, they hold considerable sway in gauging the mood of the public. Trending poll numbers can now result in resignations ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has long championed the Liberal party position that fossil fuel development and environmental concerns are not mutually exclusive — they can successfully co-exist. Whether the federal government’s position ...

The Canada Summer Jobs program is about students getting seasonal employment, gaining valuable experience and helping fund their education. What could be wrong with that? Just ask the federal government, because the program sparked a year-long ...