The New Brunswick Trails Cuncil is calling for a moratorium on all-terrain vehicle use on some trails until a provincial trail strategy has been worked out.

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan are struggling to attract spectators, only months after the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team almost left the northern community.

A Sussex miner died on Saturday during an underground accident, according to Potash Corp. New Brunswick.

More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided housing as part of a massive four-year project to study the link between mental health and homelessness.

The Energy and Utilities Board should be given the authority to reset power rates after the five-year freeze lifts under the proposed NB Power sale, a Fredericton lawyer argues.

The editor of the University of Prince Edward Island's campus newspaper wants to break away from the student union.

P.E.I. RCMP will not be laying charges in connection with a collision Saturday afternoon between a car and two 12-year-old boys on a dirt bike.

Paul Jelley, who served the government of P.E.I. as deputy minister in a number of major portfolios during his career, died on Friday.

A coyote suspected of being one of two that attacked a dog near Souris has been caught by P.E.I. wildlife officials.

Two 12-year-old boys from P.E.I. were injured Saturday when their off-road motorcycle was hit by a car on Clermont Road.

A 16-year-old male youth alleged to have made threats on Facebook last month about a shooting at Charlottetown Rural High School appeared briefly in provincial youth court today.

SUMMERSIDE — If you can’t beat ’em join ’em. That may be the new mission statement for local business if they want to compete successfully in the marketplace.

The Malpeque Conservative Association announced today that Dr. Tim Ogilvie has accepted the nomination to serve as the Conservative Party of Canada’s candidate in the next federal election.

Joy Gallant was pleasantly surprised by the waves of emotion that swept through her at the sudden appearance of a tall yellow flame cutting through the pounding hype of the Olympic torch relay event in Charlottetown Saturday night.

CAVENDISH — The Green Gables house in Cavendish is famous the world over and Sunday another honour was added when it played host to the 2010 Winter Olympics torch that was carried in by Olympic hockey great Cassie Campbell-Pascal.

It has already blazed through the Far North, becoming the first torch relay to bring the Olympic flame within 817 kilometres of the North Pole by stopping in Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut,

An accident at the PotashCorp New Brunswick mine Saturday has claimed the life of 56-year-old Vincent Mitton of Penobsquis.

For months, residents lived in fear. They avoided going out after dark, left their lights on, kept guns under their beds.

While still well below the government's allowable limits, releases of tritium from the Point Lepreau nuclear plant into the Bay of Fundy were more than six times higher in 2008 than the previous year.

Three New Brunswick teachers and a school have been recognized internationally for their innovative classroom use of technology to improve student learning. The three teachers were among more than 250 from around the world honoured earlier this month at Microsoft's Innovative Education Forum in Brazil.

OTTAWA - Residents in the Saint John-region who felt their homes move last night actually experienced a mild earthquake. The Department of Natural Resources says a 2.2-magnitude quake hit 13 kilometres north of Saint John around seven o'clock.

MONCTON, NB - The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, crossing the Confederation Bridge after spending the weekend on P-E-I. The flame will pass through Port Elgin, Cap-Pele and stop in Shediac for a community celebration before moving on to Sackville, Memramcook and Dieppe.

PENOBSQUIS, NB - An accident at the Sussex area potash mine has claimed the life of a 56-year-old Penobsquis Man. Few details are being released but the accident happened underground Saturday afternoon.

SAINT JOHN, NB - A large contingent of judges and lawyers from across the province will be in Saint John today to hear from the country's top jurist.

ROTHESAY, NB - Rothesay Regional Police reporting a strange occurrence in Kennebecasis Park last night just before 7pm. Police received numerous reports from residents about a loud bang.

Four men have been acquitted in the Boxing Day 2005 shooting death of 15-year-old Jane Creba in downtown Toronto.

An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for changes to ensure more kids in the child welfare system find permanent homes.

The Opposition walked out of the Ontario legislature en masse today to protest the government's refusal to hold public hearings on its bill to create a 13 per cent sales tax that would go into effect in July.

The Crown is consenting to an acquittal for a woman convicted of killing her four-month-old son largely on the basis of evidence from Dr. Charles Smith.

The lawyer representing two federal Conservative agents had a rough morning as Federal Court began hearing a Tory case against Elections Canada related to 2006 advertising expenses.

PENOBSQUIS, NB - An accident at the Sussex area potash mine has claimed the life of a 56-year-old Penobsquis Man. Few details are being released but the accident happened underground Saturday around 3:00pm.

MONCTON, NB - The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, crossing the Confederation Bridge after spending the weekend on P.E.I.

BOUCTOUCHE, NB - A head-on collision on Highway 11 between Richibucto and Bouctouche, has claimed the life of an 18-year-old man. RCMP say the crash early Sunday involved a tractor-trailer and a car.

Moncton, N.B. - It appears the City of Moncton has weathered the global recession well. With a record $34-million worth of building permits issued last month, city officials say construction activity remains strong.

FREDERICTON, N.B. - New Brunswick health officials say the province's swine flu vaccination clinics will be open to the general public on Nov. 30. The province is receiving another 108,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine next week.

Carolyn Flanagan is still looking for answers in the disappearance of her uncle, Jim Vanderfluit.

Former patients of a retired family doctor received notice in the mail recently, saying they would have to pay up to $75 for a copy of their personal medical records.

There was a rare moment of bi-partisan harmony in the New Brunswick legislative assembly Friday.

More than 100 people participated in a candlelight vigil for murdered teenager Hilary Bonnell on Saturday night in Fredericton.

Property crime is dropping around Fredericton but not in the city.

NORTH POLE — The most northerly mailbox in the world is preparing for Christmas, as Santa Claus' post office opens this week to get ready for the bags, and bags of children's letters addressed to the jolly old elf.

SUMMERSIDE — Summerside's annual Santa Claus parade gets underway at 6:30 p.

KENSINGTON -- The Government of Canada and Prince Edward Island are partnering to invest more than $6 million in a local oil extraction facility that will provide farmers with a new rotational crop and give them access to growing global markets for new foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Halifax singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett led a big night for East Coast musicians at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday.

SUMMERSIDE – Heather Moyse had two rare experiences last night. The 31-year-old Summerside native carried the Olympic torch onto a stage outside Credit Union Place to complete the 24th day of the cross-country relay.