Alex Cooke

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Rescue underway for dozens of seals stranded in small Newfoundland town

Fisheries officials have rescued eight seals from a small Newfoundland town that's been overrun by dozens of the blubbery mammals for over a week.

State Of The Animal

Nova Scotia community looks forward to brighter year after 2018 marred by tragedy

A community on the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia is looking forward to a brighter 2019 after a difficult year that's been bookended by tragedy.

Garrison Graveyard, Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal,

Researchers unravelling the mysteries behind one of Canada's oldest cemeteries

It's been a century since Fort Anne became Canada's first administered national historic site, but much of the history surrounding the once hotly contested grounds in Annapolis Royal, N.S., is still shrouded in mystery.

Wanda Robson, Viola Desmond, $10 bank note,

New $10 bill featuring Viola Desmond goes into circulation next week

A new $10 banknote featuring Viola Desmond's portrait will go into circulation in a week, just over 72 years after she was ousted from the whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, N.S.

Kaitlin Dryden, demonstrators, St. Francis Xavier president, Kent MacDonald,

St. F.X. students protest school's handling of alleged sexual assault

A group of students is set to launch a petition that demands St. Francis Xavier University strengthen its sexual violence policy, saying an apology from the school's president for its handling of an allegation of sexual assault doesn't go far enough.

New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon,

New Brunswick Green Party leader to meet with Liberal, Tory leaders

A game of political tug of war is set to begin this week in New Brunswick, as both the province's main parties vie for the support of the Greens in the wake of an election that produced a deadlocked result.

political cartoon, Lady Justice, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Bruce MacKinnon

Halifax artist's cartoon in response to Kavanaugh hearing grips internet

A political cartoon depicting the assault of Lady Justice has gone viral in the wake of recent allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Stephen Thompson, roses, Ernest Thompson, crash, Swissair Flight 111, memorial service, Bayswater Beach,

Families, first responders honoured during Swissair 20th anniversary service

Stephen Thompson clutched a tissue on Sunday, September 2, 2018, afternoon, unable to hold back tears during an emotional service honouring his father and 228 others who died in a horrific airplane crash 20 years ago.

Paramedic Brian Fournier, tribute, police station, Fredericton,

Fredericton parade 'a way to celebrate even in the midst of this grief': mayor

Two days after four people were killed in a quiet New Brunswick neighbourhood, the Fredericton Pride parade is slated to take place on Sunday, August 12, 2018, with the city's mayor saying "there's a way to celebrate even in the midst of this grief."

Residents fighting to save New Brunswick's beloved "kissing bridges"

Raymond Boucher says if you haven't shared a kiss beneath the beams of a covered bridge, you're missing out.