Nominations are now open for the 2025 Order of Prince Edward Island.  The Order of Prince Edward Island is the highest honour the Province can bestow. It was established to recognize Islanders who make remarkable contributions to the social, economic and cultural life of their province. All submissions must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before March 19th.  Nomination forms and information about the Order are available online at OrderPEI.ca.

Post 1 – 6:28 AM NST (5:58 AM AST)

The weather across the Province is generally much calmer than the last few days. Sure we are seeing some showers and flurries, but that’s the extent of it. Temperatures are also warmer than the last few days with readings Province-wide sitting a couple of degrees on either side of 0ºC.

Road conditions are generally ok, however there are a few spots being reported as snow-covered and one parts of TLH in southern Labrador is marked as ‘Travel not advised.’ The images below were captured around 6:30 AM NST.

Check back throughout the day for updates!

On Tuesday afternoon, the RNC responded to a business in Mount Pearl regarding a complaint of possible impaired driving and a vehicle that had hit a building.

Officers determined the 40-year-old female driver was operating the vehicle without an insurance policy and had left the scene of the accident.

The vehicle was impounded and the driver was ticketed for operating a vehicle without an insurance policy and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Association is recognizing the “perseverance and professionalism” of its members in the face of increased violence towards officers.

The RNCA cites multiple examples over the last week where officers were met with violent acts while responding to incidents.

One such situation happened late last week during which officers were attacked with a “ranged weapon.” They say officers were able to take cover and safely make the arrest.

During another incident on the weekend, the RNC responded to a break and enter at a business and the suspect threw a weapon at an officer before being arrested—resulting in minor injuries.

The Association says it is dedicated to advocating for the safety and wellbeing of members, and highlighting their “consistent professionalism” while facing increased violence in the workplace.

A new report by INFORMAS Canada found that children see more than 4,000 digital food ads a year, with teens seeing double that number, and the vast majority is for unhealthy food. Experts say it's becoming harder for parents to cut through the social media noise to help kids make healthy eating choices.  

Work is underway to shore up the foundation and fix some insulation at the Souris Show Hall in northeastern Prince Edward Island. CBC journalist Sheehan Desjardins stopped by to check on the progress and hear about how the hall helps bring the community together.

The Nova Scotia government has announced it will lift blanket bans for future natural resource development, including for uranium exploration and mining. The decision is a big change in course for a province that hotly debated developing a uranium industry 40 years ago and again in 2008.

The Halifax bridge commission is preparing for tolls to come off in less than two months, after the provincial government solidified its election promise this week.

The inside of a north-end Halifax building that caught fire early Sunday morning is essentially gone, and the exterior walls are now in danger of collapsing.

At a celebration of life for Paiyton Pick, her family told CBC News they want her to be remembered as more than a victim, and as they grieve they want to push for change to prevent intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia.

Moncton council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a developer's proposal for four six-storey buildings with a mix of apartments and commercial space along the edge of the Vision Lands.

A New Brunswick podcast is using its platform and the technologies of the modern age to reach a new audience with a dramatic story about Canada's aviation history — from an era when airport security was as lax as getting on a bus.

Ossie Gildart was told his licence was suspended until he pays $4,661.91 because he'd had an uninsured accident — an accident that happened in Toronto in 1960. 

The Centennial Bridge that spans New Brunswick’s Miramichi River has been a construction site for years.

The provincial government first announced its plan to rehabilitate the nearly 60-year-old 1.1-kilometre bridge, in the river’s namesake city, in 2012. Commute-grinding construction began in earnest about a decade ago, resulting in partial closings that have slowed traffic and exhausted local residents and people travelling to and from New Brunswick’s northeast, who are left with only one other crossing nearby.

The Public Schools Branch says that to allow for the necessary ongoing cleanup, the Charlottetown, Bluefield, Kinkora, Kensington, Three Oaks, and Westisle families of schools will operate on Wednesday following a one hour delay.  There will be no further announcement.

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TODAY: Cloudy. Chance of flurries. Sun and cloud this afternoon. West gusting 40. High -1°

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Low -5°

TOMORROW: Sun and cloud. High -1°

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Last month inflation increased blights to 1.9 percent, it was 1.8 percent in December.

In January, Canadians paid more for energy and in the cost of vehicles increased. These price increases were partly offset by continued downward pressure on prices for products affected by the goods and services tax break introduced in December. 

Prices for the food component fell 0.6 percent, the first yearly decrease since May 2017. It was driven by a record decline in prices for food purchased from restaurants.

A Memorial University medical student is gaining recognition for his work researching and advocating for people diagnosed with vitiligo.

The auto-immune disease causes the body to attack melanin in the skin, resulting in patches of discolouration.

While it affects patients of all skin tones, it’s most noticeable in those with darker skin and affects about 1.5 to 2 per cent of the worldwide population.

Because vitiligo is an auto-immune disease, patients can also be affected by other auto-immune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis.

Parsa Abdi, a third-year med student at Memorial, was born in Iran but has lived in St. John’s most of his life. He became interested in dermatology, and vitiligo in particular when his sister was diagnosed.

While not life-threatening, the disease can have a very dramatic psychological impact on a person’s self-confidence, and his aim is to raise awareness through Vitiligo Voices Canada which he co-founded.

“Here in Newfoundland, especially in rural parts of Newfoundland, there may be kids, there may be adults that grow up that don’t get the support that they need, and they may get misinformation online, or from others. It’s so important for people to get connected and to learn the resources, and have a supportive group where they can talk about this.”

Abdi was recently recognized with a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for his work and advocacy.

A woman is without her vehicle after crashing into the side of a business in Mount Pearl yesterday afternoon.

RNC were called shortly after 3 p.m. after a car hit the side of the building and left the scene.

Officers caught up with the vehicle and found the 40-year-old was behind the wheel without any insurance.

She was ticketed for driving without insurance and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

The vehicle was impounded.

Five-month old Seamus was recently adopted by a family in Pound Cove. With a little training, Dana Blackmore hopes her donkey’s sweet and docile demeanor will make him the perfect visitor for those in long-term care.

Corner Brook Mayor Jim Parsons says Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro isn't providing a handout by buying the newsprint mill's electricity from its generating station in Deer Lake, and is confident the mill will stay on the west coast for generations to come.

Newfoundland and Labrador's NDP leader says the province's decision to back away from a plan to make arts and other junior high school courses optional shows they didn't do the proper consultation in the first place.