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.

A young man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in an accident that killed two fellow students in eastern Prince Edward Island and injured two others.

The federal government is proposing new regulations to protect foreign workers coming to Canada.

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.

KENSINGTON — A bio-refinery that will extract oils from specialty oilseeds will be built in Kensington.

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.

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.

SUSSEX - The general manager of the potash mine near Sussex says it could be awhile before the details surrounding the death of a 56-year-old Penobsquis man are available.

RICHIBUCTO - RCMP have released the name of a man killed over the weekend in a crash on Highway 11. Jean-Francois LeBlanc, 25, of Cocagne died when his car collided with a tractor-trailer between Richibucto and Bouctouche early saturday morning.

SAINT JOHN - As the Olympic torch makes its way through New Brunswick today, Saint John is gearing up for celebrations that will mark the arrival of the torch to the city tomorrow night.

SAINT JOHN - The Department of Health has opened a new wellness centre on the west side. Health Minister Mary Schryer and Supply and Services Minister Ed Doherty took part in a ribbon-cutting today at the Market Place Wellness Centre.

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.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest says the province will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020.

A soldier who shot his close friend dead in Afghanistan has applied to be released from prison pending his appeal before the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada.

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says diplomat Richard Colvin had a right to make his explosive allegations about Afghan prisoners.

The federal government's senior adviser on Afghanistan says he encouraged diplomatic officials to report their insights and observations "freely and honestly," as long as they were accurate and objective.

A French aid group says two of its French staff members have been abducted in the Central African Republic.

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.

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 — The Steve Miller Band is coming. A news release issued today by concert promoter David Carver announces that Steve Miller is coming to Atlantic Canada, with more details to come later.

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.