The sagging economy has prompted a resurgence in frugality, as well as creativity, for couples making preparations for their big day, a New Brunswick wedding planner told CBC.

The jobs of Canada's emergency responders will not be made any easier in the near future as new developments in the cellular industry will still make it difficult to track 911 calls, according to a technology industry group.

The New Brunswick Medical Society has taken its fight against the provincial government's two-year fee freeze to the next level by launching its promised court action.

A golf tournament near Shippagan this weekend will honour the late local hockey hero, Luc Bourdon, with a fundraiser to help young people get more access to sports.

A Fredericton-area woman is fortunate that fire crews were able to locate her burning home on Wednesday after she passed out while trying to give her address over a cellular phone.

The Rodd Confederation Inn is being sold with a plan to turn the site into seniors' apartments.

Charlottetown police are preparing the city's downtown for the Festival of Lights concerts this weekend.

Ticket sales for the Charlottetown Festival of Lights are down significantly from last year, a decline that is being felt by tourist operations in the area.

The provincial government won't budge on its strict new gambling policy that will see 43 video lottery terminal operations - some non-profit organizations - lose their gambling machines.

Three years of study paid off for 21 Inuit women on Wednesday, when they became the first to receive masters of education degrees under a unique Nunavut-based program set up by the University of Prince Edward Island.

 The province announced today that five family medicine residents have officially started their two-year training program on the Island.

BROOKLYN — Jared Roy Perry, 23, of Mill River East, has been identified as the victim in a fatal, single vehicle accident on Route 145 in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning.

Oyster and quahog fishers are now allowed back into the East River as the closure of the six-kilometre stretch Tuesday has been lifted.

P.E.I. retailers and consumers are being asked to check their fridges and freezers for beef products that may be contaminated with E.

While most Islanders waved flags of celebration this week or ate cake, Fisheries Minister Neil LeClair was contemplating the icing.

Friends and family filed past the coffin of Roméo LeBlanc on Thursday, paying homage to a man who brought grace and humility to the halls of power.

He was a simple man who rose from humble beginnings to accomplish extraordinary feats and on Thursday visitors from throughout New Brunswick and across Canada poured into Memramcook to pay their respects to Roméo LeBlanc in the former governor general's proud, Acadian hometown.

New Brunswick teachers are hoping to convince the Liberal government today to undo controversial changes introduced by former education minister Kelly Lamrock.

It's official. New Brunswick doctors are taking the provincial government to court over a controversial two-year wage freeze.

Campbellton residents are celebrating the city's 42nd Salmon Festival, an annual celebration of the world famous Restigouche Salmon.

ST. STEPHEN, NB - An investigation is ongoing by fire and police officials after a number of fires in the St. Stephen area. Police say a number of structures and vehicles were found burned, and they believe they were all deliberately set.

Tax cuts good for NB small business? SAINT JOHN, NB - As an National "think tank" applauds the New Brunswick government for its bold business tax cuts, the province's opposition leader says those cuts were required.

SAINT JOHN, NB - Gay Pride week has been cancelled in Saint John. SAINT JOHN, NB - Gay Pride week has been cancelled in Saint John.

POCOLOGAN, NB - Three of six people involved in a serious car accident along highway one have been released from hospital. Police say the accident, near Pocologan, happened mid-morning when a vehicle traveling eastbound swerved over the centre line into westbound traffic.

FREDERICTON, NB - The New Brunswick Teacher's Association is optimistic some jobs that were cut earlier this year can be saved. This after meeting with the province's new Education Minister earlier today.

Sarah Palin's stunning announcement Friday that she's stepping down as Alaska governor, presumably to focus on a rumoured presidential run in 2012, is sure to renew heated national debate about her capabilities, feminism and the future of conservatism in the United States.

The international peacekeeping mission in Darfur says gunmen have abducted two female aid workers in the western Sudanese region.

Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said.

Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed - but African officials denied that.

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda were prepared to bow as the 125th holder of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne disembarked from his plane Friday afternoon.

MONCTON, NB - Motorists in New Brunswick will get a bit of a break when they head to the gas pumps this week. As expected, the province's Energy and Utilities Board has dropped the price of gas by point seven cents per litre.

Mourners head past Romeo LeBlanc's official portrait by artist Christan Nicholson while paying their respects to the late governor general as he lay in state in the chapel at the Memramcook Institute in Memramcook, N.B. on July 2, 2009. LeBlanc died last week after a lengthy illness at age of 81.

FREDERICTON, NB - New Brunswick doctors have launched legal action against the provincial government over a two-year wage freeze announced by the Liberals earlier this year.

MEMRAMCOOK, NB - Hundreds of mourners have filed through a quiet chapel at the Memramcook Institute today to pay final respects to Romeo LeBlanc. The former Governor General and native son of Memramcook died last week after a lengthy illness. He was 81.

MONCTON, NB - The Moncton Wildcats selected Russian forward Kirill Kabanov with their 7th overall pick in this years CHL Import Draft. Kabanov played last year for Spartak Moscow in the KHL. He was also a member of the Russian U18 team last season.

It seems everyone in the tiny parish of Memramcook has a personal memory of Romeo LeBlanc.

The New Brunswick Medical Society has followed through on its threat to sue the Liberal government over the rejection of a tentative contract agreement the two sides negotiated last year.

Strawberry producers are already shaking a fist at the sky and other farmers will likely follow suit if wet, cloudy weather continues to hang around.

The New Brunswick Teachers Federation hopes to convince government to reverse recent cutbacks and scrap a controversial fund the union says is mired in bureaucracy.

An official with a Fredericton-based alternative energy business says a slow regulatory body is keeping New Brunswickers from cutting down on the amount of water they waste.

ALBERTON Stamp collector Rene Richard could barely contain his excitement Thursday during Canada Post’s official launch of the Stompin’ Tom Connors postage stamp.

SUMMERSIDE – Businesses and consumers need to realize that a blended tax is coming to Prince Edward Island and they must be prepared for its impact, says the president of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce.

Summerside – Sections of Water Street left unpaved are at the top of the priority list for road crews.

SUMMERSIDE It’s a summer season with an entirely Island feel.  Harbourfront Theatre’s showcasing what P.

SUMMERSIDE – A Summerside man has been placed on probation after pushing his partner and throwing some of her things out the window.