It’s a big, big lift: Removal has begun of a Fredericton-area bridgeNewsDuration 1:26After serving as a crossing since 1964, the Nashwaak River Bridge — also known as the Penniac Bridge — has been lifted and moved to shore, where it will be dismantled.

April 30, 2023 19:11 UTC

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), a labour union representing film and TV writers, is renegotiating a three-year contract for 11,500 members that is set to expire this week. Here's what you need to know about a potential writers' strike. Rather than the traditional pipeline of ordering a TV series from a pilot episode, some companies are now opting for script-to-series orders. The last writers' guild strike began in November 2007 and ended in February 2008 after 100 days. A potential writers' strike was averted in 2017 when both parties reached an agreement by their deadline.

April 30, 2023 17:40 UTC

With the beginning of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Ukrainian education faced enormous challenges. Therefore, the situation faced by Ukrainian students was a crisis. Of course, there are many Ukrainian children who dreamed of getting an education in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Now more than ever, world institutions are open to them. Have Ukrainian children changed during the war?

April 30, 2023 13:02 UTC

Infant missing, 6 bodies found near U.S. border in vicinity of Akwesasne, Que. Duration: 02:44The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says the six people — including a young child under the age of three — found dead in the St. Lawrence River on Thursday were from two separates families and investigators believe they were trying to gain access to the United States.

April 30, 2023 09:43 UTC

Rainfall warnings have been issued for Ottawa and across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Rainfall warnings have been issued across eastern Ontario and western Quebec as downpours are expected to hit the region Sunday evening. In Ottawa, between 40 and 50 millimetres of rain could fall by tomorrow morning, Environment Canada said in a warning issued Sunday afternoon. Warnings were previously issued Saturday for places like Kingston, Napanee, Belleville and Prince Edward County. In Ottawa, the rain is expected to continue Monday morning before easing off near noon.

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Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur will soon have Highway 50 renamed after him. The highway goes past his hometown of Thurso, Que., where this statue of the hockey legend stands. (CBC/Radio-Canada - image credit)Quebec's Highway 50 is being renamed in honour of legendary hockey player Guy Lafleur, who passed away just over a year ago. His mother, Pierrette, said she was one of the first people to be informed by the office of Quebec Premier François Legault that the highway — which runs past Lafleur's birthplace of Thurso, Que. Pierrette Lafleur said she was moved to see that her son's is still so beloved in the community.

April 30, 2023 08:13 UTC

Q. I have been trying to get solar panels installed on my shared roof, which is maintained by the HOA. The CCRs state that the HOA can ask for removal of solar panels for maintenance, and the HOA is trying to force me to remove the panels twice every year so that the roofing vendors can perform maintenance. The law prohibits “unreasonable” restrictions against solar installations, and if the contractor says it’s unnecessary to remove the solar panels twice a year, that expense does sound unreasonable. It’s not unusual to ask homeowners to agree to remove panels if roof repairs require it, but you are saying it is not necessary. By installing solar panels on the roof you are not just pursuing an architectural change to your property, you are seeking to change common area.

April 30, 2023 00:51 UTC

After deplaning on Saturday, Stars coach Pete DeBoer said the franchise is operating under the belief that their second-round series will begin on Tuesday. In three games against Seattle, Dallas won twice in regulation, lost once in overtime, and outscored the Kraken 13-10. “They came out banging bodies in the early part of that series, and Pavelski got injured. I thought our team, you know, was kind of getting used to the pace of the physicality of playoff hockey. And games five and six were our best of the series.”Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

April 30, 2023 00:51 UTC

That gave the Jays their second walk-off win of the season and improved their record to 3-0 in extra innings. The move turned out to be a wise one as McGee carved his way through the Jays lineup with ease. In his first big-league starter, McGee struck out two and required only 65 pitches to get through 6 2/3 innings. Gausman gasRight-hander Kevin Gausman was just as effective for the Jays with a career-high 13 strikeouts across seven scoreless innings. In the first, Jarred Kelenic and Eugenio Suárez hit back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners with one out before Gausman struck out the next two batters.

April 29, 2023 23:24 UTC

© Submitted by Greg Henderson Greg Henderson, 39, sold his 1955 Chevy 210 when a sudden illness landed him in the hospital in 2015. Because he was unable to work, Henderson needed fast cash to cover his mortgage. He made rushed decision he regrets to this day — he sold the car he had poured $15,000 into for a meagre $5,500. Henderson sold his car in Bayfield, Ont., where he had been storing it at his parents' farm. Henderson's love affair with the 1955 Chevy 210 began with his first viewing of the 1973 film, American Graffiti.

April 29, 2023 23:20 UTC

CBCThere's an old expression that when something is worth very little money, a person might call the price "merely birdseed." At the Wild Bird Store in southeast Calgary, a 20-pound bag of medium sunflower chips birdseed will cost you about $50. That cost has gone up 20 per cent since 2019, accord to store co-owner Kris Brown-Schoepp. She's never seen price increases like that in her 25 years in the business. "Typically, we would see an increase every year of maybe 50 cents," she sa

April 29, 2023 22:01 UTC

MADRID - Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open singles tournament after losing to Dusan Lajovic in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5), in the Round of 64 on Saturday. Lajovic handily won the first set, but Auger-Aliassime responded with a comfortable win of his own in the second. Lajovic then took the third set in a tiebreak. Auger-Aliassime, who’s ninth in the ATP rankings, hit 12 aces but also gave up 11 double faults in the match. Shapovalov, a 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., was scheduled to play China’s Zhang Zhizhen in Round of 64 singles play later Saturday.

April 29, 2023 18:07 UTC

When the second period ended, it was 3-0 Dallas and the Stars held a 26-14 edge in shots on goal. After 30 minutes, the Stars’ lead remained 1-0 although the flow of the game had gone Dallas’ direction. And for the fifth straight game, Dallas held Minnesota’s star forward, Kirill Kaprizov, completely in check. As far as the Wild was concerned, it was all about the Stars’ defense, especially their last line of defense. “I would have had to have a team of 10 guys to keep him out of Game 7,’’ DeBoer said.

April 29, 2023 05:59 UTC

CBC’s The Nature of Things delves into friendships between all kinds of species – specifically humans and animals – in The Secrets of Friendship. It turns out that close friendships are associated with many indices of well-being, including physical health, mental health, and emotional health. Dr. Beverley FehrIncluded in this documentary is the research of The University of Winnipeg’s eminent social psychologist, Dr. Beverley Fehr. “It has only been relatively recently that researchers have begun to examine the benefits of friendships,” shared Dr. Fehr. Because the experiments were interrupted by the pandemic, Dr. Fehr and her team are still collecting data.

April 29, 2023 02:03 UTC

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski, who has been in concussion protocol since suffering a head injury in the second period of Game 1, is a game-time decision for Game 6 against Minnesota Friday night in St. Paul. We saw that in Game 3.”The Stars suffered their only regulation loss here in the playoffs in Game 3 last Friday by a 5-1 score. DeBoer coached Pavelski when the San Jose Sharks made their only trip to a Stanley Cup Final in 2016. “I don’t think there’s any working Joe Pavelski in slowly,” he said. “I don’t think that would fly with him.

April 28, 2023 23:51 UTC