Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday the "unsubstantiated" story that he put communion bread in his pocket during the funeral of former governor general Roméo LeBlanc last week, "is a low moment in journalism."

New Brunswick's new education minister has reversed a decision by his predecessor to cut almost 600 contract jobs for library assistants and student support staff across the province.

The New Brunswick government denies that it broke the rules when it gave $50 million in loan guarantees to a Miramichi-based construction company, but agrees that perhaps those rules should be reviewed.

The company that owns a mill in Miramichi that's been closed for more than two years says it is in talks with a potential buyer.

The Bay of Fundy has made a short list for the international 7 Wonders of Nature contest. Officials announced the top 77 on the list Thursday.

IT WAS THE GREAT LUPE VÁSQUEZ who first informed me of the existence of the baladas prohibidas. We were at the 13 Negro drinking early in the evening, which is to say that it was not yet midnight and Lupe

Apparently the swine flu is all the rage in London. This from Harper's Weekly:Officials in Britain said that the number of new cases of swine flu in that country was doubling weekly and could reach 100,000 new cases per day

Does winter weather get you down? Would you rather spend chilly days at the beach in Cancun or skiing in Quebec rather than sitting behind a desk? Well, maybe you should become a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. FTC

THERE IS A MAN DRIVING FAST down a dirt road leading to the . A rooster tail of dust marks his passage. He is very frightened and his 15-year-old son sits beside him in silence. The boy is that way—very

This first appeared on the website.It was a blast. I'm talking about my daughter's wedding. You don't often see a child of yours quite that happy. I'm no party animal, but I danced my 64-year-old legs off. And I can't

You've probably seen the ads. Ominous voice-overs warn you about how health care reform "could put a bureaucrat in charge of your medical decisions, not you." A massive bulldozer with "government-run insurance plan" written on the side crushes your health

EARLY ONE MORNING in August 2005, a small team of game wardens and deputies climbed through coyote brush and manzanita in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve outside San Jose, California, searching for an illegal pot farm. As they crested

Here's how reporters Steven Lee Myers and Marc Santora of the New York Times described the American withdrawal from Iraq's cities last week:"Much of the complicated work of dismantling and removing millions of dollars of equipment from the combat outposts

Monday kicks off the confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, and by all accounts, the event promises to be a snoozer. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will speechify about empathy and legislating from the bench. They'll demand to know what

Do you have anything to declare?"Here's The Fog of War, as recommended by Brian, and me: - Watch more at . BTW: +++News QuizToday in Pakistan, US drones killed:A- 12B- 37C- 45D- Some Pakistani heart and mindGreenpeace placed an Obama

A Carrollton man who survived a rafting mishap during a Boy Scouts outing in Colorado suffered a fatal heart attack moments after leaving the water. Also Online Carrollton news and resources David Campbell, 49, was accompanying his 17-year-old son Connor

The Southern MARION - State disaster officials will hold three briefings with local representatives and private nonprofit organizations in six Illinois counties next week, telling them on how to apply for federal disaster assistance in the wake of May's severe

FRANKLIN COUNTY - Franklin County residents wanting more information faster can now lean on Franklin County Emergency Management Agency for a boost to their ability to stay caught up.

MARION - Even with the Southern Illinois Miners playing on the road, the region found a way to win at Rent One Park with the Williamson County Relay for Life.

CARBONDALE - A lack of state funding will cause Carbondale Community High School's Rebound program to close at the end of the summer session later this month.