FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s government should adapt its clean water regulations more quickly to Health Canada guidelines, a physician with an environmental advocacy group told legislators Thursday during a morning hearing.

The government should put into law a process to eliminate the lag between federal guidance and on-the-ground application by the province, Dr. Chris Arsenault told a committee considering changes to the Clean Water Act.

“It just happens in an ad hoc fashion right now. We’re recommending that it happens in a formalized way,

of cocaine stuffed inside bread.

The RCMP worked with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after finding a large shipping container from the Dominican Republic docked in Halifax. Officials intercepted the shipment on March 3 after it was flagged by border agents.

According to the press release, officials used X-ray technology in Nova Scotia’s capital to detect 1,178 packages within the container. The group wrapped the drugs in carbon paper before putting them inside flatbread.

Further tests by officials showed that the substances are

The Don Valley Parkway will be closed this weekend so keep that in mind when you make your Mother’s Day plans.

Lots of venues are hosting ticketed events like high teas for Mother’s Day including Casa Loma, Ripley’s Aquarium, The Fairmount Royal York, Reid’s Distillery and The Old Mill Toronto.

Here are some other events happening in Toronto:

Mother’s Day at the Toronto Botanical Garden

Stroll through the Toronto Botanical Garden with you mother and spend the day surrounded by spring beauty. The

Three Canadians with connections to a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise are self-isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, the federal government says.

Two Canadian passengers disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena almost two weeks ago, according to Dutch-based Oceanwide Expeditions. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said they were on the same returning flight as a third Canadian who was not on the vessel.

Quebec’s health minister said that a third Canadian, from Quebec, was not on the ship but is isolating

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed a deal to sell its remaining interest in its European non-performing loan portfolio to a joint venture including funds managed by Arrow Global Group and Fortress Investment Group.

The pension fund manager says the deal will deliver net proceeds to CPP Investments of about $1 billion across the total portfolio.

The move follows a comprehensive review of the portfolio and its long-term outlook.

Ben Mason, head of European credit at CPP Investments, says the decision will allow the fund to

NEW YORK (AP) — When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages — and residents’ power bills. To ease that strain, power companies may ask customers to do something many probably won’t: a few degrees higher.

Now, a renter-friendly pilot program in New York City is testing a different approach: plug-in batteries that can power air conditioners offline during peak demand, helping take pressure off the

Peel Regional Police say a months‑long investigation has led to the arrest of a 35‑year‑old Midland, Ont., man accused of using multiple fake online identities to lure youths for sexual purposes.

According to investigators, the case began in February, when officers identified an unknown individual allegedly using several social media platforms to contact youths under the age of 16. Police say the suspect used multiple aliases to conceal his identity and target potential victims.

Officers identified the suspect as Stanley Marion, who they

Police are investigating after an anonymous bomb threat was sent to both the Halton District School Board (HDSB) and the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB), naming nine schools across Oakville as potential targets.

The threat, received Thursday morning, referenced the following schools:

• Oakville Trafalgar High School
• Iroquois Ridge High School
• Abbey Park High School
• White Oaks Secondary School
• Garth Webb Secondary School
• Appleby College
• Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School
• Loyola Catholic Secondary School
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Halton Regional Police say there is no hold‑and