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5 days ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Maria Panopalis
Janice Landry is a former reporter with ATV – CTV’s predecessor in the Maritimes – and the author of seven books. Her latest, “Every Little Thing: How Small Acts of Kindness Make a Big Impact,” carries a positive message about appreciation. Landry wrote the book for her husband Rob Dauphinee and their daughter Laura because they were there for her in “little and big ways” during a difficult chapter in Landry’s life. In 2023 she got very sick after being diagnosed with Lyme disease.
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1 week ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Todd Battis
California governor Gavin Newsom released a video on Monday to recruit Canadian travellers to the golden state as tourism numbers fall amidst trade disputes and boycotts. Zach Pendley is a hospitality analyst with EY Canada. He said the video is the most pointed advertisement he’s ever seen in the tourism industry.
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1 week ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Alana Pickrell
RCMP in New Brunswick announced a collision in Moncton on X at 10:47 a.m. Friday. Police said Homestead Road is closed from Upper Mountain Road to Lower Mountain Road and motorists should expect delays. An RCMP collision reconstruction vehicle was on the scene. More to come. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Todd Battis
The trade war with the United States entered a new phase for many countries Wednesday when U.S. President Donald Trump announced “reciprocal tariffs” on imports from close to 90 countries. In Canada, the 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum places those commodities among the hardest hit, but Canada’s automotive sector is reeling with uncertainty amid changes to trade. Lana Payne is the president of Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union representing workers in the auto industry.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Bruce Frisko
Aging Maritimers have questions about the growing number of dementia cases. A recent study from the University of British Columbia shows the number of new cases could increase across Canada by 187 per cent by 2050. That means as many as 1.7 million Canadians could be affected. Dr. Agnes Chinelo is a family doctor in Nova Scotia whose father had dementia. She wrote a book about her experience because she said she was unprepared when her father got sick despite her experience in health care.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Brianne Foley
Tessa Bonhomme was among the honoured guests at the Halifax Convention Centre Thursday where the Canadian Progress Club hosted the 52nd Desjardins Sports Charity Dinner. The hockey player turned sports reporter and broadcaster won an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. She told CTV’s Brianne Foley she loves returning to the East Coast where she has family roots and enough fond memories from her playing days to consider herself an honourary East Coaster.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Hafsa Arif
Carolyn Labolt’s business survived the pandemic and it’s supply chain issues, but new tariffs and the associated fallout could be more price shock than her store can handle. “We have a very, very small mark-up on our product,” Labolt said. “For us to take on another 25 or 30 per cent and keep our prices where they are now, I don’t know that feasibly we would be able to do it.”Labolt sells jams, baked goods and niche retail items like puzzles. A lot of her product is impacted by the tariffs.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Brianne Foley
First responders get called to be there for people during life’s emergencies but an event on Nova Scotia’s South Shore is going to be there for them. The third annual First Responders Wellness Symposium takes place on April 25 at the NSCC Lunenburg Campus in Bridgewater, N.S.Sgt. Kevin Pick works with the Kentville Police Service. He said the event was started to help first responders take care of their health. “First responders are notorious about giving themselves to others,” Pick said.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Katie Kelly |Jeremy Hull
“The Trades,” starring Robb Wells of “Trailer Park Boys,” is back for season two. “It’s fun to play Ricky obviously but it’s great to do other things,” Wells said when CTV visited the set during filming in the fall. He said the show resonated with audiences in season one, when they were introduced to his character – a welder named Todd Stool. “People are talking about how authentic it is,” Wells said. “We were striving for that.”Creator Ryan J.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Jeremy Hull |Katie Kelly
A resident of the SPCA in Saint John, N.B., has landed on his feet even after losing a cornerstone of his foundation. Celina Parfitt is an attendant at the Saint John SPCA. She said “Mr. Burton,” a cat who had to have a leg amputated, is a “sweet baby” who is very friendly with staff and he’s looking for a new home. “His biggest limitation is getting up on high things, jumping,” Parfitt said.
