I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson's. Here's how it changed my life | Doctors in Atlantic Canada will soon be able to work in any of the 4 provinces | Remembering Caraquet artist Léopold Foulem
Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick

View in browser

CBC New Brunswick - Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick

CBC New Brunswick - Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick

 

Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, February 20, 2023.
Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories.

I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson's. Here's how it changed my life; Before surgery, a metal frame was attached to Forestell’s head to keep it still during an MRI scan\. During surgery, the frame is bolted to the surgical table\.

I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson's. Here's how it changed my life

February 20 , 2023 • 05:00 AM AST

CBC journalist Harry Forestell applied his journalistic expertise to learn more about the highly specialized treatment he received to treat Parkinson's disease.

Read more
Doctors in Atlantic Canada will soon be able to work in any of the 4 provinces; Premiers Blaine Higgs, Dennis King, Tim Houston and Andrew Furey met in Charlottetown Monday\.

Doctors in Atlantic Canada will soon be able to work in any of the 4 provinces

February 20 , 2023 • 01:29 PM AST

Doctors living and working within the four Atlantic provinces will soon be able to work within the region without additional licensing — thanks to a new Atlantic Physicians Register.

Read more
Remembering Caraquet artist Léopold Foulem; Remembering Caraquet artist Léopold Foulem

Remembering Caraquet artist Léopold Foulem

February 20 , 2023 • 03:39 PM AST

Acadian ceramicist and sculptor Léopold Foulem died Saturday. Members of New Brunswick's arts community say he will be remembered for his unique personality, dedication and talent.

Read more
How an old grain silo became one man's dream getaway in northern N.B.; Steven Lord repurposed an old grain silo into a one-of-a-kind cabin in the forests of northern NB alongside the Green River\.

How an old grain silo became one man's dream getaway in northern N.B.

February 20 , 2023 • 07:00 AM AST

The cost of a new home or cottage got you down? Maybe consider building one out of an old grain silo. That’s what Steven Lord did. And he loves it.

Read more
What's open, what's closed on Family Day in N.B.; A “Sorry we’re closed” sign at Hanky Panky Boutique on Queen Street West, where several stores are closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak\.

What's open, what's closed on Family Day in N.B.

February 19 , 2023 • 08:00 AM AST

Most retailers around the province will be closed on Monday for the Family Day holiday. Schools, universities and colleges will also be closed.

Read more

Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here

UNB Reds coach hangs up his whistle after 33 years in basketball; Jeff Speedy coached the UNB Reds women's basketball team for 17 years\.  

February 19 , 2023 • 08:00 AM AST

UNB Reds coach hangs up his whistle after 33 years in basketball

Read more
 
Prominent advocate for Black Nova Scotians, New Brunswickers recognized as historic figure; David Peters of Saint John holds up a picture of a bronze statue of his ancestor, Thomas Peters, erected in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2011\.  

February 19 , 2023 • 06:00 AM AST

Prominent advocate for Black Nova Scotians, New Brunswickers recognized as historic figure

Read more
 
How the changing face of the New Brunswick winter is forcing some adjustments; Snow, person, man, woman, carrot, melting, warm, winter, weather, change, Vancouver, spring  

February 19 , 2023 • 09:00 AM AST

How the changing face of the New Brunswick winter is forcing some adjustments

Read more
 
Grand-Barachois woman dies in 3-vehicle collision in Beaubassin East; The woman was the sole occupant of a car which collided with a pick-up truck on Saturday morning around 6 a\.m\. She died at the scene of the crash\.  

February 18 , 2023 • 10:45 AM AST

Grand-Barachois woman dies in 3-vehicle collision in Beaubassin East

Read more
 
Indigenous people come from across New Brunswick for mid-winter celebration; Roseanne Clark, a Wolastoqey educator, speaks about language at the St\. Thomas University mid-winter celebration talking circle\.  

February 19 , 2023 • 06:00 AM AST

Indigenous people come from across New Brunswick for mid-winter celebration

Read more
Sign up for the new CBC East Coast: All In Newsletter: Stories and ideas that reflect all the ways we are different on the East Coast.
Sign up for the new CBC East Coast: All In Newsletter: Stories and ideas that reflect all the ways we are different on the East Coast.

Share this newsletter

Facebook Twitter

or subscribe if this was
forwarded to you.

Visit CBC News

That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines.

Follow us
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instragram Subscribe on YouTube
View in browser Preferences Feedback Unsubscribe
CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
250 Front St. W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G5, Canada
cbc.radio-canada.ca | radio-canada.ca | cbc.ca
Get this newsletter delivered to you