ARCf hosted an outdoor event in Saint John to mark the occasion this year, where folks could enjoy live Acadian music from chalk-drawn social distancing bubbles, from their cars or from home via livestream.

"Linguistic duality, and more importantly institutional duality, are of the utmost importance."

Justice Minister Mark Furey says the move would reinstate the largely Acadian ridings of Argyle, Clare and Richmond, as well as the predominantly African Nova Scotian riding of Preston.

The release of the video on Thursday will have special significance. August 15 marks National Acadian Day — a day to celebrate Acadian culture — in Canada. 

Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended, expanded and, in the 1950s and 60s, built higher and stronger through a massive federal rehabilitation program.

The commission's interim report was released on Wednesday following a province-wide public consultation process in September that considered five draft proposals.

Residents say the celebrations provide a good opportunity to reflect on how far the community has come.

A fire tore through St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Bas-Caraquet, N.B.,this weekend.

Saint Mary's University announced today that it will get $1.8-million in federal funds to restore 75 hectares of marshes in the Bay of Fundy.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it partnered with the Village of Riverside-Albert to buy and conserve 132 hectares of forest, with help from the federal and New Brunswick governments.