Post-Tropical Cyclone #Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia around 4 pm AST. See below for details.

A new role but still here! After 13 years hosting CBC New Brunswick supper hour news, it's time to hand the baton to colleague Rachel Cave. Parkinson's is tightening its grip on my voice, but as long as I can talk I'll continue to tell stories and be part of CBC News in NB.

BREAKING: The CBC is cutting 10 percent of its workforce. 200 jobs that are vacant will not be filled. 600 other jobs will be cut. Cuts are coming to staff & to programming in English & French. The Corporation will need to find $125 million in cost savings for 2024/2025.

The sale of 3 New Brunswick radio stations in Bathurst, Grand Falls and Woodstock is part of the slashing by Bell Media announced today: cbc.ca/news/business/…

My first story on CBC News: The National: youtu.be/R7avq3NLN_Q?si… via YouTube

Numerous roads flooded and reports of damaged properties in Sussex, New Brunswick this morning. CoCoRaHS Canada volunteers reporting storm totals ranging from 94 mm to 164 mm in the Sussex area. 96 mm reported at the ECCC station. 📷Pictures via Luke DN B. #nbstorm

New Brunswick officials paid large sums to feed nurses and orderlies sent by the staffing agency Canadian Health Labs -- but those meal allowances weren't redistributed to the healthcare workers theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f844008… (gift link)

Happy #SolarEclipse2024 Day! The Maritimes will be one of the best spots in North America to view the eclipse, however we likely won't be cloud free. Need to track this area of mid-high level clouds over Quebec, which looks set to move across the region thru the day. #nswx #nbwx

Standby to be blocked, Sun.

Eclipse ready here in Miramichi, New Brunswick where thousands are expected to start arriving at the airport within an hour. Organizers say all 1,500 parking spots are already reserved. 🌘

Farmers say changes to capital gains tax could complicate family transfers. Via Alexandre Silberman cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

This archeological site could prove humans lived in northern Sask. earlier than we thought. My latest for ⁦CBC News⁩: cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

Petro-Canada 17-year-old Summer McIntosh captures Canada's first medal in Paris with women's 400m freestyle silver cbc.ca/sports/olympic…

Saskatchewan town near Manitoba border offers $30K to anyone who builds a home there Alexandre Silberman cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

Self-driving tractors to robots: Farmers turn to automation to address labour shortage Alexandre Silberman cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

I spoke to Alexandre Silberman in September about our Cell paper on the genetic evidence of the zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2 and now the article is out. Interview airing on The National tonight if you are in 🇨🇦 cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

The National from a chilly Moncton tonight. As always, the major stories of the day and we look at New Brunswick's health care crisis and the Premier's plan to make changes, quickly.