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The small village of Memramcook New Brunswick was overwhelmed today with an estimated 3,000 onlookers and distinguished guests remembering the first Acadian Governor General Roméo Leblanc.

Alexa McDonough was announced as the interim President of Mount Saint Vincent University on Tuesday. The once only female MP will hold the position for one year as the University searches for a permanent replacement for Kathryn Laurin who has now accepted a position at the University of British Columbia.

Two island brothers have turned a sour smelling garbage strike into a sweet smelling business idea.  Bill and Bob Hennessey of Charlottetown have created a business called Toronto Sameday Garbage Removal in an effort to capitalize on the city worker’s strike and the piles of waste that have been growing since it began.