Acadians all over New Brunswick are marking National Acadian Day, or le Quinze Août, with events throughout the province celebrating Acadian history and culture.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition asking the federal government to permanently reinstate its fund in support of Acadian Day events across the country.
More P.E.I. students returned to the classroom Friday morning as all Charlottetown schools reopened, but Maritime Electric is learning there are more individual power outages than previously estimated.
More than 15,000 customers are still without power in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island almost two weeks after post-tropical storm Fiona made landfall in the region on Sept. 23.