POLITICS
HALIFAX – HRM buys Cow Bay for surfer access to ocean [Coast]
HALIFAX – Province, Ottawa team up for affordable housing [Chronicle Herald]
HALIFAX – Affordable housing projects across HRM getting a $14M facelift [Metro]
NB – Voting underway in 13 municipal byelections [CBC]
NB – LeBlanc picked to engage public [Daily Gleaner]
MIRAMICHI – PC nominees named for Miramichi ridings [Times & Transcript]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Charlottetown council moves toward reform [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Mayor breaks tie to create municipal plebiscite [Guardian]
PEI – Taking back Province House [Guardian]
DEVELOPMENT
NB – Construction up [Daily Gleaner]
FREDERICTON – City to extend water service to attract developers [Daily Gleaner]
SAINT JOHN – Developer given green light after initial snub [Telegraph-Journal]
DIEPPE – Dieppe awards Paul Street contract [Times & Transcript]
ENVIRONMENT
NS – Ethics, pesticides on political docket [Metro]
NS – ‘War on wildlife:’ Nova Scotia coyote bounty has environmentalist steamed [Metro]
HALIFAX – Breaking news: Coast Guard says “small amount” of oil stretched across Halifax Harbour [Coast]
MONCTON – Public input sought on sustainable Moncton [Times & Transcript]
DIEPPE – Free bus rides will be available in Dieppe on June 2 [Times & Transcript]
NFLD – What’s best to decide on pesticide? [Telegram]
OTHER NEWS
HALIFAX – Helmet likely saved cyclist struck by vehicle, say RCMP [Metro]
FREDERICTON – ‘The whole city is going to be taken over by this’ [Daily Gleaner]
FREDERICTON – Trash piles up during Metro cleanup week [Daily Gleaner]
SAINT JOHN – Celebrating history and green space [Telegraph-Journal]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Potato spill closes entrance to Charlottetown [CBC]