Another right whale likely died after being hit by a ship. Preliminary necropsy results this week suggest that, adding to others where that was determined to be a cause. Seven carcasses have been found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the last month, with another showing evidence of chronic entanglement and one too decomposed to find out.
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Lisa LeBlanc up for Polaris Music Prize
A New Brunswick musician is up for this year’s Polaris Music Prize. Rosaireville’s Lisa LeBlanc got the nomination for her album Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? She’s up against Gord Downie, Feist, the late Leonard Cohen and others, with the winner getting $50,000.