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Peggy's Cove
Peggy's Cove Harbor at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Maritime Provinces

region, Canada
Also known as: Maritimes
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Maritimers gathering across the region for Remembrance Day services • Nov. 11, 2026, 7:47 AM ET (CTV News)
Rainfall warnings expanded; weekend washout ahead for Maritimers • Nov. 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET (CTV News)
Weather statements warn of ‘prolonged, heavy rainfall’ in N.S., N.B. • Nov. 6, 2026, 10:10 AM ET (CTV News)
How much gas went down overnight in the Maritimes • Nov. 6, 2026, 7:09 AM ET (CTV News)
‘A beloved figure’: Steve Murphy and other Maritimers honoured in Governor General ceremony • Oct. 29, 2026, 4:02 PM ET (CTV News)
Maritime Provinces, Canada
Maritime Provinces, Canada

Maritime Provinces, the Canadian Atlantic Coast and Gulf of St. Lawrence provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. With Newfoundland and Labrador they form the Atlantic Provinces. During the French period much of the region was known as Acadie (Acadia), which was ceded to the British by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713).

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