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Leaders of New Brunswick’s three main political parties will verbally spar tonight in a televised debate.
The event marks a key milestone in the provincial election campaign, which started last Thursday and will end with a provincewide vote on October 21st.
The debate will hear from Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, Liberal Leader Susan Holt, and Green Party Leader David Coon.
It will be held at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton and will be moderated by the C-B-C’s Clare MacKenzie and political reporter Jacques Poitras.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic-France-Halibut)
Canada and France have reached an agreement allowing fishers from a tiny archipelago near Newfoundland a portion of the annual Atlantic halibut catch.
The federal Fisheries Department says fishers from the French territory of St-Pierre-Miquelon will be allowed three per cent of the total allowable catch, which is set each year by Canada.
The department has been working with France to reach such an agreement since 2016.
The new agreement allows French harvesters to fish halibut in French waters and the high seas, but not in Canadian waters.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Fredericton-Pool-Funding)
The newly formed Local Governance Commission is being asked by Fredericton City Council to intervene and solve an impasse between New Brunswick municipalities.
The conflict stems from a proposed aquatics centre and its multimillion-dollar price tag, as directors with the Capital Regional Service Commission failed to agree on who should fund the project.
A recent cost analysis on the project hasn’t been provided, but the 2020 assessment plotted the project at 40-million dollars.
Officials say the facility’s design process is still underway, so the cost could also change.
(CBC News)
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(NB-Youths-Assault)
R-C-M-P in southwestern New Brunswick say two youths face aggravated assault charges after a 43-year-old man was seriously injured.
Police say they responded on September 16th to a report of an assault on Portage Street in St. George.
The victim of the assault was taken to hospital with what was believed to be serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Police say a youth was arrested on September 18th and a second youth was arrested the day after and both have appeared in court in Saint John.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Fatal-Crash)
New Brunswick R-C-M-P say a 25-year-old woman from Nackawic is dead following a crash involving two side-by-sides earlier this month.
Police say they responded to the crash on Route 104 in Millville on September 14th.
It’s believed a side-by-side, carrying two people was attempting to cross the road when another side-by-side travelling south collided with it.
The Mounties say a woman was taken to hospital and has since died, while the driver of the side-by-side that collided with the victim’s vehicle fled the scene before police arrived.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Encampment-De-Designation)
The Halifax Regional Municipality says people experiencing homelessness will soon no longer be allowed to sleep at the University Avenue green space in the city’s south end.
Starting November 1st, unhoused Haligonians living at the site just west of Dalhousie University will have to relocate.
The city says the space will no longer be safe for people due to the high volume of people living at the encampment site and the need for snow clearing.
The city says people sleeping rough will have five weeks to relocate to provincially-funded shelters or to other designated encampment sites.
(The Canadian Press)
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