(NB-Drug-Seizure-Arrests)
Three people from Grand Manan, New Brunswick have been arrested after a highway stop resulted in the seizure of drugs.
R-C-M-P say the traffic stop took place last Friday on Highway one in Pocologan and the 47-year-old male driver was arrested.
Mounties say following a search warrant and seizure of what is believed to be cocaine from the car, a 48-year-old man and a 36-year-old female were also arrested.
Following their court appearances, police say the driver remains in custody and the two others have been released.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Arson-Help)
Police in New Brunswick are asking for the public’s help following two alleged arsons.
They say officers responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at a home on Jacques-Martin Road, in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, during the afternoon of March 13th.
Police say officers also responded to a report of a fire at a home on Jacques-Martin Road, in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, on Thursday evening.
They say an early investigation shows the fires were intentionally set.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Maritime-Gas-Prices)
The price of gasoline and diesel has dropped significantly across the Maritimes with the removal today of the federal government’s consumer carbon tax.
The price of regular self-serve gas in Nova Scotia decreased by 17.4 cents to one dollar and 46 centres per litre in the Halifax-area — and the price of diesel dropped by 19.8 cents per litre to a minimum price of one dollar and 61 cents.
In New Brunswick, the price of gas is even lower, dropping 20.2 cents to a maximum of one dollar and 44 cents per litre, with diesel now costing one dollar and 61 cents, down 24.6 cents per litre.
In P-E-I, the minimum price of regular gas dropped by 20.3 cents to one dollar and 49 cents per litre, while diesel is down 24.5 cents to one dollar and 66 cents per litre.
(CTV News)
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(FedElxn-Main)
On the federal campaign trail today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a press conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
He promised to enact five recommendations put forward by the country’s energy sector — if his party forms government.
It comes after an open letter from the heads of 14 energy companies calling on party leaders to capitalize on increasing public support for expanding the sector in the face of U-S tariffs.
Later today Poilievre has a rally planned on Prince Edward Island.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Low-Income-Seniors-Benefit)
Applications are now open for the six-hundred-and sixteen dollar 2025 Low-Income Seniors’ Benefit in New Brunswick.
To qualify you must be a New Brunswick resident aged 60 and up who is receiving a federal benefit under the Old Age Security Act, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance Program or Allowance for the Survivor Program.
The application is available online and at Service New Brunswick locations.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Expanded-Paid-DV-Leave)
Starting today, the number of paid days that Nova Scotians can take if they are experiencing domestic violence goes from three to five.
The province says more than ten-thousand Nova Scotians accessed domestic violence services through public and community-based programs in the last year.
Employees with at least three months of service are also now entitled to up to 16 consecutive weeks of the leave, plus 10 additional days.
Of that time, five days are paid and can be used during either leave period.
(The Canadian Press)
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