(NL-Trafficking-Charges)
Police in Newfoundland say a 64-year-old man facing dozens of youth-related sex charges is now facing several new charges.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says Anthony Humby was to appear in court in St. John’s to face seven charges of trafficking persons under the age of 18.
They allege the offences occurred between 2006 and 2022.
Humby now faces a total of 79 charges related to 13 complainants, while a co-accused, 82-year-old Bruce Escott, has pleaded guilty to seven charges and is to be sentenced in 2025.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Order-of-Canada)
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country’s top honours.
The Campbellton, New Brunswick resident and advocate for L-G-B-T-Q+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, is among 88 new appointees to the Order of Canada announced today.
Pitre, who was kicked out of the service in 1980 as part of what has become known as The Purge, says the award is an honour and something she never expected.
Others named to the order include “Deadpool” movie star Ryan Reynolds, Holocaust survivor and educator Mariette Doduck, geneticist David Chitayat, curler Kevin Martin and Heather Rankin, a member of the award-winning Cape Breton band The Rankin Family.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Highway-Fatal)
R-C-M-P in western Newfoundland say a 55-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway near Jeffreys.
Police say the crash occurred yesterday between a pickup truck and an S-U-V.
They say the driver of the S-U-V, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and died at the scene.
The two people who were travelling in the pickup truck were taken to hospital in Stephenville and were later released.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Suspicious-Approach)
R-C-M-P in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County are asking for the public’s help after a vehicle approached a child in the town of Springhill.
Police say the incident occurred yesterday on Princess Street.
They say the driver of a silver S-U-V attempted to get the child into the vehicle, but the child was able to run away unhurt.
The driver is described as a white man, approximately five feet five inches tall and was wearing a black coat, beige pants, and a gaiter-style mask with the Boston Bruins logo.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Nurse-Practitioners)
A new report released this week shows growth in P-E-I’s health care workforce, particularly when it comes to nurse practitioners and family physicians.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says the province’s supply of nurse practitioners per 10-thousand population grew from 7.6 in 2014 to 37.5 in 2023 – a growth rate more than twice the national average.
The data shows that P-E-I’s family physician supply grew by 6.3 per cent in 2021, 4.1 per cent in 2022, and 5.8 per cent in 2023.
In contrast, national growth saw increases of only 1.4 per cent in 2021, 1.8 per cent in 2022, and a decline of -0.1 per cent in 2023.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Theodore-Tugboat-Down)
Former fixture on the Halifax Harbour waterfront has partially sunk while docked at a port in St. Catherine’s, Ontario.
A news release says the replica tugboat Theodore Too took on water late yesterday and is now partially submerged beside a dock in shallow water.
The release says the cause of the incident is unclear, and efforts are being made to get Theodore floating once again.
Theodore Too was sold in 2021, and the boat made the journey from Halifax to Ontario the same year.
(The Canadian Press)
