(NB-Power-Snow)
Power has been restored to most of the New Brunswick homes that were in the dark this weekend after wet, heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday.
At a peak, around 40-thousand people were without power on Friday morning, with the Fredericton, Miramichi and Upper River Valley areas being hit the hardest.
As of Saturday afternoon, roughly 35-hundred people in New Brunswick were still without power, with most getting power back by midday Sunday.
Environment Canada says the forecast in New Brunswick should remain clear until Thursday, when flurries are expected overnight in Fredericton.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Ukrainian-Christmas)
The Ukrainian Club of Moncton hosted its third annual Ukrainian Christmas Fest in New Brunswick over the weekend.
The event included workshops, performances and food vendors.
It also featured a large buffet full of traditional Ukrainian food.
The club president says the event is about raising money to support Ukraine’s military and to bring some Ukrainian culture to Moncton.
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(NB-Seafood-Funding)
New Brunswick and the federal government are providing the province’s seafood sector with 38 million dollars to help it use technologies to improve efficiency and product quality.
The funding will go to 32 projects involving processors and 21 projects involving the development of oyster, salmon and arctic chair aquaculture operations.
Sixteen harvester projects will also get funding to acquire new equipment and to help maintain product quality and sustainable fisheries.
The money is from the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, which concludes on March 31st, 2026.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Trudeau)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced 7.1 million dollars in federal support over three years for P-E-I’s school food program.
The money is from Ottawa’s one-billion dollar, five-year universal national school food program.
P-E-I is the fourth province to sign on to the program, joining Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba and Ontario.
Premier Dennis King says his government will add 15 million dollars on top of the federal three-year contribution.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Multiple-Charges)
R-C-M-P in Nova Scotia have arrested a man for an outstanding warrant and 18 different offences.
Police say on Thursday officers responded to a report of an assault in Oxford.
The subject of the call fled, and R-C-M-P officers located him driving and deployed a spike belt to deflate his tires.
The suspect was arrested and charged with 18 offences, including assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Elxn-NS)
There will be a recount in one of Nova Scotia’s electoral districts after there were just seven votes separating the top two candidates in last week’s provincial election.
The Progressive Conservative candidate David Bowlby and Liberal candidate Carman Kerr were the two leading candidates in the district of Annapolis.
A recount is required under the Elections Act when the number of votes separating two candidates is less than 10.
Only 45 per cent of eligible voters in Nova Scotia turned out to the polls for the election, making it one of the lowest voter turnouts in the province’s history.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Mass-Shooting-Report)
The committee monitoring how the R-C-M-P and governments are responding to the inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting has released its first annual report.
Myra Freeman, chairwoman of the progress monitoring committee, says she is pleased with the progress reported so far.
In particular, Freeman pointed to progress made by Ottawa and Nova Scotia on dealing with issues of gender-based violence — a key theme investigated by the Mass Casualty Commission.
The report, however, says little about the R-C-M-P responses because the work of the national police force has yet to be assessed.
(The Canadian Press)
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(CTV News)
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