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The New Brunswick government is calling on Ottawa to take immediate action to deal with historic lows in the province’s salmon population.
Natural Resources Minister John Herron says the situation is “alarming” and he’s calling on the federal Fisheries minister to release her department’s conservation strategy for wild Atlantic salmon.
The province says it has engaged with the federal department in the development of the strategy.
Herron says there needs to be transformative funding for conservation, stewardship and stock rebuilding.
(The Canadian Press)
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The federal and New Brunswick governments are investing in new equipment to help fight wildfires in the province.
A joint investment of 40.1-million-dollars will support the purchase of tanks, pumps, drones, trucks and heavy equipment.
The four-year investment will also pay for equipment upgrades, training and the establishment of a group of Indigenous firefighters.
It will also go to support wildfire preparation in the province. (The Canadian Press)
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R-C-M-P in New Brunswick say a 53-year-old woman died after a snowmobile hit a moose.
They say officers responded to a call about a snowmobile collision on a trail near Leech on Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the woman died at the scene from her injuries.(The Canadian Press)
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A mental health assessment has been ordered for a 45-year-old New Brunswick man to determine if he is fit to stand trial for first-degree murder.
Roman Kamyshnyy (kam-knee-she) was found on January 29th seriously injured inside a Saint John home where the bodies of two boys — ages 10 and 17 — were also discovered.
The names of the two boys and the nature of their connection to Kamyshnyy have not been released.
Documents filed in court Thursday show Kamyshnyy was in hospital where he had emerged from a coma, but was unable to speak and did not have “full function.”
(The Canadian Press)
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says it was “chilling” to hear a top White House adviser say U-S President Donald Trump is serious about making Canada the 51st state.
All 13 premiers travelled to Washington last week to push back on Trump’s escalating tariff threats.
Speaking to C-PAC Friday, Furey says he left the U-S capital keenly aware of the president’s attacks on Canada’s economy and its sovereignty.
(The Canadian Press)
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The Nova Scotia government’s throne speech includes a key pledge to develop the province’s natural resources in response to the threat of U-S tariffs.
However, in several passages it also singles out “special interests” the government says have been hindering the province’s economic potential.
N-D-P Leader Claudia Chender says Premier Tim Houston’s government has made a habit of creating enemies, citing Houston’s previous grievances with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Interim Liberal leader Derek Mombourquette also dismisses the idea that special interests are deterring growth, saying the government’s charge — quote — “makes no sense.”
(The Canadian Press)
