(NB-Wrongful-Conviction)
An external review of police conduct in the wrongful murder convictions of New Brunswick men Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie is finished.
There’s no release date for the report yet as the civilian board overseeing the Saint John police force says privacy concerns need to be addressed first.
The review was ordered by Saint John’s police chief in January of last year after a court exonerated the two men in January of 2024 after both served many years in prison.
Innocence Canada made a submission to the court that same month saying Saint John police had paid a total of 18-hundred-dollars to a 16-year-old who testified in 1984 that he’d witnessed Leeman’s murder. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Stolen-ATM)
The R-C-M-P are investigating after an A-T-M was stolen from eastern New Brunswick.
The Mounties say it happened in Bertrand between February 18th and 19th at an area business.
They say at least one person entered the business and took the automated teller machine.
Anyone in the area who saw anything or who has surveillance footage during that time is asked to call the Mounties. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Child-Stabbing)
Police in Halifax are asking anyone who may have video from an area where a child was stabbed over the weekend to contact them.
They’ve also identified a 19-year-old suspect in the case, who was expected to appear in court this morning on attempted murder and a weapons possession charge.
They say Elliot Chorny was arrested yesterday afternoon near the area where a six-year-old child was found after being stabbed.
The child was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Electoral-Boundaries)
The Halifax Chamber of Commerce says a Nova Scotia bill for a protected Acadian riding does not address voter parity.
Chamber president Patrick Sullivan told the legislature’s law amendments committee today that a full commission should be struck to look at representation across the province.
The bill passed the committee stage without changes, despite voter concerns raised by the Chamber.
The legislation is in response to a Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruling that said the Charter rights of the Acadians in northwestern Cape Breton were violated when they weren’t considered for protected riding status in 2019. (The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Temporary-Foreign-Workers)
Foreign workers on P-E-I will soon benefit from the first phase of the province’s Temporary Foreign Workers Protection Act.
It goes into effect on April 1st and is aimed at enhancing workers’ rights while ensuring fair treatment on the job.
Some of the key changes coming into effect include a licensed requirement for those recruiting foreign workers.
The Act was passed in the P-E-I legislature in the spring of 2022. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Housing-Builds)
The federal and Newfoundland and Labrador government are partnering up to build close to 300 new homes in the province.
Combined funding of more than 44-million-dollars will be used to building 280 new homes.
The homes are part of a broader federal initiative, and will be added on to new home builds that have been announced for Newfoundland and Labrador since 2021.
Details on the approved projects can be found on the provincial government’s website. (The Canadian Press)
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