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Police in New Brunswick say a 48-year-old man from Ontario died following a single-vehicle crash.
They say officers responded to a report of a crash involving a transport truck on Highway 2 in Meductic on Tuesday evening.
Police say they believe the crash happened when the eastbound driver lost control of his transport truck and left the roadway.
They say the driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the 48-year-old passenger died at the scene.
(The Canadian Press)
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Saint John Police are looking for help in finding a man wanted on Canada-wide warrant after breaking the conditions of his statutory release in New Brunswick.
They say Ryan Cail failed to report to the Community Correctional Centre in Saint John as part of the conditions of his release for armed robbery and weapons possession among other crimes.
Cail is described as being fix-foot-six and 150 pounds with blond hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his arms that say “T-J” and “Mom.”
Anyone who has seen Cail is asked to call Saint John Police. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Domestic-Violence)
Groups in Nova Scotia that help families and women seeking shelter and aid in the province are urging the provincial government to devote more resources to the problem.
Adsum for Women and Children says in a news release that the province’s declaration of intimate partner violence as an epidemic has proven to be “not nearly enough.”
This comes as the R-C-M-P has confirmed a woman found dead at a home in Mahone Bay on Sunday was killed by her husband.
There have now been five murder-suicides involving intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia since October 18th. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Homicide-Arrest)
The Mounties say a 35-year-old man wanted in the deaths of two men in Nova Scotia has been arrested in New Brunswick.
R-C-M-P say officers in Truro received reports about two men, aged 25 and 27, going to hospital with serious stab wounds on December 19th.
They say the 25-year-old died two days later after going into medical distress at his home in Upper Onslow, while the 27-year-old died December 22nd at his Truro home after some form of medical distress.
A Canada-wide warrant had been issued for the suspect before his arrest. (The Canadian Press)
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As tonight’s vote looms on a draft energy deal between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec, some provincial politicians are saying they’ll support it.
As of this morning, the two N-D-P members and two Independents in the House of Assembly say they’ll vote in favour of the province accepting the terms of the tentative deal and continuing negotiations of final agreements.
The province’s Liberal government opened the legislature on Monday for four days of debate about a memorandum of understanding unveiled last month between Hydro-Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
The draft deal promises to deliver roughly 227-million-dollars to the provincial treasury with much of it coming from the new rates paid by Hydro-Quebec for power from the Churchill Falls plant over the next five years. (The Canadian Press)
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Another longtime Liberal M-P has announced she will not run in the next federal election.
Newfoundland and Labrador M-P Gudie (‘GOOH-dee) Hutchings issued a media statement this morning confirming the news, saying “if time was no issue, I would serve another 10 years.”
The minister of rural economic development and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency was first elected as a Liberal in 2015.
She also served on the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliament which is made up of M-Ps and senators who are sworn to secrecy. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Home-Heating-Supplement)
Newfoundland and Labrador residents looking to apply for the provincial government’s home heating supplement program have until Wednesday, January 15th to do so.
The Home Heating Supplement Program is aimed at helping with the affordability of furnace and stove oil.
The supplement ranges between 200 and 500-dollars and is available to residents whose adjusted family income for 2023 was up to and including 150-thousand-dollars.
Applicants will need to provide a copy of an invoice for the purchase of at least 250 litres of furnace or stove oil that includes a delivery address. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by Lisa Laporte)
