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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she won’t be attending the U-S presidential inauguration.
She says she received an invitation to Donald Trump’s inauguration but won’t be there.
Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning Monday, which is inauguration day.
Canada is the top supplier of foreign oil to the U-.S and accounts for about one-fifth of its oil supply.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Cybersecurity-Liquor)
People in New Brunswick buying alcohol or cannabis from government-run stores are having to use cash because of a cybersecurity problem affecting their debit and credit card machines.
A spokeswoman for N-B Liquor and N-B Cannabis says the shutdown started January 9th, and she confirms the problem is not the result of a ransomware attack.
The provincial Crown corporations have hired third-party security experts to conduct an investigation.
The spokeswoman says there is no evidence to suggest improper access to customers’ information, and she says all systems should be restored some time this week.
(CBC News)
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(Cda-Housing-Starts)
An increase in home building in the Maritimes has helped boost the number of housing starts across Canada.
Canada Mortgage and Housing says the total number of housing starts in 2024 rose by two per cent compared with 2023.
Chief economist Mathieu Laberge says while the increase shows some progress, he says Canada needs significantly higher supply growth to restore affordability in urban centres.
To do that, the national housing agency says Canada will require an additional 3.5 million housing units by 2030, on top of the 2.3 million already projected to be built.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Saint-John-Auxiliary-Police)
The Saint John Police Force has launched a recruitment campaign for its auxiliary police program.
Police Chief Robert Bruce says they’re looking for community-oriented people to volunteer.
Those who sign up will get professional instruction on law enforcement, community service and emergency response.
The police force says more than 30 per cent of its auxiliary members have transitioned to paid law enforcement positions since the program started in 1999. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Cape-Spear)
Emergency crews are back at Cape Spear in Newfoundland this morning to search for a woman swept away yesterday by the water.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is advising of road closures at the popular tourist spot to make way for rescue crews and the Canadian Coast Guard.
St. John’s Regional Fire Department Platoon Chief Dean Foley told C-B-C News last night that there was no likelihood the woman had survived and he considered the search a recovery mission.
Deputy Chief of Operations Paul Chaytor said this morning that crews arrived at the scene yesterday afternoon to find a man in his vehicle, soaked and in shock, who said he was with the woman when she was swept away.
(The Canadian Press/CBC News)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
