(WEA-NB-Storm)
New Brunswick is expected to see significant snowfall this morning.
Environment Canada says much of the province could see up to 25 centimetres of snow.
A low pressure system is forecast to bring the snow and northerly winds that could cause periods of reduced visibility.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Brain-Disease)
The New Brunswick government has reopened an investigation into a “neurological syndrome of unknown cause” — a mystery brain disease that seems to mostly affect people living in the Acadian Peninsula and Moncton areas.
The number of people afflicted by the disease has grown from fewer than 50 in 2020 to about 400.
Patients suffering from the disease have reported symptoms such as memory problems, balance issues, behavioural changes, muscle spasms and bursts of intense pain.
In February 2022, the Health Department under the Progressive Conservatives said a team of six neurologists and other health experts found no evidence a cluster of cases existed.
But the Liberals campaigned on a promise to reopen the investigation, and since they won the October election, the provincial government is back on the case.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Shooting)
Halifax police are investigating the death of a man who suffered gunshot wounds early Sunday morning.
Police say officers responded to reports of shots fired in Dartmouth around 3 a-m Sunday and found two people with gunshot wounds.
A man and a woman were taken to hospital, and the man died of his injuries.
The woman’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Flu-Outbreak)
An influenza outbreak has been declared at a long-term care home on P-E-I.
The provincial Health Department says the outbreak is within one of the households in Beach Grove Home in Charlottetown.
Residents are restricted to one visitor at a time until the outbreak is over.
All visitors to the household will be asked to wear a mask and stay away if they’re feeling unwell.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Construction-Starts)
New construction builds in Newfoundland and Labrador jumped 34 per cent for December 2024 compared to a year prior.
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation estimates that construction began on 94 homes in Newfoundland and Labrador in December.
The capital city of St. John’s accounted for 71 of those homes, which is a 20 per cent increase year over year.
(VOCM)
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(NS-Norovirus)
Norovirus cases are on the rise across Canada, and Nova Scotia is no exception.
The provincial health authority says while it does not track the exact number of cases locally, anecdotally doctors have seen an increase this season.
Health authority medical executive director Doctor Aaron Smith told C-B-C News the virus is highly contagious and leads to vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach cramps and sometimes causes a fever, headache and body aches.
Symptoms will typically develop about one to two days after exposure, and last one to three days.
(CBC News)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
