(WEA-Atl-Freezing-Rain)
A freezing rain warning is in effect for parts of the Atlantic Canada.
Environment Canada says up to 10 millimetres of freezing rain is expected in most of New Brunswick today.
It says northeastern Newfoundland may see freezing rain overnight and into tomorrow morning.
The weather agency says up to five millimetres of freezing rain is expected in Prince Edward Island and Northern Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton Island.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atl-School-Closures)
Messy, icy weather has prompted the closure of schools across P-E-I, New Brunswick and in parts of Nova Scotia.
On P-E-I, all public schools and French language schools are closed for the day, as is University of P-E-I and Holland College.
Most schools in New Brunswick are also closed today, including all Anglophone and Francophone school districts, and Université de Moncton’s Edmunston campus is closed until at least noon.
In Nova Scotia, many public schools in Cape Breton are closed today.
(CTV News)
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(NB-Highway-Shooting)
R-C-M-P in New Brunswick are asking for the public’s help following a shooting.
They say a man called in to report that he was shot at on Highway 10 in Chipman on Saturday around 7 p-m.
Police say they are looking for a grey Ford or Chevrolet pickup truck in relation to the shooting.
They say there were no injuries.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Daycare-Rebuild)
A Halifax-area daycare that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023 has been rebuilt and reopened.
The ForestKids Early Learning Centre in Hammonds Plains held its long-awaited reopening event on Saturday.
A new building was constructed using a combination of federal and provincial money as well as more than 32-thousand dollars raised online through a GoFundMe.
Before the building was complete, the daycare continued to operate after the wildfire by using another facility in the community, then by using five trailers set up on the original property.
(CBC News)
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(Fedelxn-NB-Poilievre)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning this morning in New Brunswick, where he has announced plans to create a pre-approved corridor to speed up development of energy infrastructure projects.
Speaking in Saint John, Poilievre says a Conservative government would fast-track approvals for projects such as transmission lines, railways, pipelines and other critical infrastructure.
Under the proposal, all levels of government would provide legally binding commitments to green-light projects within the corridor.
Poilievre says the plan is aimed at making it easier to sell Canadian natural resources to new markets.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Union-Travel)
The board of directors for Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest union have voted in favour of ending all union-funded travel to the United States for its membership.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees says the move is in response to “persistent threats” by President Donald Trump against Canadian workers.
Union president Jerry Earle says with reports of increased social media surveillance, the union can “no longer, in good conscience” allow travel on its behalf when safety can’t be guaranteed.
Earle says the union needs to be vigilant in its advocacy when it comes to standing up for all workers.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Junos-Murray)
East Coast music legend Anne Murray has accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Junos in Vancouver.
The Springhill, Nova Scotia native sported a sequined red hockey jersey with “Canada” emblazoned across the front during last night’s award show.
She noted in her speech that in her early career, she was pressured to move to New York or Los Angeles but said she “just couldn’t do it.”
Murray called Canada her safe haven and safety blanket and added that it “still is.”
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
