(Obit-Murray-Sinclair)
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and Indigenous Affairs Minister Keith Chiasson are mourning the passing of 73-year-old Murray Sinclair.
In a statement, they said Sinclair’s leadership, determination and commitment to advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples is a gift that will be carried forward for generations to come.
They add that his work on Truth and Reconciliation has challenged everyone to do better, and to believe in real change.
Sinclair — a former judge and senator and father of five — died peacefully Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Municipal-Byelections)
Nominations are open to fill vacancies within 16 local governments across New Brunswick.
Byelections have been scheduled for Monday, December 9th.
Returning offices are open in those regions to start receiving nomination papers.
And if more than one candidate is nominated for a position, a byelection will be held.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Elxn-NS-Transportation)
Nova Scotia’s Liberals says they will build a six-lane bridge across the Halifax harbour to relieve traffic congestion if the party is elected to govern on November 26th.
Party leader Zach Churchill says the plan is to replace the A. Murray MacKay Bridge with a larger structure that would also have bike lanes and dedicated lanes for rapid bus transit.
The Liberals are also promising to make public transit free across the province, and create an expanded rapid bus transit system.
As well, the party is promising to promote flexible work arrangements to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and stop Premier Tim Houston’s plan to double the province’s population.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Elxn-NS-Poilievre)
The leader of Nova Scotia’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives says he won’t invite federal Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to join him on the provincial election campaign.
Tim Houston, who is seeking a second term in the premier’s office, says the provincial Progressive Conservatives have no formal ties with the Tories in Ottawa — and he made a point of saying he is not a member of the federal party.
As a result, Houston says he won’t ask for Poilievre’s help in advance of the November 26th provincewide vote.
During the first week of the campaign, Houston took several partisan shots at provincial Liberal Leader Zach Churchill, frequently linking him with the flagging popularity of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Mystery-Blobs)
A Memorial University scientist says the mysterious white substance washing up on Newfoundland beaches are actually blobs of plastic — and they need to be cleaned up.
Earth scientist Hilary Corlett collected samples of the sticky globs from a beach in Arnold’s Cove, N.L., last month, and she took them to chemistry professor Christopher Kozak.
She says he determined the blobs were made of polyvinyl acetate, and the substance was likely used as an adhesive that somehow spilled into the ocean and reacted with the water.
Corlett says the gunk is plastic pollution and she hopes officials will use R-O-Vs or other methods to determine if there is more lying on the ocean floor, and where it might have come from.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Elxn-NS-Workers)
The independent agency overseeing the Nova Scotia election wants to hire people to ensure the process runs smoothly.
Elections Nova Scotia issued a statement today saying it needs workers to “facilitate voting” during the campaign leading to the provincewide vote on November 26th.
Most positions are open to people who are at least 18 years old, but some work can be handled by those between the ages of 16 and 18.
The non-partisan agency says those interested should contact their local returning office.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Fatal-Collisions)
R-C-M-P in Prince Edward Island say speed, impaired driving and not wearing a seatbelt were the leading cause of fatal collisions in the province in the last six years.
They say there were 68 fatal collisions resulting in 80 lives lost between January 1st, 2019, and October 31st this year.
Police say a data analysis showed not wearing a seatbelt contributed to 35 per cent of those deaths, impaired driving was responsible for 34 per cent of fatal collisions and speed caused 26 per cent.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Tornadoes)
A Canadian research team has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in central New Brunswick last week.
The pair of small tornadoes made landfall in Harvey and Sheffield, small communities that are about 70 kilometres apart.
Before these tornadoes touched down on Friday, the last recorded tornado in New Brunswick was in the 1960s.
Dave Sills, the head of the Northern Tornado Project, says the pair of tornadoes caused minimal damage in the communities.
(CTV News)
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