(NB-Legislature-Return)
The New Brunswick legislature is scheduled to return on November 19th.
Premier Susan Holt says cabinet arrives for a full week of meetings, briefings and trainings on Wednesday.
The Liberal government officially took power on Sunday and Holt became the first woman to serve as premier in the province’s history.
Members of the new cabinet include Finance Minister and Deputy Premier René Legacy, Health Minister John Dornan, Education Minister Claire Johnson and Justice Minister Rob McKee.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Elxn-NS)
Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released a four-year, 2.3 billion dollar platform ahead of the November 26th election.
The 31-page document released today promises 80-thousand new homes by 2032 to help alleviate the province’s housing shortage.
There is also a pledge to replace the federal carbon price with an Atlantic region cap-and-trade model for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters.
Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says to implement the plan, his party would run budget deficits in the first three years if elected, with a surplus planned for the fourth year.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Vehicle-Fatality)
Police say a 28-year-old man from Nova Scotia was killed in a single-vehicle crash in New Brunswick.
They say officers responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Highway 11, in Pointe des Robichaud, around 1 a-m yesterday.
They say they believe the crash happened when the vehicle was going south, crossed the centre line and hit two power poles.
Police say three people were ejected from the vehicle, where one man died at the scene and another two men were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Two-Tornadoes)
An Ontario-based research group says two tornadoes touched down in central New Brunswick on Friday.
Dave Sills, executive director of Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project, tells C-B-C that the tornadoes appeared in the Harvey and Sheffield areas around 5 p-m.
Sills says it’s rare for the province to record a tornado so late in the year.
Both tornadoes were rated at EF-0, which means they were at the weakest level with wind speeds reaching between 90 and 130 kilometres per hour.
(CBC News)
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(PEI-Anti-Racism-Grant)
P-E-I’s government says applications are open for the 2024-2025 round of its anti-racism grants, with a total of 275-thousand-dollars available.
That’s up from 100-thousand dollars in the last round of funding.
The province says the grants are designed to help promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, and address racism.
Groups eligible for funding include Indigenous governments, non-profit organizations, and municipalities.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Oil-Emissions-Cap)
The Canadian government says oil and gas producers will be forced to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years.
The new rules were published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Guilbeault green-lit Equinor’s stalled Bay du Nord oil project off the coast of Newfoundland with a condition that it achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Oil and gas production makes up about 31 per cent of Canada’s total emissions.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Oil-Emissions-Cap)
The Canadian government says oil and gas producers will be forced to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years.
The new rules were published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Guilbeault also green lit Equinor’s Bay du Nord oil project off the coast of Newfoundland with a condition that it achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Oil and gas production makes up about 31 per cent of Canada’s total emissions.
(The Canadian Press)
