(NB-Policy-713)
New Brunswick’s Liberal government has revised the province’s policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
Premier Susan Holt says the updated document includes recommendations from the child and youth advocate, and brings back some measures from the original Policy 713.
Starting January 1st, students under 16 years old don’t need parental consent to informally use their preferred name and pronouns in school.
Parental awareness is encouraged for informal use but not required, while parental consent is still required for formal use.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Belledune-Public-Participation)
New Brunswick says it’s starting the 180-day public participation process for the renewal of the Class 1 Air Quality Approval to Operate for Belledune generating station.
The province says the station generates electricity from the combustion of coal and petroleum coke in one large boiler, rated at about 490 megawatts.
The current approval expires on June 30th.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Order-of-Canada)
Some well-known Maritimers are now members of the Order of Canada.
Diane Pitre of Cambellton, New Brunswick was named yesterday for her advocacy for L-G-B-T-Q+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Singer-songwriter Heather Rankin, a member of the award-winning Cape Breton band The Rankin Family, was also named along with former C-T-V news anchor Steve Murphy of Halifax.
New Brunswick’s first child and youth advocate, Bernard Paul Richard of Cape Pele, was also among the 88 new appointees from across the country.
(The Canadian Press)
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(WEA-Maritimes)
As a mix of snow and rain is hitting parts of the Maritimes, a stronger coastal storm is threatening heavier snowfall for some of the region tomorrow night through Saturday.
The storm is expected to pass east of the Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia over the weekend.
And that’s when residents in parts of the province could see heavier snowfall, as could residents of Prince Edward Island and possibly in New Brunswick.
Meteorologists predict up to 30 centimetres of snow across mainland Nova Scotia and into P-E-I.
(CTV News)
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(NS-Child-Porn)
A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges for child pornography after an investigation involving Nova Scotia R-C-M-P, Homeland Security Investigations and New York State Police.
In March 2024, a 26-year-old Springhill man was arrested by the Mounties six months after he allegedly travelled to the United States to meet a minor for sexual purposes and returned to Canada in possession of child pornography on his devices.
In late March, the Mounties were told by Homeland Security Investigations that the man allegedly continued to communicate with the victim and he was later charged with criminal harassment.
On October 2nd, the Mounties discovered child pornography was transmitted via a social media platform and the man was arrested again on December 11th and charged with more child porn offences.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Housing)
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved several projects for more than 450 new residential rental units.
Nearly a dozen projects got the green light under the Rental Housing Development Loan Program.
The province approved loans of more than 41-million dollars.
It says the goal is to help increase the availability of housing as quickly as possible.
(The Canadian Press)
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