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The campaigning premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictions.
British Columbia’s N-D-P Leader David Eby committed this month to providing involuntary care to those struggling with overlapping addictions, mental illness and brain injury concerns.
In New Brunswick, Eby’s promise caught the attention of Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, who last week called an election for October 21st.
Higgs has said that if his party is re-elected to govern for a third term, the Tories will introduce rules allowing the government to place people with severe drug addiction in treatment without their consent, but not before consulting with their relatives, medical professionals and police.
(The Canadian Press)
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New Brunswick R-C-M-P say a 67-year-old Moncton man is dead after being struck by a vehicle.
Police say they responded Monday to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision on Wheeler Boulevard near the intersection of Mapleton Road, in Moncton.
They believe the pedestrian was struck as he tried to cross the road.
The Mounties say the man died at the scene, while the driver of the vehicle sustained what were believed to be minor injuries.
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(NS-PEI-Ferry-Broken)
The ferry that links Nova Scotia with eastern P-E-I will remain out of service until tomorrow.
The M-V Saaremaa was pulled from service yesterday when Northumberland Ferries said the vessel was experiencing “technical issues.”
Earlier today, the company confirmed problems with two of the ship’s four main engines.
The company says crossings would again be suspended today between Caribou in Nova Scotia, and Wood Islands in P-E-I.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Nurses-Leave)
New Brunswick is losing young nurses faster than anywhere else in the country.
That’s according to a new report from the Montreal Economic Institute, which found that for every 100 nurses who entered the profession in New Brunswick in 2022 — 80 of them left before turning 35 years old.
That’s double the national average.
An economist at the institute says these staggering numbers are troubling because the loss of young nurses in the field puts the health system in jeopardy.
(CBC News)
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(NB-Bear-Fredericton)
City police in Fredericton say a mother bear and her three cubs have returned to their natural habitat after they wandered through the city.
The police warned the public yesterday to avoid the area around 475 Gibson Street.
First responders had to go to the area and contain the bears after they were spotted on the street in the city’s west end.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-masking-mandates)
A new masking mandate will go into effect tomorrow for Nova Scotia’s hospitals.
Masking will be required for visitors and health-care workers in ambulatory and in-patient care areas.
The senior medical director for Nova Scotia Health says they’re implementing these changes now to get ahead of the spread of respiratory illnesses that come along with cold weather.
Masks won’t be required in common areas, such as cafeterias and elevators.
(CTV Atlantic)
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