(NB-Bee-Day-Hives)
The New Brunswick Legislature is getting 50-thousand new workers of the buzzing variety.
New beehives have been installed on the roof of the West Block in Fredericton, in honour of World Bee Day yesterday MAY 20.
Health Minister and hobby beekeeper John Dornan teamed up with Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Francine Landry to launch the initiative.
They’re hoping to support bee populations that will pollinate flowers, plants and crops around the capital.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Election-Transparency)
New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative Party will elect a new leader next year.
The party says the rules for its next leadership election have been accepted by its provincial council.
The process will begin October 20th of this year, with a leadership election set for October 17th, 2026.
Glen Savoie was named leader of the party last year after former Progressive Conservative premier Blaine Higgs led the Tories to a decisive defeat in the 2024 election.
(The Canadian Press)
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FROM MAY 21
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(NS-No-Bomb)
Police in Halifax say they found no evidence of a bomb at Saint Mary’s University after a reported threat yesterday.
Halifax Regional Police say the university’s security team contacted them around noon yesterday about a bomb threat.
The campus and residences were evacuated and nearby streets were closed.
Police say officers and a K-9 unit swept the school and found no evidence of a bomb or anything suspicious, and the area reopened later in the afternoon.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Indigenous-Week)
Indigenous Awareness Week is underway in P-E-I.
The province announced the beginning of the annual week yesterday as an occasion to celebrate the Mi’kmaq of the Island.
Events include the Reconciliation Recognition Award, with this year’s recipients being the Island Nature Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and Julia Campbell, founder and creative director of P-E-I Fashion Week.
These honourees have been recognized for the respectful integration of Mi’kmaq perspectives into conservation and climate work, and the creation of inclusive spaces for Mi’kmaq artists and storytellers.
(The Canadian Press)
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(StatCan-Inflation-Cities)
Statistics Canada says the country’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, down from 2.3 per cent in March.
The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples.
April’s inflation rate for St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador was 0.2 per cent down from 0.8 last month, while Halifax was 1.7 per cent, down from 2.5 last month.
Charlottetown-Summerside inflation rate in April was 0.8 per cent, down from 1.9, while Saint John in New Brunswick was 0.2 per cent, down from 1.8.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Animal-Warning)
Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reminding residents not to handle, feed or move wild animals.
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says residents must leave wild animals and birds alone — even if they appear sick, injured, dead or newly born.
The animal’s parent may be nearby, and any perceived threat to its offspring could cause it to abandon the creature.
Wild animals can be dangerous and they may also carry diseases.
(The Canadian Press)
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