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New Brunswick’s government is investing 1.2 million dollars into youth care systems, hoping to sponsor better outcomes during the transition into adulthood.
The province says it is bolstering the Youth Engagement and Young Adult Services program by increasing the monthly financial support amount people aged 16 to 26 receive.
Starting in June, the financial supports administered will increase by 19 per cent.
Social Development Minister Cindy Miles says the investment represents the support young people need to succeed.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Horizon-Cancer-Treatment)
The New Brunswick-based Horizon Health Network says they have achieved a first for cancer treatment in Canada.
The network says a patient has received cancer immunotherapy through under the skin injections while at home.
The advancement to allow home therapy marks a milestone for lung cancer treatment, as it brings the hospital level treatments to a place of comfort for most patients.
The network says the new subcutaneous injections can reduce treatment times to about seven minutes, while ensuring a more convenient and less invasive method of care.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Wildfire-No-Charges)
Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says it can’t lay any charges related to the 2023 upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains wildfire.
The department says all possible avenues were explored, but it was unable to gather sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
The wildfire in Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains burned 969 hectares of land.
The department says it has met the two-year deadline from when the fire began and is no longer eligible to lay charges under the Forests Act.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Uranium-Exploration)
Private landowners in Nova Scotia are being told they can refuse any exploration activity on their property, even if it has been identified for potential uranium exploration.
Natural Resources deputy minister Karen Gatien says her department is sending out letters to property owners in three areas.
The government says it hopes there will be conversations about possible exploration.
Uranium was added to the province’s list of priority critical minerals earlier this month, while it also issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites known to house deposits of the heavy metal.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Missing-Children)
R-C-M-P in northeastern Nova Scotia are confirming two children who disappeared almost four weeks ago were last seen in public with family members on May 1st – the day before they were reported missing.
The confirmation is important because police were previously told six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were at school on April 29th and were kept home in rural Lansdowne Station until they went missing on May 2nd.
Police say they are asking the public for more video footage from the area to help with their investigation.
An extensive ground and air search for the children covered more than five square kilometres of the hilly, densely-wooded area surrounding their home.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Airport-Accessibility)
The St. John’s International Airport Authority says it will be offering two new tools to improve accessibility during National AccessAbility Week.
The new “Hidden Disabilities Sunflower” allows passengers to voluntarily disclose a disability condition that may not be immediately apparent but requires extra assistance.
The airport is also installing several inductive hearing loops, which can assist passengers with hearing aids in large and loud environments.
C-E-O Dennis Hogan says National AccessAbility Week demonstrates the Airport Authority’s commitment to ensuring all passengers are safe and enjoy equitable air travel.
(VOCM)
