(NB-Xerox-Jobs)
Xerox Canada says it will create up to 138 new full-time jobs to Saint John, New Brunswick by the end of 2027.
The expansion comes as the digital sales sector of Xerox’s operation grows, in part due to support from the provincial government.
Xerox says the positions will include direct-selling representatives, partner managers and specialists that can help the sales team.
Opportunities New Brunswick says it will provide the company with up to 725-thousand dollars in the form of a payroll rebate to help the company create these jobs. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-ATV-Fatal-Crash)
New Brunswick R-C-M-P say an investigation is ongoing into an all-terrain vehicle crash that killed one man.
Mounties say a 62-year-old man was killed Tuesday evening on Route 705, in Whickam, after the driver lost control of the A-T-V.Â
The man who died was the lone occupant of the vehicle and was killed during the incident.
An autopsy is scheduled to determine the man’s exact cause of death and a collision reconstructionist is working with Mounties to help the investigation. (The Canadian Press)
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(CUR-Hearts)
Charlottetown will be the host of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for a record fifth time in 2027.
The 46th edition of the Canadian women’s curling championship is set for February 12th to 21st at Eastlink Centre.
Charlottetown last hosted the Scotties in 2011 when Saskatchewan’s Amber Holland claimed gold.
The 2027 Scotties champion will represent Canada at the 2027 world championship.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Child-Murder-Parole)
A Nova Scotia woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter in 2008 has been granted unescorted day passes from prison.
But the Parole Board of Canada denied Penny Boudreau’s request for day parole yesterday — saying she wasn’t ready to live in a community.
Boudreau was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Jan. 27th, 2008, death of Karissa Boudreau — after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for strangling her only child.
During a hearing yesterday the board heard Boudreau had received treatment from a mental health team while working as an assistant to the prison’s chaplain.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Sugar-Tax)
A new study suggests Newfoundland and Labrador’s tax on sugar-sweetened drinks may have encouraged people to stop guzzling the beverages.
The study sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada tracked beverage sales in the province before and after the so-called “sugar tax” was implemented in September 2022.
It says per-capita sales of sugar-sweetened drinks declined by 11.6 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador after the tax came into effect.
In the Maritimes, where there was no such levy, consumption only dropped by 6.7 per cent.
(The Canadian Press)
