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New Brunswick says it has opened a retirement residence in the western part of the province, for people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
It says the the facility in Woodstock will have 18 rooms, personalized care, 24-hour supervision and nursing services.
The news release says the Department of Social Development has been working to identify long-term care needs across the province.
(The Canadian Press)
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The University of Prince Edward Island says Elizabeth Rollins Epperly — the first woman to serve as the institution’s president — was named to the Order of Canada.
The Université de Moncton in New Brunswick says two of its faculty were also named to the Order of Canada.
It says guitar and lute professor Michel Cardin who has been at the music department since 1992 received the honour.
Stephen White, a genealogist and former researcher at the Anselme-Chiasson Centre for Acadian sudies, was a member of the Order of Canada.
(The Canadian Press)
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A Canadian warship has returned to its home port Halifax after helping the U-S Coast Guard seize more than 15-hundred kilograms of cocaine during a counter-narcotics mission in the Caribbean.
The Department of National Defence says H-M-C-S William Hall was part of Operation Caribbe, an ongoing mission aimed at helping the United States disrupt drug trafficking in international waters.
The Royal Canadian Navy says that since 2006, the Canadian Armed Forces have contributed to the disruption or seizure of more than 123 metric tonnes of narcotics through Operation Caribbe.
Earlier this year, another Canadian warship — H-M-C-S Harry DeWolf — helped with the seizure of 750 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea.
(The Canadian Press)
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A Halifax researcher says the experimental use of gene therapy for a rare inherited disorder is saving almost as much money for treatment of five patients as the study itself costs.
The study published last year found that three of the men being treated for Fabry disease were able to stop using enzyme replacement therapy — which costs about 300-thousand dollars annually.
Dr. Michael West — a co-author and kidney specialist at the Q-E-2 — says the overall savings has been 3.7 million dollars, against research costs to date of about 4 million dollars.
Fabry disease is a rare disorder that leaves the body unable to produce the correct version of an enzyme that breaks down fatty materials — leading to major damage to vital organs.
(The Canadian Press)
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Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey has stepped down from the legislature.
Announcing his decision on social media, Furey said he wanted to thank the people he represented in the western Newfoundland district of Humber-Gros Morne.
He says he turned 50 on Wednesday, and the time was right to begin a new chapter in his life.
Furey was first sworn in as Liberal leader in August 2020, and he shocked the province when he announced in February that he would resign as premier.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Mun-Advice)
Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking to cut its spending by million of dollars and students and staff have offered some tips.
The university published the cost-cutting suggestions it received on its website, and they range from a school-run café to a review of the school’s senior administrative roles.
Some say the university should rent out its facilities for events, meetings or film shoots.
The school’s latest budget document says it must reduce spending by more than 20-million dollars in the current fiscal year.
(The Canadian Press)
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