(NB-Saint-John-Stabbing-Arrest)
A 23-year-old man is facing charges in Saint John, New Brunswick after a stabbing in the city last night.
City police say it happened at around 8 o’clock last night in the Coburg Street area.
They say the 49-year-old victim was treated in hospital for a non-life-threatening stab wound before being released.
They say the suspect was arrested for aggravated assault shortly after the incident, which they believe to be isolated.
(The Canadian Press)
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NS-Universities-Strike)
Saint Mary’s University says it is committed to the bargaining process and hopes to reach a fair agreement in good faith with striking part-time faculty.
This comes after part-time faculty at the Halifax university walked off the job today, joining their peers from Mount Saint Vincent University who went on strike yesterday.
Their shared union says key issues for both groups include job security and compensation, noting the part-time faculty at Saint Mary’s are among the lowest paid instructors in the country.
The school says in a statement that student success and the continuity of teaching and research remain its top priorities.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-St.John’s-Murder)
A man accused of first-degree murder in the death of a St. John’s man has waived a preliminary inquiry in the case, which will now go straight to trial.
Twenty-year-old Ibrahim Hussein was arrested along with his 23-year-old brother, Hussein Hussein, at the ferry terminal in Port aux Basques last spring.
The younger brother is accused of allegedly shooting 33-year-old Gerald Kyle Hynes to death in April and is also facing gun charges and previous assault and death threat counts.
The elder Hussein brother is charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact, while more people were arrested this week and charged with helping the accused after the shooting.
(VOCM)
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(NS-Cape-Breton-Seizure)
One person was arrested in Cape Breton where dozens of crates of lobsters were seized nearly 500 kilometres away from where they were harvested.
Fishery officers seized 87 crates of lobsters, releasing more than 64-hundred of the creatures back into the ocean in the St. Peter’s Canal area where they were originally harvested.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the lobsters were taken from Lobster Fishing Area 29 on October 16th to a fish plant in Port Mouton.
The department says the investigation is ongoing.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Property-Tax)
The final P-E-I property tax payment for 2025 is due by the end of next month.
The provincial government is reminding property owners that there are several payment options available during the Canada Post labour strike.
Property owners can make payments at the Taxation and Property Records office in Charlottetown, at any Access P-E-I site or at their bank.
The final payment is due on November 30th.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Rural-Transit-Study)
The federal government is investing in a rural transit study in the southwest Avalon area of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Ottawa is investing 50-thousand-dollars towards a feasibility study to map the demand for an inter-community public transit system around Saint Mary’s Bay.
The study will guide planning for a system that serves seniors, residents with disabilities and those without access to transportation in at least 12 communities.
Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine’s Mayor Elaine Nash says the study reflects a strong commitment to finding solutions to a critical gap in the availability of public transit in the area.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by Lisa Laporte)
