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R-C-M-P say the body of a man has been recovered from the St. Croix River after he had fled Mounties and swam toward the U-S border.
Mounties say that on Saturday afternoon while patrolling along Milltown Boulevard, they observed a man wanted on unendorsed warrants.
R-C-M-P say the man fled police and was last seen entering the St. Croix River near King Street and Budd Avenue in St. Stephen and then “appeared to struggle and then went underwater and did not resurface.”
R-C-M-P recovered his body yesterday and have asked the independent police watchdog to investigate. (CTV News)
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Eastern Canada premiers met yesterday with New England governors to talk tariffs, softwood lumber and the economy.
The 46th annual conference was held in St. John’s, with representatives from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec in attendance.
Three resolutions were adopted at the conference — two about continuing collaboration on energy, ecological connectivity and food security and a third focused on starting to work together on technology and innovation.
New Brunswick Premier Premier Susan Holt says her priority was to “underline how important our cross-border relationships are and how much our economies depend on each other.” (The Canadian Press)
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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says work is ongoing with Hydro-Québec about the Churchill Falls draft deal, but only about non-binding details.
Spokesperson Jill Pitcher said the utility is awaiting an independent review of the agreement, as promised by Premier Tony Wakeham.
In the meantime, some work continues relating to what Pitcher described as non-binding and secondary issues.
Wakeham said yesterday that he would soon have more information about the independent review, though he did not provide specific details.
(The Canadian Press)
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Police are looking for information about a suspicious death in Little Heart’s Ease, a rural community in eastern Newfoundland.
R-C-M-P say the death was reported to police in the early morning hours of November 12th.
The Mounties say their major crime unit is investigating what happened.
Police believe the death is an isolated incident and they are asking anyone with information, including dashcam and C-C-T-V footage, to come forward.
(The Canadian Press)
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The Nova Scotia government says it will create a four-person unit to combat the illegal purchasing and processing of seafood.
The province says that up to 30 per cent of the lobster caught every year in the Atlantic region goes unreported, representing about 400-million dollars in under-the-table sales.
Fisheries Minister Kent Smith says the four inspectors will focus on wharfs and seafood facilities where there is known illegal activity.
It is not yet clear when the unit will be up and running.
(The Canadian Press)
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Curbside recycling in Nova Scotia is set to change on December 1st.
That’s when new provincial regulations come into effect, broadening the list of items households can put out for recycling.
New items include multi-layer paper containers such as ice cream cartons or cookie dough spiral cans, and plastic tubes like toothpaste and deodorant.
The new regulations aim to shift operational and financial responsibility for recycling packaging and paper products onto the companies that sell and produce them.
(The Canadian Press)
