(NB-Murder-Charge)
A third New Brunswick man has been charged with first degree murder following a homicide reported last month by police in Saint John.
Investigators say that on October 20th, officers called to help a 41-year old man with serious injuries, who was later pronounced dead in hospital.
In the following week, two men were arrested and each charged with first degree murder.
A third man, who police say was unlawfully at large at the time of the crime, has also been charged with first degree murder, as well as possession of a firearm while prohibited.
(The Canadian Press)
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PEI-Terrorism-Charges)
The Mounties on P-E-I are accusing an Island resident of issuing threats online before he was charged with two terrorism-related offences.
The R-C-M-P are also accusing the man of making illegal firearms with a 3D printer.
The Mounties issued a statement yesterday saying their investigation into 51-year-old Daniel Desmond Crowder started in February, and investigators could find no evidence of a broader network or active risk to the public.
An R-C-M-P spokesman said he could not elaborate on the nature of the threats or who were the targets.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Health-Care)
Nova Scotia’s Opposition New Democrats say the government is not moving fast enough in implementing its plans to revitalize health care.
At a news conference yesterday, N-D-P members stood outside the Cobequid Community Health Centre and spoke about health-care workers who had to turn patients away because of a lack of resources.
Meanwhile, the Health Department responded by saying the number of new doctors and nurses in the province continues to rise.
Provincial officials also say the number of people on the wait-list for a doctor is the shortest in the country.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-School-Strikes)
Part-time faculty at two Halifax universities are back at work after a nearly month-long strike at both schools.
Faculty at Saint Mary’s University and Mount Saint Vincent University are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
The union says members at both universities walked off the job in late October and ratified contracts with their employers around the same time.
The union says its members at Saint Mary’s and Mount Saint Vincent will now be paid for prep time before a course begins and for the grading period after exams end.
(The Canadian Press)
