(NB-Officer-Charged)
Police in southern New Brunswick have charged a police officer with breach of public trust.
The Saint John Police Force says a public complaint led to an investigation by the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force.
Police in Saint John confirmed the accused is a detective constable with 18 years of experience, but their name was not released.
The officer has been suspended with pay pending the criminal proceedings, which will be followed by an investigation under the New Brunswick Police Act.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Power-Cyberattack)
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately owned provincial utility responded to a cyberattack earlier this year.
The cyberattack struck Nova Scotia Power last April, disrupting some systems at the utility and prompting complaints from a number of customers about who had gained access to their personal information.
Houston says the utility appears to be shrugging its shoulders without providing adequate explanations to affected customers.
The premier says the government is considering whether to fine the utility, but adds that ratepayers would not bear the burden of any potential financial penalties.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Environmental-Racism)
Nova Scotia’s opposition parties say the government should have immediately apologized to Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities for the province’s history of environmental racism.
A panel of experts appointed in 2023 had recommended the province apologize for past governments’ decisions to build environmentally hazardous projects like landfills, coal plants and toxic waste facilities near racialized communities.
The Progressive Conservative government had previously refused to make the panel’s report public, but C-B-C News obtained a draft of the document.
The government released a draft yesterday and it includes 11 recommendations, such as allocating more resources to Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian community groups.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Lunenburg-Fatal)
Nova Scotia R-C-M-P are investigating the death of a motorist whose Jeep veered off Highway 10 northwest of Lunenburg and plunged into the LaHave River.
The Mounties say the crash was reported early yesterday from Pinehurst.
Paramedics and firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
The driver, a 46-year-old man from LaHave, was the lone occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Tuberculosis-Outbreak)
Health officials in northern Labrador are warning the public about an outbreak of tuberculosis within the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area.
The Nunatsiavut government issued a statement yesterday saying officials are using contact tracing to identify cases and limit the spread of the disease, which is caused by bacteria that usually affects the lungs.
Symptoms of this contagious disease include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and weight loss – though is possible to be infected and not display any symptoms.
Tuberculosis is spread through the air when a person with active T-B coughs, talks, laughs or sings.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Homicide-ID)
Police in Halifax have identified the victim of a recent homicide, which they believe was not a random act.
Halifax Regional Police say officers were dispatched yesterday to help an injured man on Gottingen Street around 11:10 a-m – but he died later in hospital.
Nova Scotia’s medical examiner conducted an autopsy and identified the victim as 59-year-old Troy Clayton of Halifax.
Investigators are asking anyone with cellphone or dashcam footage from the area at around 11 a-m to contact police.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
