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Much of the Atlantic region will be dealing with snow and wind today as Environment Canada issues weather warnings for parts of P-E-I, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Much of Newfoundland and parts of Labrador are under a yellow storm warning, with 35 centimetres of snow and high winds predicted overnight.
Along northern Newfoundland, including the Avalon Peninsula and St. John’s, the weather service warned of winds up to 130 kilometres per hour.
The warnings continued south through parts of Nova Scotia and P-E-I, with Environment Canada warning more snow and heavy winds could persist overnight and into today. (The Canadian Press)
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Fredericton police say they are seeing an increasing variety of scams as the holiday season approaches.
Sergeant Chris Furlotte says the force has seen a number of tactics, including grandparent scams in which someone poses as a family member and calls for help.
Furlotte says regardless of the method, the scams are increasing, and warns people to be aware of their surroundings.
He also asked people to report potential scams to the police. (CBC)
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An investigation into an error by the Fredericton Police Force that prompted the Crown to withdraw from two murder trials has produced 19 recommendations to make sure such a mistake never happens again.
But details of what happened in June when the cases fell apart remain shrouded in mystery.
The man who led the independent review, Ontario lawyer Ian D. Scott, says the “insurmountable evidentiary issue” that brought both prosecutions to an end cannot be disclosed.
Scott says he can not disclose information regarding things such as communications between investigators and Crown lawyers and internal police communications due to the Canada Evidence Act. (The Canadian Press)
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Prince Edward Island’s largest electric utility says rotating outages could be used for the first time this winter to protect the Island’s power grid in the event of high electricity demands.
Maritime Electric says that means electricity could be temporarily cut to some communities to prevent provincewide blackouts.
The utility’s C-E-O says higher demands for electricity during the winter months could put the entire system at risk of overloading.
Jason Roberts told C-B-C News that temporary blackouts are about managing the load and keeping the lights on for as long as possible.
(CBC News)
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(NL-False-Report)
Police in Newfoundland have charged a woman after they say a false report of a person with a firearm was made.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says they received a report Saturday night of an intoxicated woman with a firearm causing a disturbance in a residential neighbourhood of St. John’s.
After investigating, police say they did not match anyone to the description given and determined the information received was false.
A 37-year-old woman faces charges of public mischief, assaulting an officer and breach of the Emergency 911 Act. (The Canadian Press)
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The Nova Scotia government says work will soon begin on 14-hundred new affordable homes, with the majority at Shannon Park in Dartmouth.
Housing Minister John White says 300-million dollars will go toward building the homes, with 120-million dollars coming from the federal government under the Build Canada Homes agency.
The province says the Halifax Regional Municipality will fast-track the development approval process and reduce or waive fees in support of the affordable housing project.
Work on the first phase of the project is expected to begin next year. (The Canadian Press)
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