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Shovellers in eastern Newfoundland face another battle this morning after a second night of snowfall.
Amateur weather watchers on social media posted snowfall totals reaching 45 centimetres in St. John’s this morning.
Some flights at the St. John’s International Airport were cancelled or delayed, and metro schools delayed their openings.
The snow began overnight Sunday, leaving shovellers in the capital with about 20 centimetres to deal with yesterday morning.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Child-Abuse-Sentence)
A New Brunswick man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
The 34-year-old Minto man was sentenced in Fredericton court last week after an arrest in May of 2024.
The man was also ordered to provide a D-N-A sample and register with the National Sex Offender Registry.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Property-Crime)
Two New Brunswick business owners say property crime is out of control.
Appearing before Moncton city council Monday night, the two business owners represented the Enough is Enough coalition.
One said that his rental properties are losing tenants because of concerns over crime in the city’s downtown.
Councilor Bryan Butler said he agreed that more needed to be done, but council did not have the power for some enforcement actions, such as directing the R-C-M-P as to where they should deploy officers.
(CBC News)
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(NL-Flooding-Badger)
Dozens of people are still out of their homes in central Newfoundland as the risk of flood from a nearby river system persists in the town of Badger.
The town asked people on several streets to flee their homes last week when water levels rose dangerously high.
The town is asking residents who have not been evacuated to boil any water they intend to consume.
That includes water for drinking, cooking, washing produce and brushing teeth.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-PC-Leadership)
Members of P-E-I’s governing Progressive Conservative party will select a new leader this weekend — and the winner will automatically become premier of Canada’s smallest province.
Two men are vying for the top job — Rob Lantz and Mark Ledwell.
Lantz served as interim premier from February until December, when he stepped down to run for the permanent role — and Ledwell is a lawyer and business leader who announced his leadership bid in May.
The leadership convention will be held in Charlottetown at the Eastlink Centre, where the winner of the contest is expected to be announced on Saturday at 3:45 p-m.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-New-School)
A new elementary school in Halifax’s north end will open in two weeks.
St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School will have room for 515 students from pre-primary to Grade 6, with a 58-space child care center set to open in the coming months.
Major construction on the Russell Street building wrapped up yesterday.
The school will officially open to students on February 18th.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
