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The New Brunswick government says a chemical spill on the Trans-Canada Highway south of downtown Fredericton poses a very low risk to human health.
As well, officials say the spill near the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood has not affected the city’s water supply — though testing in the area continued yesterday, three days after the spill was reported.
As a precaution, a car wash was set up on Alison Boulevard to clean vehicles that travelled on the affected section of the highway between Wednesday and Friday of last week.
The government issued a statement saying the spilled material includes a chemical known as hexavalent chromium, which officials say does not increase one’s cancer risk if exposure is brief.
Still, the government says anyone experiencing skin, eye or respiratory irritation should seek medical advice, or call Tele-Care at 8-1-1.
(The Canadian Press)
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The utility in charge of the water supply in the Halifax area is investigating what it calls unauthorized access to information on its online portal for customers.
Halifax Water says it shut down the portal on Friday, saying there was no indication that financial information was put at risk.
The utility says that if any customers receive a call from someone claiming to be with Halifax Water, they should hang up and call back using the phone number listed on its official website.
Halifax Water says it is not contacting customers regarding the incident.
(The Canadian Press)
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The sprawling international lounge inside the Gander airport in central Newfoundland has been officially recognized as a heritage structure.
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador says the lounge, opened in 1959, is an iconic time capsule showcasing modernist architecture and art.
In the 1960s, the airport served as a key refuelling stop for passenger jets travelling to and from Europe — earning it the nickname, “Crossroads of the World.”
In its heyday, it routinely welcomed world leaders, Hollywood actors, Soviet defectors and scores of well-heeled jet-setters.
(The Canadian Press)
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Police in central P-E-I are investigating a snowmobile crash that claimed the life of a 53-year-old man.
Queens District R-C-M-P say the man was riding the machine Saturday on the Confederation Trail near Route 15 in Brackley when the snowmobile left the trail and hit a tree.
The Mounties did not release the man’s name, but they confirmed he was from Charlottetown.
(The Canadian Press)
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A cheerleading squad based in Newfoundland is headed to Florida to defend its world championship title.
Coastal Wave Elite is the province’s first special abilities cheerleading team.
The team is expected to compete at the I-C-U World Cheerleading Championships next month in Orlando.
(VOCM)
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(PEI-Summerside-Fire)
Some residents of an 18-unit apartment building in western P-E-I had to be treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the Summerside building on Saturday night.
The Summerside Fire Department was dispatched to Crosby’s Waterview Apartments on Water Street after a fire alarm was triggered around 11:30 p-m.
All 18 apartments were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by 1 a-m.
The Canadian Red Cross was called in to help residents displaced by the fire, and the province’s fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
