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New Brunswick’s police watchdog is investigating after a woman’s arm was broken during an arrest earlier this year.
The Serious Incident Response Team says police in Edmundston arrested a woman at a hotel in February and took her to the police station.
An ambulance was called the next day and the woman was diagnosed with a broken arm.
The independent agency probes cases in which police action leads to death or serious injury. (The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government has released a new wildfire management plan.
The province says the plan builds upon lessons learned during last year’s challenging wildfire season.
The government has converted 74 seasonal forest ranger positions into year-round roles, purchased new fire equipment and funded community wildfire resiliency plans.
The 2025 wildfire season was one of the most devastating in New Brunswick history, with 444 blazes burning about 34 square kilometres of forest. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Indoor-Farm)
The owners of an indoor hydroponic farm in New Brunswick say they are being forced to sell.
Daniel Ratté and his wife Chantal Gagnon say they can’t find employees to work their farm.
They say the workload is too much for their current staff of six and they would need two more employees.
Statistics Canada data shows the rate of national job vacancies in vegetable and melon farming reached 4.5 per cent in 2025, representing about one thousand jobs.
(CBC News)
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The committee tasked with tracking recommendations made in the aftermath of the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has released its third and final annual report.
Committee chair Myra Freeman says more work needs to be done to address recommendations in the 2023 provincial inquiry on gender-based violence, police reform and community safety.
She also says some committee members believe its three-year mandate should be extended, as many of the recommendations are complex and require long-term responses.
Freeman says it is up to the R-C-M-P and both the provincial and federal governments to ensure that work continues. (The Canadian Press)
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An author from Newfoundland and Labrador says there’s been renewed interest in his list of tech alternatives since President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario.
Google Maps over the weekend updated the name to “Lake America” for users in the United States after Trump’s order, which comes amid trade tensions with Canada.
Paris Marx says more people have been checking his catalogue of email services, mobile phones and other tech created outside the U-S.
He says the Trump administration’s ability to change a digital map shows how crucial it is for Ottawa to prioritize Canadian control over critical technology and infrastructure. (The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Summerside-Mayor)
The outgoing Mayor of Summerside is running for the leadership of the P-E-I Liberal party.
Dan Kutchner announced he would not re-offer for the Summerside job earlier this month and today says he will try to replace Robert Mitchell as Liberal leader.
Mitchell resigned after two unsuccessful attempts to win byelections in less than a year.
Kutcher’s resignation is effective tomorrow and Deputy Mayor Cory Snow will assume his duties until the general municipal election in November.
(CBC News)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
