(NB-Moose-Collision)
New Brunswick R-C-M-P say they believe a fatal crash north of Saint John on Monday was caused by a driver trying to avoid a moose.
Mounties say the driver of a southbound vehicle on Highway 7 swerved to avoid the moose, crossed into the opposing lane and struck a northbound vehicle head on.
A 31-year-old man who was driving the northbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the driver who swerved to avoid the moose was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Food-Funding)
A New Brunswick food manufacturer has received more than half a million dollars from the federal government.
Officials say the 541-thousand-dollar loan helped Sai Krishna Foods expand and upgrade its production facility in Cape-Pelé, northeast of Moncton.
The company says it currently employs eight people, but the renovated facility will allow it to hire more.
Opportunities New Brunswick is also providing up to 50-thousand dollars through a non-repayable contribution. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Women-Shot)
Mounties in central Newfoundland are investigating two cases of intimate partner violence after separate shootings of women in the community of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Superintendent Paul Peddle says the shootings on April 8th and April 10th were isolated incidents that involved men firing a gun at their partners.
The woman who was shot on April 8th is in stable condition and the woman who was shot on April 10th was found dead.
Peddle described the crimes as “shocking acts of violence,” but he provided few details. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Amherst-Shooting) (WATCH FOR DATING)
Police in northern Nova Scotia are investigating a shooting that left one man dead.
Investigators with the Amherst Police Department say police have no reason to believe there is any risk to the public, but the suspects remain at large.
The shooting was reported just before 7 p-m Monday after residents told police they heard a loud bang from Prince Arthur Street.
A wounded man found lying on the ground was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead. (The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Budget-Day)
P-E-I’s finance minister has tabled a record deficit budget for the second year in a row.
Jill Burridge introduced the 2026-27 budget in Charlottetown yesterday with a 410-million dollar deficit, the largest in provincial history.
It’s more than double the 184-million-dollar deficit the Progressive Conservative government introduced last spring.
The budget includes 269-million dollars in new spending and contains about 321-million dollars in measures designed to help Islanders with affordability. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Halifax-Mayor)
Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore is going to Massachusetts to give an update on his housing work.
Fillmore was selected last spring for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a global program helping mayors address complex local challenges.
He’s one of 47 mayors from 17 countries participating this year.
His focus is on how to accelerate housing delivery and will give an update in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
