(NB-Inmate-Assault)
The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate in New Brunswick’s maximum security prison was the victim of assault.
The inmate at the Atlantic Institution in Renous was injured on Monday and taken to hospital for treatment.
The federal corrections service did not share details of the incident, but say the assailant has been identified and appropriate actions have been taken.
They saw the assault is being reviewed. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-CUPE-Deal)
New Brunswick’s government has signed a collective agreement with school support staff.
The new deal includes a general wage increase of five dollars per hour spread out over four years, retroactive to February 2023.
The agreement signed comes more than a year after the two sides reached a tentative deal.
The over six-thousand members of CUPE Local 2745 are made up of administrative and education assistants, school intervention workers and school library employees. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Sailors-Capsizing-Charges)
Two members of the Royal Canadian Navy are facing charges after an investigation into the death of a sailor on a military boat that capsized in Halifax harbour.
Military police say Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was one of two sailors thrown into the cold water on the night of January 24th, 2025.
The military says Sailor First Class Alexandre Garrison has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, and negligent performance of military duties.
As well, Master Sailor David Terry has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and negligent performance of military duties. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Transit-Service)
The Nova Scotia government is exploring whether to create a transit network linking Halifax to three rural communities.
The province says it’s looking to gauge interest from service providers for a new system connecting the capital city with Truro, Wolfville and Bridgewater.
It says the inter-municipal transit system would offer regular, dependable travel along routes for daily commuting.
The Department of Public Works says the network would ideally connect to existing fixed-route services run by municipalities. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Fake-Nurse)
A Newfoundland woman’s efforts to work illegally as a nurse were laid out in court after she pleaded guilty to fraud and impersonation charges.
The 46-year-old woman was previously convicted in Ontario of criminal negligence in the death of her son in 2021, resulting in the loss of her nursing license.
Court heard that after his death, the woman moved home to Newfoundland and applied for work as a nurse under multiple different names.
She was eventually hired by a travel nursing firm to work in retirement homes in St. John’s and Gander between March 2021 and late 2022.
She is scheduled for sentencing in June. (VOCM)
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(PEI-Time-Capsule)
Provincial officials in Charlottetown have recently opened a 64-year-old time capsule embedded in the wall of a decommissioned home for people with intellectual disabilities.
Inside the capsule, they found a copy of The Guardian newspaper, one penny, newspaper clippings about the opening of the facility, and two documents addressed to the province’s then-health minister.
The capsule was sealed beneath the building’s cornerstone.
Vacant since 2021, The Sherwood Home on Murchison Lane was built in 1962. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
