(FedElxn-Atlantic-Canada)
Voting is underway across Atlantic Canada.
When Liberal Leader Mark Carney called the election last month, his party held 23 seats in the region, the Conservatives had eight, and one seat — a Halifax riding previously held by a Liberal — was vacant.
The latest polls are suggesting strong support for Liberals across the Atlantic region, but the Conservatives — led by Pierre Poilievre — were expected to hold on to some of their seats, while the New Democrats under Jagmeet Singh could be shut out again.
Pundits say Poilievre’s populist style of leadership has been a tough sell in the region, where some traditional Progressive Conservatives — including Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston — haven’t actively supported the federal Tory leader.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-School-Bats)
A school in northwestern New Brunswick is closing today for the rest of the year due to a bat infestation.
The superintendent for the Anglophone West School District has sent out a notice informing 134 students in Grades six to 12 at Tobique Valley High School in Plaster Rock that they will finish their year in other schools.
The infestation has been plaguing the school for the past eight months.
Students in Grades 6 to 8 will move to nearby Donald Fraser Memorial School for the final two months and high school students will finish the semester at Southern Victoria High School in Perth-Andover, with staff divided up among the newly assigned schools.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Identity-Theft)
Two New Brunswick women have been arrested for alleged mail theft and identity fraud — and are scheduled for July 22nd court appearances.
R-C-M-P say charges have been laid against a 31-year-old woman and a 37-year-old woman, both from Florenceville-Bristol, after an investigation in the community.
Police say that they opened a probe in January after reports of community mailboxes that were forced open and mail being stolen.
On Tuesday, police searched the women’s residence and seized ledgers containing victims’ personal information, credit cards, and government-issued I-Ds.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Statue-Theft)
A Newfoundland town is offering a 25-thousand-dollar reward for the return of a bronze statue of pioneering American aviator Amelia Earhart.
The Town of Harbour Grace says it has received a number of tips related to the theft of the statue last week.
Mayor Don Coombs says the information received has been passed on to the R-C-M-P, and he’s hopeful the statue can be returned.
Earhart took off from Harbour Grace on May 20, 1932, and landed about 15 hours later in Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
(VOCM News)
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(Day-Of-Mourning)
Ceremonies will be held across Atlantic Canada today as part of the National Day of Mourning to remember people who died from workplace injuries or illnesses.
In Nova Scotia, Labour Minister Nolan Young will be joined by the executives from the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour and the provincial Workers’ Compensation Board at a remembrance event outside Province House.
Nova Scotia recorded 20 deaths either at work or because of a person’s work in 2024.
The Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada says that in 2023, there were 1,057 workplace fatalities across the country.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Acadia-Honorary-Degrees)
Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has announced four honorary degree recipients for this year’s convocation.
They include Elie Haddad — president of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon — who will be named a doctor of divinity.
The college is also honouring Indigenous rights leader Viola Robinson as a doctor of civil laws.
Catharine Farrow, a geoscientist, will be named as a doctor of science and Deantha Edmunds — Canada’s first Inuk professional classical singer — will be named as a doctor of music.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Crash-Lawsuit)
A P-E-I family has reached a settlement for 1.35 million dollars in its lawsuit against the province after a fatal crash five years ago.
According to court documents viewed by C-B-C, Ryan Mullally was driving his motorcycle on the Trans-Canada between the Maypoint and Milky Way roundabouts after 11 p-m on August 15th, 2020, when he hit a government truck.
The province’s vehicle was there to clean up a downed light pole and it either slowed down or stopped in the left lane, and the 33-year-old man rear-ended the back of the vehicle and died of his injuries.
