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Some Atlantic universities are voicing concerns about shrinking enrolment of international students.
Nova Scotia has so far accepted less than four-thousand international students for the upcoming year, down from last year’s 19-thousand, 900 foreign students.
Some university officials say the number of international students who actually choose to study in the province may be even lower than that.
Association of Atlantic Universities president Peter Halpin says his group’s members are worried about what Atlantic Canada’s low numbers will mean for regional universities’ finances and diversity.
(The Canadian Press)
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A 52-year-old man from Ontario has been charged with animal cruelty after police found 19 dead dogs at a home in eastern Newfoundland this week.
R-C-M-P say they got a call on Monday about a gunshot fired in the backyard of a residence in New Harbour, about 65 kilometres west of St. John’s.
When officers arrived at the property, they found 19 dead dogs, including puppies, as well as two dogs in need of care that were taken to the S-P-C-A.
The Mounties say officers arrested the man, who was staying in the backyard, and charged him with 19 counts of animal cruelty and careless use of a firearm.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Fishing-Closure)
Federal officials say all recreational fishing will be closed on sections of the Restigouche and Miramichi river systems in New Brunswick, due to high water temperature.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says fishing for all species will be closed every day at 11:00 a-m until 6:00 a-m the next morning.
It says the closures are in effect as of today and will remain in place until conditions improve.
The department’s warm water protocol says Atlantic Salmon become weaker in warmer water and have more difficulty recovering after being caught and released. (The Canadian Press)
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Charlottetown native Alysha Corrigan says winning Olympic silver with the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team in Paris has been a “roller-coaster of emotions.”
The team was ranked fifth going into the Olympics but scored a stunning upset against the favoured Australia in the semifinal earlier Tuesday to advance to the gold medal match against New Zealand.
Corrigan scored a key try near the end of the first half against New Zealand to put Canada up 12-7, but New Zealand was victorious with a final score of 19-12.
Corrigan is the second Islander to ever win an Olympic medal at the summer games — and the first since 1912. (CBC PEi)
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The Canadian and German governments are taking the next steps to launch Atlantic Canada’s hydrogen export industry.
The two countries announced yesterday they will each put 300-million dollars towards supporting projects to send hydrogen to Germany.
The 600-million-dollar announcement comes as the war in Ukraine has disrupted the global energy supply.
There are several projects in planning stages in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland that intend to convert wind energy into what some call clean hydrogen.
(CBC News)
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Officials have ended a ban on open fires in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
The city’s regional fire department says the fire ban in St. John’s, Mount Pearl and Paradise is lifted effective immediately.
The provincial fire hazard rating is low across eastern Newfoundland, though a fire ban remains in place in Labrador.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
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