(NL-Rally-Assault)
Pro-Palestinian activist groups allege a man assaulted two women who were acting as safety marshals on Saturday during a weekly protest march through downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Palestine Action Y-Y-T says the male motorist got out of his vehicle on Water Street and assaulted the women shortly before 3 p-m.
Memorial University’s Students for Palestine says the man knocked one of the women to the ground and hit the other woman with an object.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary confirmed that officers charged a 47-year-old man on Saturday with two counts of assault and one count of assault with a weapon in connection with the alleged incident.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-International-Nurse-Bursary)
A new bursary program for internationally educated nurses is aimed at drawing more nurses to Prince Edward Island.
The provincial government says the program will give up to 10-thousand dollars for expenses related to immigration and fees associated with processing applications.
P-E-I’s health and wellness minister says fees associated with requirements for entry to practice in the province remain a financial barrier for many internationally educated nurses.
Part of the qualifications for the program include a requirement for nurses to clock 39-hundred working hours or a two-year full-time-equivalent in the province.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Homicide-Investigation)
The Saint John Police Force has identified the body of a man in a homicide investigation.
Police say the body of 52-year-old Allan Lee was found in a wooded area on the city’s west side on August 1st just after 7 p-m.
The major crime unit is continuing to investigate after searching the wooded area off King William Road using police canine units and aerial drone surveillance.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone that has video footage of the incident to come forward.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Wildfire-Preparedness)
A report says Halifax’s fire department was not ready to battle a major wildfire in 2023 that erupted in a city suburb.
The fire that started on May 28th last year, in Upper Tantallon spread quickly, with 22 structures engulfed in flames within an hour and about 128 on fire within four hours.
The incident report has identified 13 areas for improvement with accompanying recommendations, and says the flow of information between front-line firefighters and the division chief must be improved.
It says there was a lack of clarity regarding the expected response from firefighters to the Upper Tantallon blaze, and that Halifax fire officials should make a plan for how nearby fire departments can assist with fighting major wildfires in the future.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Homeless-Inmates)
The number of Newfoundland and Labrador inmates released into homelessness is climbing.
Statistics from the province’s Justice Department show more than 14 per cent of inmates released from the province’s largest correctional facility in the first six months of this year had no address on file.
The founder of a non-profit in St. John’s says inmates who leave the facility are confronted with higher rents and fewer affordable living options.
Dan McGettigan says community groups need to work with jail staff to plan for proper supports when inmates are released.
He adds that many inmates who leave the facility are in worse physical and mental health than when they went in.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Police-Probe)
Nova Scotia’s police watchdog is looking into whether charges will be laid against a Halifax police officer after a woman he took to the ground during an arrest suffered an injury to her liver.
The director of the Serious Incident Response Team says the injury happened on the evening of July 16th as officers responded to a 9-1-1 call made during a domestic dispute at a residence on Robie Street.
The agency says the woman was taken into custody and in the process she was brought to the floor by a male officer.
The woman was arrested, but after her release, she went to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed a lacerated liver.
(The Canadian Press)
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(The Canadian Press)
