(NB-Terrorism-Youth)
R-C-M-P say a youth in New Brunswick has been arrested and is under strict conditions under the authority of a terrorism peace bond.
Police say this terrorism peace bond is the first of its kind in New Brunswick’s history.
Mounties say the youth was arrested and charged for the facilitation of a terrorist activity.
They say the case of part of a broader trend police have observed in New Brunswick involving youth radicalization and extremism that’s happening in online spaces.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Kitch-Fraud)
A former Nova Scotia health-care executive has been sentenced to nine months in jail for defrauding a Halifax hospital of more than 30-thousand dollars by using her corporate credit card to pay for personal expenses.
Judge Ronda van der Hoek says Tracy Kitch’s sentence should serve as a message to public officials that committing fraud will result in a jail cell door locking behind offenders.
During a sentencing hearing earlier this month, Kitch admitted that she had failed to properly prioritize oversight of expense claims she filed with the I-W-K Health Centre, the largest children’s hospital east of Montreal.
Her conviction in September marked the second time she was convicted of defrauding the hospital where she served as C-E-O between 2014 and 2017.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Stabbing-Charge)
Police in Nova Scotia are investigating a stabbing they say happened in New Glasgow over the weekend.
New Glasgow Regional Police say a 33-year-old man is facing charges related to the incident.
Police say around 2 P-M Sunday, officers responded to a dispute between the suspect and a 27-year-old victim.
They say the victim did not suffer life-threatening injuries, and the suspect is scheduled to appear in court in April.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Trepassey-Emergency)
A state of emergency is over in southeastern Newfoundland town after a ferocious winter storm left a road nearly impassable.
The town council declared a state of emergency yesterday in Trepassey after high seas destroyed much of the breakwater along the road.
The route to a remote part of town was left covered in rocks and debris, and emergency vehicles could not get through.
A winter storm swept through eastern Newfoundland earlier this week, driving coastal storm surge and dumping more than 40 centimetres of snow on St. John’s.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Mass-Offshore-Wind)
Nova Scotia’s premier says he’s reached an agreement that could see electricity from a proposed offshore wind project shipped to Massachusetts.
Premier Tim Houston and Governor Maura Healey say they reached a memorandum of understanding committing the two governments to work together on developing their respective offshore wind sectors.
Houston first floated his province’s Wind West project over the summer, and the 60-billion-dollar first phase is estimated to produce five gigawatts of power by 2033.
Houston says the agreement with Massachusetts is a signal that clean energy markets are maturing, which should give investors more confidence in Nova Scotia’s emerging offshore wind industry.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Fogo-Trafficking)
R-C-M-P in Fogo Island, off the northeast coast of Newfoundland, have laid drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop.
Police say a 43-year-old man was been arrested after officers noticed he was driving a vehicle with an expired registration Sunday evening.
The Mounties say he was operating the vehicle with a suspended license, and they found cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and improperly-stored cannabis in the car.
Police say cocaine is a leading cause of overdose deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
