(NB-Shooting)
New Brunswick R-C-M-P are seeking witnesses and surveillance footage as they investigate an alleged drive-by shooting in Dieppe.
Mounties say the shooting involved a residence on Denys Street on January 28th between 12-30 and 1-30 a-m.
No one was injured in the incident.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Rent-Increases)
New data suggests the cost to rent a home in New Brunswick is increasing, but at a slower rate.
Figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation show rental prices increased 5.7 per cent between October 2024 and October 2025.
That’s the smallest increase since 2021, but still more than double the 2.1-per-cent inflation recorded over the same period.
The governing Liberals campaigned on a promise to cap rental increases, and they have since introduced legislation limiting increases to three per cent.
(CBC News)
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(NS-Hazing-Sex-Assault)
Nova Scotia R-C-M-P say three youths are facing sexual assault charges after police received a complaint last month about a hockey team’s hazing ritual.
Mounties in Colchester County say the allegations involve a hockey team in the Truro area, north of Halifax.
Investigators say a youth reported being assaulted during a private team gathering in October.
Police say they collected statements from multiple witnesses, which led to allegations that other offences occurred at different locations, involving additional victims and witnesses.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Pharmacare)
Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier is accusing the federal government of creating unequal access to essential medications through a “fractured” approach to pharmacare.
Tony Wakeham wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney this week, noting that Ottawa has signed drug coverage agreements with just three provinces and one territory.
The premier said Newfoundland and Labrador has unique health and demographic challenges, and he is eager to resume negotiations about a pharmacare plan.
A spokesperson for federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says the department is taking a collaborative approach with all provinces and territories, including Newfoundland and Labrador.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Caribou-Rescue)
Newfoundland and Labrador’s wildlife service is advising people who encounter wild animals in distress to report the situation to the nearest forest management office.
The directive comes after two men rescued a caribou struggling to keep itself afloat in some icy waters in a harbour in late January.
Port au Choix resident Brendon Gould says he alerted wildlife services after receiving a call from his mother describing the animal in distress.
Gould said the caribou was likely in the water for upwards of half an hour and was rescued by Gould’s father and a friend using a fishing vessel to clear a path to shore.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Store-Break-In)
A man accused in an incident in which a stolen pickup truck was rammed into a convenience store in P-E-I is facing more charges.
King’s District R-C-M-P say the latest charges are connected to the man’s efforts to contact a person, in violation of a court-ordered release.
Investigator say the accused was in the vehicle that smashed into R-J’s Country Store on Baldwin Road on January 13th, causing significant damage.
Christopher Wayne Rush was remanded into custody on January 27th and is facing nine charges in all.
(The Canadian Press)
