(NB-Double-Homicide)
A double-homicide trial is scheduled to begin today before a jury in New Brunswick following the 2019 deaths of Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier in Dieppe.
Twenty-nine-year-old Janson Bryan Baker was charged in 2023 with two counts of first-degree murder in the couple’s deaths.
He, along with three other men and one woman, were charged last November with conspiracy to murder the Saulniers’ son, Sylvio, who died in 2023.
Each of the five appeared in Moncton court yesterday to elect how they would like to be tried.
The judge put that matter over until February 9th to allow lawyers to go over the volume of evidence. (CTV Atlantic)
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(NB-Vitalite-Ruling)
A New Brunswick judge has ruled the former New Brunswick government under Blaine Higgs violated francophone rights.
Justice Christa Bourque says the Higgs government violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it dissolved the board of the Vitalité Health Authority in 2022.
In her decision, Bourqee wrote the dissolution of the board took away control from the francophone community.
Higgs dissolved the board after a patient died in the waiting area of the emergency department of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton. (CBC)
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(NS-Dog-Attack)
Nova Scotia R-C-M-P say a youth has suffered life-threatening injuries after an attack by three dogs.
Police say three large-breed dogs pounced on the youth on Saturday evening in the small community of Welshtown in southern Nova Scotia.
Officers and emergency health services responded, and police say the youth was airlifted to Halifax with life-threatening injuries.
R-C-M-P say the dogs have been euthanized and the investigation is ongoing. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Dog-Groomer)
The Nova Scotia S-P-C-A says a dog groomer in Dartmouth has been charged with causing distress to animals.
The organization says it investigated several complaints of animal cruelty during grooming appointments at the business.
It says the groomer has been charged with four counts of causing distress, and she is scheduled to appear in court in March.
The S-P-C-A’s enforcement team is authorized by the provincial Justice Department to enforce the act and sections of the Criminal Code. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Quebec-Train)
Service resumed along a railway connecting Labrador City and Quebec’s north shore after a train derailed last week.
A spokesperson for the Iron Ore Company of Canada says service resumed yesterday morning, and trains are operating at reduced speeds.
A locomotive on I-O-C’s Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway came off the track on December 28th in the Nicman area of Quebec.
The train was transporting ore to Sept-Îles and the company says nobody was hurt. (The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Farmers-Market)
The Charlottetown Farmers’ Market may have a temporary home following a fire on Christmas Day.
Travis Cummiskey, the market’s co-operative president, says the location could be ready as early as this Saturday, but he didn’t specify where.
Cummiskey says the market’s insurance will cover the restoration of the fire-damaged building, which is expected to take about a year.
For many members, Cummiskey says the market is their primary source of income. (CBC)
