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Corrections officials have seized tens of thousands of dollars in cannabis and other contraband at a maximum-security federal prison in New Brunswick.
The Correctional Service of Canada says tobacco, cannabis, rolling papers, knives and handmade stabbing weapons were seized at the Atlantic Institution in Renous.
Cellphones and accessories were also confiscated.
Officials say they use ion scanners, drug-detecting dogs and other tools to keep contraband out of federal institutions. (The Canadian Press)
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Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for parts of Atlantic Canada.
Snowfall between 15 and 20 centimetres is expected in New Brunswick’s Madawaska and Restigouche counties before tapering to flurries by this evening.
In Newfoundland, the south coast between Port aux Basques and the Connaigre Peninsula is under a rainfall warning with 50 to 80 millimetres expected by Friday evening.
On the Atlantic coast of mainland Nova Scotia, 25 to 50 millimetres of rain was in forecast for overnight and into the morning — and the temperature was expected to rise 10 degrees above normal, causing rapid melting and water pooling on roadways. (The Canadian Press)
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says the resignation of Quebec Premier François Legault will not change the fate of the provinces’ draft energy deal.
Wakeham says it doesn’t matter who is sitting across from him at the negotiating table as premier of Quebec.
He says he is focused on ensuring Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are the primary beneficiaries of the province’s natural resources.
Legault announced yesterday he will step down when his Coalition Avenir Québec party chooses his replacement. (The Canadian Press)
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Halifax Water customers will pay more for water with two price hikes scheduled this year.
The Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board approved a 12.1 per cent jump this month, and another six-per-cent bump in April.
Halifax Water says the rate hikes were driven by inflation, aging infrastructure and rising interest rates.
The utility estimates that, starting immediately, the average household will pay nine dollars more per month, with another five bucks per month coming in April. (The Canadian Press)
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R-C-M-P in Nova Scotia have charged a Pictou County man with drug trafficking and weapons offences after seizing a sword and a baton during an arrest.
Last week, police executed a search warrant at a home in Thorburn, where they arrested two people and seized the weapons and some cocaine and cash.
One man was charged and is scheduled to appear in court in March.
The second man was released without charges. (The Canadian Press)
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Nova Scotia’s Sipekne’katik (SAH’-beg-ah-nay-gah-dee) First Nation says it is co-operating with a police oversight agency as it investigates the death of a local man this week.
The province’s Serious Incident Response Team was called in after R-C-M-P fatally shot a man near the community northeast of Halifax on Tuesday morning.
The man’s death followed the transmission of an emergency alert for residents of Hants and Colchester counties warning of a man with a firearm driving in the area.
R-C-M-P say as they were trying to stop the vehicle, shots were fired and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. (The Canadian Press)
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