(NB-Hit-And-Run)
Police in New Brunswick are asking for the public’s help after a hit-and-run that left a cyclist with serious injuries.
R-C-M-P say the collision occurred on May 21st at around 2 p-m in Grand Bay-Westfield.
They say a vehicle struck a cyclist from behind and then fled the scene before police arrived.
The cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries and she has since been released.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Border-Suspicions)
Police in New Brunswick are looking for help identifying two people spotted near the border with the United States.
R-C-M-P in Saint-Leonard allege the people were involved in suspicious activity, though they provided no information about what that activity may have been.
Police say the suspicious activity occurred on May 30th, when the two were seen walking along the border.
They say the people are believed to be men and they were wearing toques, warm jackets, rain boots and backpacks.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Collective-Agreement)
New Brunswick will sign a new collective agreement with its public elementary and high school teachers today.
The New Brunswick Teachers’ Federation ratified the new five-year contract with the province last month.
The union says 93 per cent of its members voted for the collective agreement.
Details about the new deal will be made public during the signing this afternoon.
(The Canadian Press/CTV News)
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(NS-Library-Fundraising)
Public libraries in Nova Scotia are leaning more heavily on fundraising to make ends meet.
Ashley Nunn-Smith, the South Shore Public Libraries C-E-O, told C-B-C News the organization raises about 11 per cent of its operating budget through fundraising and grants.
Most public libraries are required to raise three per cent of their operating budgets.
Nunn-Smith says South Shore Public Libraries has always held fundraising events, but stagnant provincial funding has forced her to step up those efforts.
(CBC News)
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(NL-Online-Reporting)
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has a new way to report crimes online.
The online reporting service is for crimes that do not need immediate police presence, such as property damage or theft under five-thousand dollars.
The force hopes the new system will free up its emergency lines.
It says people can still report these crimes by phone or in person, if they prefer.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Robing-Ceremony)
The provincial court of Nova Scotia is hosting a robing ceremony to welcome Judge Christa MacKinnon to the bench.
The ceremony will be held on Friday in Sydney.
MacKinnon was appointed to the provincial court in February.
She has worked for the public prosecution service and as a federal prosecutor.
(The Canadian Press)
(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
