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New Brunswick’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling on the province’s governing Liberals to reconsider the province’s planned transition to a new virtual-health-care provider.
Tory Leader Glen Savoie says the province should shelve the contract it signed with the Foundever Assistance Services Corporation.
Savoie’s remarks come after a local newspaper published a letter to the premier from more than 70 virtual-care nurses who are raising questions about how the company operates.
In the letter, nurses say the Foundever platform will not allow them to provide the same level of care they now provide through the existing eVisitN-B platform.
(The Canadian Press)
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Police in southern New Brunswick say a two-vehicle collision has killed one person near a small rural community.
Officers investigating a report of a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction near Waasis were later told about a collision involving two vehicles, each of which was carrying a driver and no passengers.
The 23-year-old driver of the first vehicle was taken to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the second vehicle was treated for minor injuries.
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Newfoundland and Labrador is spending six-million dollars on making roads safer.
The provincial government says the funding will include new moose fencing to reduce collisions, as well as brush clearing along key sections of provincial highways.
Transport Minister Barry Petten made the announcement today, saying the investment is about preventing accidents.
Construction is set to begin later this year.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Students-Meningitis)
PE-I’s chief public health officer says it’s important for students get free meningitis-B vaccines before graduating from high school.
Dr. Heather Morrison says the government wants to protect Grade 12 students as they step into the next stage of their lives.
The vaccines are typically administered by nurses who travel to each school.
While meningitis B is a rare bacterial strain, it could be life-threatening and can be transmitted through kissing, coughing or sneezing.
(CBC News)
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(NS-School-Violence)
The head of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says cuts to the education sector will further strain classrooms at a time when school violence is rising.
Education Department data show an increase in violent incidents in schools during the five-year period that ended with the 2024-25 academic year.
More than 27-thousand violent incidents were recorded during the 2024-25 school year, compared with more than 21-thousand cases the year before.
Meanwhile, the department is cutting about 69 positions across the school system, including literary specialists and math coaches.
(The Canadian Press)
