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A tungsten mine in New Brunswick is among the latest batch of major building projects to be considered for fast-tracking under federal legislation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the second group of projects yesterday.
Premier Susan Holt said the Sisson Brook mine’s inclusion in the list shows New Brunswick can play a major role in the Canadian economy.
Tungsten is an exceptionally strong metal used in steel production for military and mining equipment.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-ER-Lawsuit)
The family of a 78-year-old man who died after waiting seven hours for care in a Fredericton hospital has settled a legal action they filed against the province’s health authority.
Darrell Mesheau’s family filed a statement of claim against Horizon Health Network and two nurses, alleging Mesheau died because of negligence, but the allegations were never tested in court.
In a statement of defence, Horizon and the nurses denied there was any negligence, saying they used reasonable skills and due care when caring for Mesheau.
The retired diplomat arrived in an ambulance at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital on July 11th, 2022, and about seven hours later a nurse found him in the waiting room, unresponsive and slumped in a wheelchair.
His death prompted a widespread public outcry and a shakeup of the province’s health-care leadership.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Mabou-Golf)
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says a golf course developer’s pitch to build in a Cape Breton provincial park will not proceed.
Houston says the Department of Natural Resources decided the Cabot golf company’s plans for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park were unreasonable.
He says officials made the decision in the past few days, after considering how much parkland the company wanted and what the return would be for Nova Scotians.
Cabot’s website says it was vying to build an 18-hole course and golf shop occupying up to 35 per cent of the provincial park’s land.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Vessel-Grounded)
The union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is sounding the alarm about a stranded cargo ship.
F-F-A-W-Unifor says storms are battering the M-S-C Baltic III, which ran aground in February off the west coast of Newfoundland.
The Canadian Coast Guard says a recent storm damaged the ship in several places.
The union says local fishing areas could be harmed if fuel or contaminants leak into the water as the ship is battered by weather.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Elxn-Recount)
A Supreme Court judge is expected to decide today whether any of three requested recounts will go ahead in the recent Newfoundland and Labrador election.
The Liberals have asked for judicial recounts in three districts narrowly won by the Progressive Conservatives.
Liberal lawyers have alleged there were inconsistencies in the counting of special ballots.
The Progressive Conservatives won a slim majority in last month’s election, ending a decade of Liberal governments in the province.
(CBC News)
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(PEI-Electricity-Rates)
Maritime Electric customers on P-E-I may not have to worry about a rate hike next year.
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission told C-B-C News that the utility has not submitted an application for a general rate increase in 2026.
However, future increases may be on the horizon.
Utility C-E-O CEO Jason Roberts says the company is still dealing with several major cost pressures that could be passed on to customers.
(CBC News)
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