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New Brunswick paramedics will take place in a mental health study out of the University of Regina.
The study topic comes from a 2017 request by the policing agency to find a solutions-based approach to keep their members mentally well.
A team of psychologists and researchers came up with a mental health monitoring system that the paramedics will complete, meant to intervene before the medic’s mental health deteriorates.
Officials with the study say the hope is the checks acts as an early warning system.
(CTV)
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(Cda-US-Trade-Tensions)
An Independent U-S senator from Maine says he’s worried about how Canadians are reacting on a personal level to tariffs imposed on Canada by President Donald Trump.
The tariffs have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but Angus King told an international security conference in Halifax the deeper problem is the cultural break — the idea that Canadians don’t think of Americans as their friends and neighbours, but as adversaries.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis reminded the audience that Canada and the U-S are part of a broader family of democratic countries that have a long history of squabbles over trade.
Tillis delivered a harsh critique of what he said was Canada’s failure to meet its financial obligations to NATO, saying Ottawa still owes the military alliance more than 300-billion dollars. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Fentanyl-Seizure)
Fredericton police say two people have been arrested after officers seized nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl.
The Fredericton Police Force says a 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman are charged with several offences including possession for the purposes of trafficking.
The force says the 445 grams of fentanyl seized last month represents about 220-thousand-street-level doses of the opioid.
Police say they also seized cocaine, methamphetamine and methamphetamine pills.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Elxn-Recount)
A recount in an electoral district near St. John’s has reaffirmed the Progressive Conservatives’ slim majority win in Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial election.
The province’s elections authority says a judicial recount has determined that Tory Paul Dinn beat Liberal Dan Bobbett by 106 votes in the Topsail–Paradise riding.
The vote tally on the October 14th election night had resulted in Dinn winning by a margin of 102 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives won 21 of 40 seats in the election, edging out the Liberals, who had been in power for 10 years.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Security-Forum)
The Halifax International Security Forum wrapped up yesterday, with the focus this year on the challenges democracies around the world are facing.
The forum brought more than 300 global delegates to Halifax, including politicians, academics, government officials, military leaders and non-government organizations.
During the three-day convention, attendees heard from several Canadian leaders, including Defence Minister David McGuinty and Justice Minister Sean Fraser.
McGuinty held bilateral meetings with representatives from Columbia, the U.S., Latvia, Netherlands, Estonia and the European Commissioner for Defence and Space.
In a news release, McGuinty said that in an era of rising authoritarianism, strength lies in unity.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Fatal-Crash)
Newfoundland R-C-M-P are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian from Saturday.
Police say a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along Main Street in Burin.
A 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital, but died of her injuries.
Police continue to investigate with the help of an R-C-M-P collision reconstructionist from Cornerbrook.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Suspicious-Death)
Police in Nova Scotia are investigating a suspicious death.
Yesterday morning, Cape Breton Regional Police responded to a call of a woman in medical distress at a residence in Hillside Boularderie, a community north of Sydney.
The woman was taken to hospital but died of her injuries.
One man was arrested at the scene, and police say the two people knew each other but they are continuing to investigate.
(The Canadian Press)
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