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R-C-M-P in New Brunswick say five people have been charged in a double-homicide.
The bodies of 78-year-old Bernard Saulnier and 74-year-old Rose-Marie Saulnier were found inside their home in Dieppe in 2019 and police had ruled their deaths as homicides.
Police say one man has already been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and further investigation found that the suspect, along with three other men and a woman, allegedly conspired to kill the couple’s son.
The five suspects are charged with conspiracy to commit murder and a motive is unclear at this time.
(The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government is helping a company that supports patients with chronic illnesses and rare diseases to create up to 30 new jobs by the end of 2027.
The province is providing up to 230-thousand dollars in the form of a payroll rebate to support the creation of these new full-time positions at Moncton-based BioScript Solutions.
The government says the expansion is expected to generate more than four-million dollars in direct provincial G-D-P.
Recruitment is already underway.
(The Canadian Press)
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The Nova Scotia government has approved an environmental assessment for a wind project in Guysborough County.
The Setapuktuk Wind Project was approved to move forward by the minister of environment and climate change and is set to begin construction in late 2026.
It is expected to generate 432 megawatts of electricity from 54 wind turbines that will be approximately 221.7 metres-long.
Electricity from the wind will eventually be used to power EverWind’s green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Point Tupper.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Suspicious-Death)
Police in Cape Breton have charged a man with second-degree murder following an investigation into a suspicious death northwest of Sydney.
Early on Sunday, Cape Breton Regional Police responded to a call to help a woman in medical distress at a home in Hillside Boularderie.
A 40-year-old man from Sydney Mines who knew the victim was arrested at the scene, and the woman died later in hospital.
Police say they believe the case is an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Purple-Ribbon-Campaign)
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will take part in a flag-raising ceremony today to mark the start of the annual Purple Ribbon Campaign.
The event is also known as 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Premier Tony Wakeham will be joined by Helen Conway Ottenheimer, the province’s minister of women and gender equality, and those who have lost loved ones to gender-based violence.
A public proclamation-signing ceremony will take place in the main lobby of the provincial legislature in St. John’s.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Water-Tower)
The Town of Cornwall in P-E-I is set to double it’s water supply with a new water storage tower.
Councillor Cory Stevenson told C-B-C that the project was needed thanks to the growth Cornwall has seen in recent years.
The new tower will total just over four million dollars, with the cost shared across all levels of government.
The tower is not intended as a replacement for the current tower and should be fully functional around the end of the year.
(CBC)
