(NB-Missing-Man-Found)
A 70-year-old New Brunswick man has been found after spending the night lost in the woods.
R-C-M-P in the Grand-Bay-Westfield area say the man was reported missing just before 10 p-m on Sunday after leaving to go hunting earlier in the day.
The Mounties say teams worked through the night in difficult terrain and in below freezing temperatures before locating the man just before 4 a-m on Monday.
No injuries were reported.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Stabbing-Wepons)
Correctional officers at a maximum-security prison in New Brunswick say they seized hand-made stabbing weapons earlier this month.
Correctional Service Canada says several other contraband items were found inside the Atlantic Institution in Renous on November 15th.
Officers also seized tobacco, cellphones and some T-H-C, the active ingredient in cannabis.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Wakeham-Carney)
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham yesterday in Ottawa.
Carney called Wakeham’s agenda for the province ambitious, noting it is an exciting time for Newfoundland and Labrador and there is much to talk about.
Wakeham’s Progressive Conservatives won a slim majority in last month’s provincial election.
He told reporters yesterday he wants Ottawa to spend more on national defence in his province, and he feels Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord oil project off the coast should be considered for fast-tracking.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Homicide)
Halifax police say they’re investigating a homicide after an incident in the city’s north end.
Around 11 a-m yesterday police responded to reports of an injured man in the 2400-block of Gottingen Street.
Police say he was transported to hospital where he died of his injuries.
They’re asking anyone with information or video from the area to contact police.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Bay-du-Nord)
The parliamentary secretary to the prime minister suggested an emissions requirement for the Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland may be no more.
The former Liberal government in Ottawa approved the project on the condition it reach net-zero emissions by 2025.
However, Liberal member of Parliament Kody Blois says Mark Carney is doing things differently.
Blois says Canada is still committed to climate targets, but he says provinces may have different ways of meeting them.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Drug-Trafficking-Charges)
A man and woman are facing drug trafficking charges in Nova Scotia after a traffic stop northeast of Halifax.
R-C-M-P say it happened Monday afternoon on Highway 102 in Goffs, where officers pulled over a vehicle involved in alleged drug trafficking.
They say that traffic stop led to a search of the vehicle that turned up a conealed amount of cocaine along with drug paraphernalia.
A 50-year-old Enfield man and 30-year-old Fall River woman have been charged with with drug trafficking and are set to appear in court at a later date.
(The Canadian Press)
