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The Atlantic provinces had some of the highest rates of inflation in Canada during August.
Statistics Canada reports prices accelerating in Nova Scotia, P-E-I and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Overall, Canada’s inflation rate held steady at three per cent, suggesting higher energy costs have yet to significantly spill over into broader consumer prices.
Consumers found some relief at the grocery store as food prices rose more slowly than overall inflation for the first time since July 2024, climbing 2.8 per cent year-over-year. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-ATV-Crash)
A 53-year-old passenger has died following an all-terrain vehicle crash in Memramcook, New Brunswick.
R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a single A-T-V crash on Saint-Thomas Road around 10 p-m Friday night.
Officers believe the driver lost control of the vehicle, which went into a ditch and rolled onto its side– although the investigation is still ongoing.
The driver was not injured, while the woman passenger died at the scene. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Youth-Sexual-Assault)
A 46-year-old woman has been charged with sexual assault involving a youth at a summer camp in Johnston Point, New Brunswick.
R-C-M-P say they received the report on August 24th, and were told a cook at the camp — near Shemogue — was involved.
Mounties say there could be other victims who attended the summer camp and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
The woman faces charges including sexual assault, sexual interference and indecent exposure to a person who is under the age of 16. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Big-Investment-Pitch)
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is aiming to attract 30-billion-dollars in investment at the Canada Investment Summit.
Holt is in Toronto joining several of her counterparts to pitch eight separate projects.
That includes a new nuclear development, a proposed data centre and the Sisson Mine project.
The New Brunswick government says it will also showcase potential investment opportunities in critical minerals, advanced materials, energy, digital infrastructure and transportation. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Churchill-Falls)
A member of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservative party has gone independent.
Keith Russell — who represents Labrador’s Lake Melville district — did not say why he was leaving the governing party, but said he had to listen to his conscience and put his constituents first.
That leaves the Progressive Conservatives with half of the 40 seats in the legislature.
The party still retains a working majority government because the Speaker — also an independent lawmaker– does not vote unless there is a tie. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Hate-Charges)
A 37-year-old man facing multiple charges related to an altercation filmed inside a Halifax Costco in July will be back in court next month.
Randall Publicover, who was arrested after the National Council of Canadian Muslims posted a video online, is facing eight charges including inciting hatred against an identifiable group and two counts of assault.
He faces five additional charges from the day he was arrested including resisting a peace officer, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace and three counts of uttering threats.
Today his lawyer asked for more time to review the Crown’s case on those additional charges with the matter due back in court on October 14th. (The Canadian Press)
