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Saint John police say they’re investigating a sudden death following the discovery of a body at an encampment in the Paradise Row area.
Police say around 11 a-m on Saturday, emergency crews responded to a report that a body was discovered in a tent in an encampment.
They say the deceased has been identified as 58-year-old John Surette.
Police say they’re working with the coroner’s office to investigate the death, but it’s not believed to be criminal in nature.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Library-Deal)
Members of the union representing Halifax Public Libraries workers have accepted a new collective agreement — ending a nearly month-long strike.
The Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees Local 14 says the majority of its membership voted to accept the agreement, and libraries will reopen later this week.
However, union president Christina Covert says a significant portion of its members voted against the offer, and more work needs to be done to improve pay and working conditions for library staff.
The union did not share details of the agreement.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Isthmus-Funding)
The Nova Scotia Premier is repeating his government’s calls for Ottawa to foot the entirety of the bill for work needed to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session.
Tim Houston sent a letter yesterday to the seven Liberal members of Parliament in Nova Scotia urging Ottawa to fully fund the expensive work needed to protect the Chignecto (SHIG’-nek-toe) Isthmus against rising sea levels.
The letter says the isthmus is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and one severe weather event could disconnect the province from the rest of Canada.
Both the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick governments want Ottawa to foot the bill for the estimated 650-million-dollar infrastructure project to strengthen the dike system and rail lines, but the federal government has said it will only cover half the cost.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Bilingual-Signs)
The mayor of a recently amalgamated community in New Brunswick has resigned over backlash about bilingual signage.
Jean Hébert of Beausoleil (BOH’-seh-lay) had been mayor for nine years, and told C-B-C he has resigned because he doesn’t want to continue working in what has become a divisive and confrontational environment.
He says a new bylaw that requires the phasing in of bilingual signs has resulted in turmoil, and many people are unwilling to change their signs.
This is despite funding from both the municipality of Beausoleil and the Francophone Association of the Municipalities of New Brunswick that would have contributed to the costs of new signs.
(CBC News)
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(NL-SPCA-Program)
The S-P-C-A in St. John’s, Newfoundland, is reopening a program that helps pet owners who are struggling to afford the cost of spaying or neutering their pets.
The local S-P-C-A says it’s accepting 125 applicants for neuter or spay surgery dates to be booked between October and December of this year.
The application process will open this Thursday on the S-P-C-A website and will close when the program has filled up.
(VOCM)
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(NB-Paralympic-Winner)
New Brunswick swimmer Danielle Dorris, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics, says the win feels extra special because it is the first one she’ll be compensated for.
For the first time this year, Canadian Paralympians were financially compensated for their medals on par with Canadian Olympians.
Dorris, who is from Moncton and has won two medals in previous games, says it’s an important step towards equality for Paralympic athletes.
Canadian winners in both Olympic and Paralympic Games received 20-thousand-dollars for a gold medal, 15-thousand-dollars for silver or 10-thousand-dollars for bronze.
(CBC News)
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