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The government of Nova Scotia spent a record 1.9-billion-dollars outside of the budget process in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The extra spending was not included in the budget, but was approved by cabinet without a vote of the legislature.
The province closed the year with a record-high deficit of 1.4-billion.
Finance Minister John Lohr says there are plenty of reasons why the Progressive Conservatives needed the flexibility to overspend.
Some of the money covered the 40.4-million-dollar cost of public works projects as well as 13.8-million spent on the 2025 wildfire season. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Teacher-Assault)
A 53-year-old Nova Scotia teacher is facing charges after a student was assaulted in Riverton.
R-C-M-P say they received a report on September 10th about an assault at Doctor W-A MacLeod Consolidated School.
They say investigating officers identified other victims of similar assaults this school year.
Mounties say the teacher from Bible Hill is charged with assault, choking, assault with a weapon, sexual assault, sexual interference and administering a noxious substance. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL- Child-Assault)
Police in Newfoundland say two youths have been arrested in an assault at a school that was captured on camera and later shared online.
Bay Roberts R-C-M-P say the video shows one student being assaulted while other students look on and film.
They say they were first notified of the incident on Sunday, and the two suspects were arrested yesterday.
Both suspects are forcible confinement, with one facing an additional assault charge. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Trump-Ally)
The University of New Brunswick has been removed from the defamation lawsuit of a U-S state senator who received a doctorate for his research there in 2013.
Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano accused U-N-B and nearly two dozen academics of defamation, racketeering, antitrust and other claims in a lawsuit launched in 2024.
The case was launched in response to criticism of Mastriano’s academic research into American First World War hero, Sgt. Alvin York.
The university successful argued that it was immune from the jurisdiction of the U-S district court in western Oklahoma because it is an “organ of a foreign state.” (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Humber-Valley-Fire)
Police are investigating after a fire broke out at a resort near Little Rapids, Newfoundland.
Police say it happened yesterday afternoon at Humber Valley Resort, where a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer could see smoke from the Trans-Canada Highway.
The fire broke out inside an empty home on the property before spreading to nearby woods.
Police say a waterbomber was brought to the scene to help put the fire out. (VOCM)
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(NB-Electric-Dirt-Bikes)
New Brunswick R-C-M-P are reminding the public about the rules surrounding the use of electric dirt bikes.
The Mounties say they’re not considered bicycles under the province’s Motor Vehicle Act, noting many are capable of reaching speeds of at least 70 kilometres per hour.
This can pose a safety risk to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
Mounties say they are not permitted on streets, highways, sidewalks, parks, walking trails or school grounds. (The Canadian Press)
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