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The leader of New Brunswick’s Liberal Party is on the campaign trail today with an announcement about property tax.
Susan Holt says if her party is elected to govern on October 21st, it would overhaul the province’s approach to mental health and addiction care.
Incumbent Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is holding a volunteer meet-and-greet in Fredericton today after promising to change school curriculum to include aspects of financial literacy.
Green Party Leader David Coon says a Green government would impose a 2.5-per-cent rent cap and improve the supply of affordable housing.
(The Canadian Press)
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New Brunswick R-C-M-P say a traffic enforcement operation in the southwestern region of the province brought about 160 tickets for roadside violations.
Mounties say officers focused on the Hanwell, Oromocto and St. Stephen areas over the 19th, 20th and 21st of September, resulting in eight vehicles being towed and four people being arrested.
The R-C-M-P says the tickets ranged from expired registration to driving while intoxicated, with some drivers ticketed for driving while on the phone and others for not wearing a seatbelt.
The Mounties say they conduct the operations regularly to ensure roadways stay safe and drivers behave. (The Canadian Press)
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The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it is working with N-L Health Services and the Registered Nurses Union to get feedback from nurse practitioners in the province.
A survey is being launched to ask nurse practitioners and students what the province can do to improve health care.
The survey asks about better ways to access to health services, what changes are needed to reporting structures, ways to enable better skills development and how to enhance autonomy.
Nurses union president and registered nurse Yvette Coffey says this survey is an important step in getting direct input into primary health care. (The Canadian Press)
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay R-C-M-P say officers are investigating a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian with injuries.
On September 24th, Mounties say the 10:30 P-M collision happened near the baseball field on Hamilton River Road, with a dark-coloured S-U-V seen leaving the scene.
Witnesses say the driver didn’t stop to help the person who was hurt and the Mounties say anyone with information should come forward.
Officers are asking everyone to check any surveillance footage of the area to help determine the identity of the driver. (The Canadian Press)
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The P-E-I government is celebrating efforts to improve student enrolment for the University of P-E-I nursing program.
The government says the U-P-E-I faculty of nursing has increased capacity from 80 to 98 seats through government support since 2021, with additional seats available for the bachelor program.
U-P-E-I president and vice-chancellor Dr. Wendy Rodgers says access to high-calibre nursing education is a critical component of a sustainable health care system.
Rogers says the government’s investment is crucial in addressing the nursing shortage. (The Canadian Press)
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The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says disruptions to the ferry service between Nova Scotia and P-E-I have been challenging for the town’s tourism industry.
Pictou Mayor Jim Ryan says tourists routinely stop in the town as they make their way to the ferry terminal in Caribou, Nova Scotia, but that hasn’t happened since the ferry was pulled from service earlier this week.
He says without ferry service, people travelling to P-E-I will likely take the Confederation Bridge — which begins in New Brunswick — and bypass Pictou entirely.
The service was halted Tuesday after the M-V Saaremaa began experiencing technical issues.
(The Canadian Press)
