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The case of an New Brunswick R-C-M-P officer accused of a sex crime will return to a Moncton courtroom early next month after his lawyer delayed entering a plea today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirty-six-year-old Corporal Jeremy Bastarache faces allegations he made arrangements earlier this year for the purpose of facilitating a sexual offence toward a person he believed to be under 16 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bastarache’s lawyer said today his plea would need to wait for further information from the Crown prosecutor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An affidavit related to his arrest states that the R-C-M-P’s Internet Child Exploitation unit received a referral from Australian federal police in May. (CBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(PEI-Rent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some landlords in Prince Edward Island will be permitted to raise rents by as much as 5.3 per cent in 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission says that the maximum allowable rent increase as of January 1st will be 2.3 per cent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But landlords can apply to the commission for a further three per cent increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The executive director of the non-profit Residential Rental Association of P-E-I told a legislative committee yesterday that P-E-I’s “restrictive” rent controls are contributing to the housing crisis. (CBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(Maritimes-Weather) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forecasters say wind and rain from a growing low-pressure system near Bermuda will hit the Maritimes on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Environment Canada anticipates issuing rainfall warnings and possibly wind warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian Hurricane Centre forecasters describe the system as having “a mixture of the traits of a typical fall storm and a tropical storm,” and say it could be given a name if it worsens in the next 24-hours. (CTV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Attempted-Murder-Charge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R-C-M-P in Newfoundland and Labrador say they have charged a 24-year-old woman with attempted murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mounties say they responded to an early morning call on Grenfell Street in Happy-Valley Goose Bay on July 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say a man and woman walking along the roadway were sprayed with bear spray, and the man was allegedly intentionally hit by a vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say Olivia Dyson was charged with attempted murder and was in court yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-Shoplifting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Statistics Canada says Nova Scotia had the highest rate of shoplifting in Canada last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The federal agency says there was an increase in shoplifting across the country in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nova Scotia’s rate was close to 700 shoplifting incidents per 100-thousand people, which is significantly more than other provinces in the Maritimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Atlantic director of the Retail Council of Canada Atlantic, Jim Cormier, says the problem has been exacerbated by online sites that make it easy to sell stolen goods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(CTV News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-Music-Week)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plans for Nova Scotia Music Week have been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Music Nova Scotia says the annual conference will be held between November 7th and 10th in Wolfville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group says it’s inviting attendees to take stock of where their careers are now and learn how to plan for a future of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Music Nova Scotia says the event will focus on its international delegate program that will draw people from the United Kingdom and the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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