(NB-US-Trump-Inauguration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she won’t be attending the U-S presidential inauguration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She says she received an invitation to Donald Trump’s inauguration but won’t be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning Monday, which is inauguration day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canada is the top supplier of foreign oil to the U-.S and accounts for about one-fifth of its oil supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Cybersecurity-Liquor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People in New Brunswick buying alcohol or cannabis from government-run stores are having to use cash because of a cybersecurity problem affecting their debit and credit card machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokeswoman for N-B Liquor and N-B Cannabis says the shutdown started January 9th, and she confirms the problem is not the result of a ransomware attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The provincial Crown corporations have hired third-party security experts to conduct an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spokeswoman says there is no evidence to suggest improper access to customers’ information, and she says all systems should be restored some time this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(CBC\u00a0News)
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(Cda-Housing-Starts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An increase in home building in the Maritimes has helped boost the number of housing starts across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canada Mortgage and Housing says the total number of housing starts in 2024 rose by two per cent compared with 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief economist Mathieu Laberge says while the increase shows some progress, he says Canada needs significantly higher supply growth to restore affordability in urban centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To do that, the national housing agency says Canada will require an additional 3.5 million housing units by 2030, on top of the 2.3 million already projected to be built. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NB-Saint-John-Auxiliary-Police)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Saint John Police Force has launched a recruitment campaign for its auxiliary police program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police Chief Robert Bruce says they’re looking for community-oriented people to volunteer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who sign up will get professional instruction on law enforcement, community service and emergency response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police force says more than 30 per cent of its auxiliary members have transitioned to paid law enforcement positions since the program started in 1999. (The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Cape-Spear)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emergency crews are back at Cape Spear in Newfoundland this morning to search for a woman swept away yesterday by the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is advising of road closures at the popular tourist spot to make way for rescue crews and the Canadian Coast Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. John’s Regional Fire Department Platoon Chief Dean Foley told C-B-C News last night that there was no likelihood the woman had survived and he considered the search a recovery mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Chief of Operations Paul Chaytor said this morning that crews arrived at the scene yesterday afternoon to find a man in his vehicle, soaked and in shock, who said he was with the woman when she was swept away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press\/CBC News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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