(NB-Pedestrian-Fatal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 55-year-old man from eastern New Brunswick has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Riverview last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
R-C-M-P said yesterday the victim was from Moncton, but they did not release his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say the man was crossing Coverdale Road around 6 a-m on Thursday morning when he was hit by a vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He died later in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Lethbridge-Fire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A wildfire that broke out in the community of Lethbridge in eastern Newfoundland is continuing to burn out of control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The community issued a statement today saying several fire departments worked through the night to douse the flames — and the size of the fire did not grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire started in a bark pile near a lumberyard and spread to a nearby forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some local residents were told to evacuate their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-Dalhousie-Lockout)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conciliation is scheduled today in the contract dispute between Dalhousie University and its faculty association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Halifax school locked out about one-thousand professors, librarian and other teaching and support staff two weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The university\u2019s administration has offered a six-per-cent wage increase over three years, while the Dalhousie Faculty Association proposed a 14-per-cent wage hike over three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of July, senior lecturers and professors were earning between a maximum of 123-thousand dollars and 217-thousand dollars a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(NS-Wildfire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wildfire in western Nova Scotia that continues to burn out of control is still measured at about 84-square kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Provincial fire officials issued a statement yesterday afternoon saying the fire south of Bridgetown had not grown over the weekend, and there were no new reports of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say firefighters had surrounded the wildfire with fire breaks, which includes openings carved from the woods and the installation of water hoses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 150 firefighters attacked the blaze and the province is expected to provide an update on the state of the wildfire today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Churchill-Falls)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says local benefits agreements will be in place for proposed mega projects related to the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Progressive Conservative energy critic Lloyd Parrott criticized the agreement, saying it only singles out Gull Island as a project that favours the hiring of workers from the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement from the Premier\u2019s Office indicates that any significant construction project in the province will require an environmental assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The office says the construction of a second powerhouse at Churchill Falls would require an environmental release before proceeding, and as part of that process a local benefit and hiring policy will be required before construction can proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(VOCM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(NL-Long-Term-Care)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it has chosen a site for a new long-term care facility in the Bay St. George region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The province says about six hectares of land that had been owned by the Town of Stephenville Crossing has been expropriated and will be used to build the new 150-bed facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new long-term care home will eventually replace the 114-bed facility that was completed in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newfoundland’s 2025 budget allocated one million dollars for the initial phase of this long-term care home replacement, which is set to include design work and site preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(PEI-Crash-Dog)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R-C-M-P from P-E-I\u2019s Kings District say a police dog helped in the arrest of a driver following a single-vehicle crash in Millview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say a sedan was found in a ditch off Route 3 on Saturday, and officers discovered the driver had fled the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A search of the area was conducted with a police dog and a drone and an 18-year-old man was found a short distance from the vehicle in a corn field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say the man was arrested for impaired driving and is to appear in court in Charlottetown on October 27th to face several charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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