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The premier of New Brunswick says the new four-year agreement her government is set to sign with the provincial medical society will improve access to primary care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the New Brunswick Medical Society have voted in favour of the four-year agreement, which covers all doctors working in the public health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Susan Holt says the 270-million dollar agreement will incentivize doctors to work in the province and in collaborative care models through new compensation programs that reward physicians for patient attachment and participation in team-based clinics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health Minister John Dornan says the province is incentivizing collaborative care models because it’s proven to deliver more coordinated and reliable health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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One of the largest pulp and paper mills in Maine has stopped accepting softwood lumber from New Brunswick because of mounting tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woodland Pulp in Baileyville is the largest employer in Washington County, just across the border from New Brunswick\u2019s Charlotte County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, operators announced the mill would pause operations from late November to mid-December and that 144 workers would be temporarily laid off.In an interview with News Center Maine, mill spokesperson Scott Beal said a 10 per cent tariff increase on softwood lumber in October forced the mill to stop accepting Canadian lumber, disrupting normal operations. (CTV News).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Workers at a long-term care facility in Barrington, Nova Scotia, have joined colleagues across the province in a vote to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CUPE local 2007 says employees at Bay Side Home voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The union says they are fighting for better wages, recruitment and retention initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Workers at several other long-term care homes in the province have also recently voted to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Copper-Theft)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The R-C-M-P in Newfoundland and Labrador are asking for the public\u2019s help as they investigate the theft of copper wires from an active Newfoundland Power substation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mounties say the wire was stolen from the facility in Lethbridge on November 3rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They have released footage from a surveillance camera that shows a person dressed in coveralls carrying a tool and some wire from the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At one point, the YouTube video shows a closeup of the suspect\u2019s running shoes, which appear to have distinctive, white markings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A crowd of about 50 people gathered yesterday in front of the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax for a flag-raising ceremony to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lisa Lachance, N-D-P critic for L-G-B-T-Q-+ affairs, hosted the event to raise the trans flag in honour of transgender people who have died because of violence, discrimination and hate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lachance says the government must commit to improving life for all Nova Scotians, including the trans and gender-diverse community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Tim Houston says everyone deserves to live authentically, safely and with dignity and his government is committed to advancing inclusion and safety for all transgender and gender-diverse people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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