(NB-Irving-Diesel-Leak)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Brunswick-based Irving Oil Limited is facing charges after 180-thousand litres of diesel fuel leaked into the ground near a gas station in Woodstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The provincial government says the company is facing two charges under the Clean Environment Act, as is another company called Grant Enterprises Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The charges relate to the leak itself and the alleged failure to report it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the act, the companies are facing a maximum fine of one-million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NB-Printing-Outsource)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The owner of several New Brunswick newspapers says it will now outsource printing operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postmedia says it will cease printing newspapers at its facility in Moncton by August 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The media company says the cost of printing its product has become too expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postmedia says outsourcing will allow it to continue serving print subscribers and advertisers long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Budget)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newfoundland and Labrador’s new budget is projecting a 688-million-dollar deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the province’s Progressive Conservative government says it intends to keep the budget in the red for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 11.5-billion-dollar fiscal plan includes a five-year forecast that anticipates escalating deficits reaching more than one-billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Tony Wakeham\u2019s budget also includes tax breaks, a boost in health-care spending and money for the province\u2019s offshore oil industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-Precarious-Work)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new report says more than 30 per cent of paid employees in Nova Scotia are in precarious jobs that offer low wages, little job security and few if any benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says more than half of the precarious jobs in Nova Scotia are held by young people working part-time or in temporary roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study says the problem is particularly bad in Nova Scotia when compared with the rest of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study is based on figures from Statistics Canada and a separate survey of workers across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(PEI-Respiratory-Virus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health officials in P-E-I are seeing a sharp decline in cases of R-S-V, a respiratory virus that can cause severe infections in infants and older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say that since an R-S-V protection program was introduced in 2024, hospitalizations linked to the virus have declined by 93 per cent among infants and 52 per cent among seniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, the program offered vaccines to residents of long-term and community-care homes, and in the fall of 2025, it was expanded to include infants and independent seniors over the age of 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R-S-V stands for respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH\u2019-ull) virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-WEA-Heavy-Rainfall)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Environment Canada says residents living along Nova Scotia\u2019s Atlantic coast can expect some heavy rain tonight and into Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A special weather statement says between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain is expected between Shelburne and Halifax, though higher amounts are possible in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rain is expected to be intense at times, with thunderstorms also possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The weather agency says localized flooding may occur in low-lying areas or locations with poor drainage \u2014 and some creeks and smaller rivers may overflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NL-Polar-Bear-Warning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents of a small community in southern Labrador are being warned to watch for a polar bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The province\u2019s Forestry Department says the bear has been spotted near the community of St. Lewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservation officers are encouraging residents to keep pets inside or under close supervision, travel in groups when outdoors, and never approach a freshly killed animal or carcass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well, residents are being told to properly store their garbage \u2014 and if they encounter a bear, they should quietly back away, remain downwind and never get between a bear and her cubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/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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