Canada
P.E.I. youth charged with first-degree murder in Tyson MacDonald's death has court matters adjourned
A P.E.I. youth charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Tyson Blair MacDonald has had his court matters adjourned again. The adjournment request to June 6 was made on April 18 in Youth Justice Court in Georgetown by Crown attorney ...
P.E.I. fishers gather at Scales Pond for the start of angling season
April 15 marked the start of the 2024 angling season in P.E.I. Around mid-afternoon, dozens of fishers were out enjoying the day at Freetown’s Scales Pond, eager to catch some trout. Brian Ellis was one such hopeful. All his life, Ellis had been ...
Despite pleas, New Brunswick minister says he won't be rushed into municipal reforms
By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A little over a year since New Brunswick ushered in the biggest redraw of the municipal map in a half-century, the Liberal opposition is accusing the Progressive Conservative ...
Housing projects on the front burner for city: Saint John CAO
Meeting Saint John's housing targets is the top project for the city this year, its CAO said. The city has identified 41 strategic initiatives for 2024, Brent McGovern told council on April 2, a "work plan" that allows him to focus his attention on ...
Saint John settles cyberinsurance claim, says it will get $2M
The City of Saint John says it's settled one of two insurance claims related to a 2020 cyberattack and will be paid the "full-face value" of $2 million. At its meeting Monday, Saint John council voted to accept an agreement to settle a claim on a ...
Sale process for St. Stephen, N.B., hotel property to open this week
The sale process for a stalled hotel property in St. Stephen will start by the end of the week, the receiver says. Construction has been at a standstill on a proposed hotel project on Budd Avenue, next to the Garcelon Civic Centre, since the ...
Saint John collected $107K in mother's old age benefits after her death
A Saint John man who fraudulently collected his mother's old age benefits for almost eight years after her death has been given a two-year community sentence. Keith Ernest Raynes, 67, of Macaulay Avenue, was sentenced Wednesday in Saint John ...
Pictou County council sets election dates for municipal election
It’s time to start preparing for the coming election. The Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) set polling dates during its April 15 finance and property meeting. Polls will be open from midnight on Oct. 6 until 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. They will be ...
Bail review set for young man charged in Feb. 19 Dartmouth shooting
A young man who faces 17 charges from a shooting in north-end Dartmouth this winter says a provincial court judge made an error in law when she denied him bail last month. Trequawn Alvontra Smith, 23, of North Preston was arrested in a vehicle a few ...
Switch MOPC interest rates reduced to zero per cent: ‘I think it’s worth the gamble’
Switching to solar panels and doing energy-efficient upgrades have just become more accessible. The Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) council voted to decrease interest on the loans that residents who apply through Switch MOPC receive to do ...