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An Alert Ready message was issued Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. warning residents in the Rockwood Park area to shelter in place, and was deactivated at 11:45 p.m. after the operation ended, according to emergency alerts received by cellphones in Saint John. Photo: Andrew Bates/Brunswick News |
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| Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Brunswick News |
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Police say a shooting Wednesday did not take place in Rockwood Park, after police received a report that a man had been shot there. Saint John police say they arrested a woman, and a man is in hospital with critical injuries, after a report of a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the Mabee Road area.
An Alert Ready message was issued Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. warning residents in the Rockwood Park area to shelter in place, and was deactivated at 11:45 p.m. after the operation ended, according to emergency alerts received by cellphones in Saint John.
In a press release issued Wednesday at 11:35 p.m., police say they received a report of shots fired in the Mabee Road area, near Dolan Lake to the east of the city, around 5:12 p.m. and arrested a woman at the scene who remains in custody. At 5:35 p.m., police said an officer at a Saint John hospital saw a man arrive with what was believed to be a gunshot wound. |
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Local Government Minister Aaron Kennedy won’t commit to a new deadline for property tax reforms as the province moves toward an unexpected one-year assessment freeze. The Holt Liberal government introduced Tuesday a bill to freeze most property assessments next year – a decision billed as an affordability measure, with the silver lining of effectively buying the province more time to deliver on promised property tax reforms. “We don’t want to do (reforms) haphazardly,” Kennedy said at the legislature Wednesday. “We want to make sure that we come up with the right model that works for municipal partners, that works for government and certainly works for the people of New Brunswick that are paying those bills.”
Last fall, the Liberals campaigned on a promise to complete an overhaul of the tax system in time for the 2026 taxation year, accusing the then Higgs Progressive Conservative government of dragging its feet on municipal fiscal reform. |
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Adelaide Street property approved for demolition |
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The building at 49-51 Adelaide St. is one step closer to demolition after council voted to tear down the three-storey, three-unit structure on Monday. Photo: Paul Hutchings/Brunswick News |
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Canadian report disputes U.S. claims on border security |
A “secret” Canadian government report has pushed back against the Trump administration’s claims that Canada’s border poses a national security risk, Global News reported. The document states fears of terrorists crossing into the U.S. from Canada are exaggerated and not backed by data. While U.S. politicians, including President Donald Trump, have called the border “porous,” the report found only six flagged suspects tried to enter between crossings since 2022. Most entries were legal and few involved actual threats. The report warns that such claims are being used to justify tariffs and border crackdowns not based on real evidence.
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Tariff tensions spark fears of shortages in U.S., Canada |
Rising tariffs between the U.S. and China are beginning to slow trade, raising concerns about future shortages and price hikes in both countries, as well as possibly in Canada too, Global News. New data from tracking company Vizion shows fewer shipments are moving across the Pacific, as U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports hit 145%, and China’s response with a 125% duty. While Canadian shelves remain stocked for now due to pre-tariff stockpiling, experts warn this buffer won’t last. Because many Canadian goods rely on U.S. and Chinese supply chains, the impact could soon be felt by shoppers as costs rise and inventories shrink.
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India-Pakistan tensions escalate after deadly missile strikes |
India launched missile strikes on Pakistan early Wednesday, hitting nine locations and killing more than 24 people, including women and children, Pakistan’s military said, the Associated Press reported. India’s Defence Ministry said the targets were linked to planned terrorist activity. In response, Pakistan called the attack an act of war and claimed to have shot down five Indian jets. Tensions have been rising since a deadly April attack in Kashmir killed 26 Indian tourists, which India blames on a militant group it said is tied to Pakistan. As both nuclear-armed countries trade threats, the international community is urging restraint to avoid a larger conflict.
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With this reduction, if the government and the department are so concerned about people feeling deflated when they don't hit the targets, what message is this conveying? You’re never going to get there, so we’re going to make you do less. How deflated would that be? |
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The Liberal government's decision to lower students' provincial assessment targets shows it is willing to "settle for less" on education, the Progressive Conservatives alleged on Tuesday.
The current across-the-board target is for 90 per cent of students to "achieve appropriate or higher levels on provincial language, mathematical and scientific literacies on provincial assessments at the elementary, middle and high school levels." Government data show only four of dozens of targets - created by the Gallant Liberals in 2016 - are currently being hit, and most of the others aren't close to the 90 per cent target.
Last month, Brunswick News revealed the province intends to lower that mark. Education Minister Claire Johnson said part of the thinking behind the change i |
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