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New Brunswick and P.E.I. Sign Free-Trade MoU as RCMP Seeks Third Suspect

The deal builds on earlier agreements with Ontario, Newfoundland and Manitoba to ease internal trade barriers for goods and workers.

Overview

  • Premiers Susan Holt and Rob Lantz formalized a memorandum of understanding to eliminate provincial trade barriers and expand labour mobility between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
  • RCMP report all six teenage crash victims in Dalhousie have been treated and released, while a 16-year-old charged after the Zealand/Burtts Corner lockdown remains in custody as officers search for a third suspect.
  • New Brunswick Day festivities at Sugarloaf Park in Atholville are set for Monday, featuring live performances, family activities and community gatherings.
  • Circle 33 of the Association des enseignants francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick saw 11 rural teachers retire in June, double last year’s turnover and underscoring staffing challenges.
  • Burton country artist Riley Taylor has earned a nomination for alternative album of the year at the Canadian Country Music Association awards and is preparing for the September ceremony.