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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.

Prime Minister Mark Carney tours a steel-manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ont. If Canada gets hammered by Donald Trump's tariffs, federal budgeting will become even more of a crapshoot, writes Andrew MacDougall.
Solar panels installed on the roof of the house. (File photo/Postmedia Network)
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On peut apercevoir une partie des nouveaux enseignants retraités du cercle 33, soit Manon Lavoie, France Godin, Julie Levesque, Tina St-Onge, Jocelyn Daigle, Paryse Cyr Lord, Françoise St-Pierre Daigle, Claudine Dionne et Lisa Levesque. Absentes au moment de la photo : Nathalie Cyr Plourde et Gemma Ruest.

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.