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Ottawa Preps Softwood Aid as Saint John Violent Crime Rises and PCs Claim N.L. Majority

Ottawa says BDC support will roll out within days following sharp U.S. softwood tariff hikes.

Acadian Peninsula St. Simon-based Bolero Shellfish Processing Inc. has been leveled what amounts to the largest penalty ever issued by the federal government over the mistreatment of temporary foreign workers.
Centre Street looking north from downtown Calgary was photographed from The Bow building on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.
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Calgary mayoral candidate Jeromy Farkas poses for a photo in Calgary on September 4, 2025.

Overview

  • Saint John reported an eight per cent year-to-date increase in violent crime through September, rising from 1,047 incidents in 2024 to 1,126 in 2025.
  • Police Chief Robert Bruce attributed the rise primarily to drug-related, known-to-known disputes and said it is not driven by homelessness.
  • U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber jumped to 45 per cent this week, with a new 25 per cent tariff on some finished wood products such as cabinets and furniture.
  • Industry Minister Mélanie Joly told a Fredericton audience that targeted relief for lumber producers will be delivered with the Business Development Bank of Canada in the coming days, after New Brunswick’s premier warned of immediate mill impacts.
  • In Newfoundland and Labrador, Tony Wakeham’s Progressive Conservatives won 21 of 40 seats for a narrow majority and pledged an independent review and a provincewide referendum before any final Hydro-Québec energy agreement.