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Premier Susan Holt has put the expansion of the province’s ports in Saint John and Belledune - in order to export Canadian energy and other goods - at the top of a list of nation-building projects she is submitting to Ottawa.
During her weekly public address to New Brunswickers on Thursday, Holt detailed the conversation the country’s premiers had with Mark Carney a day earlier in the aftermath of the prime minister’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. And she revealed that Carney has now asked each premier to submit to him a list of nation-building projects they want pursued.
The prime minister set a deadline of the end of the week for that to be submitted, Holt added. “Thankfully, New Brunswick is bursting with opportunities,” she said.
Holt said her list includes opportunities for federal partnership with the province’s two major ports “who are ready to increase their national and international trade imports and exports of energy products and other goods” - with additional infrastructure spending from Ottawa. |
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Canadian bishops welcome new pope, Leo XIV |
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Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican Thursday. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, of Chicago, is the first American pope, although Catholic media have noted that he spent much of his career in Peru. Photo: Screenshot |
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Antisemitic hate crimes in Canada lead to first convictions |
Following the October 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's military response in Gaza, hate crimes against Canada's Jewish community have surged, and the first convictions are currently underway, Global News reported. Three men in Ontario were recently convicted: one for assaulting a woman removing hostage posters, another for making violent threats against Jews, and a third for harassing a Jewish couple with Nazi rhetoric. Jewish groups say these crimes threaten entire communities, not just individuals. Hate crimes targeting Jews jumped to 900 in 2023 from 527 the year prior. Despite being only 1% of Canada’s population, Jews face the majority of religious hate crimes.
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N.L. wildfire contained after state of emergency called |
A fast-moving wildfire in Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, was brought under control Thursday afternoon thanks to calmer weather and a large firefighting effort, including water bombers and nine pump trucks, CBC reported. Over 20 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including homes and a warehouse. A state of emergency was called Wednesday night, and residents were told to evacuate, with some escaping on ATVs. The community includes about 400 people, not including seasonal residents. While no injuries were reported Thursday, the full extent of the damage was still unknown. Officials said it’s too early for residents to return, and power remains off in many areas as cleanup continues.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking its own ceasefire |
Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks despite a 72-hour ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin this week, raising doubts about Moscow's intentions, Associated Press reported. Ukrainian officials said Russia violated the truce 734 times between midnight and midday Thursday, killing at least one civilian. In the meantime, Ukraine’s parliament approved a major deal giving the U.S. access to its rich mineral reserves and launching a joint fund for rebuilding efforts. Ukrainian leaders hailed the agreement as a step toward deeper strategic ties with America. As fighting continued, Putin hosted China’s President Xi Jinping, highlighting their growing alliance as both countries face mounting tensions with the West.
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New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc is pictured inside the oval office at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo: PMO |
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And as I got back to Ottawa on Tuesday night with the prime minister, (U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard) Lutnick called me at 9:30 at night to talk about what a productive day it was, and sort of some next steps. |
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Dominic LeBlanc saw first hand how Donald Trump dealt with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a November visit to the then president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida during a dinner just a few days after an initial tariff threat. And now, with those tariffs in place, the New Brunswick MP sat beside Prime Minister Mark Carney inside the White House, across from the president again. It was markedly different, LeBlanc admits. “Yes, it is different,” LeBlanc told Brunswick News in an interview in the immediate aftermath of a whirlwind, high stakes trip to Washington, D.C.
After the public spectacle for the cameras in the Oval Office, at a working lunch in the Roosevelt Room, LeBlanc said Trump’s private talks with Carney were detailed, focused on challenges for both countries, in a way they weren’t with Trudeau. |
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Relationship to the lands and waters is central to Mi’kmaq identity and culture. Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government and New Brunswick's nine Mi’kmaq First Nations have been working together on Aboriginal title recognition, economic reconciliation, and natural resource revenue-sharing, according to Indigenous representatives. Photo: Brice McVicar/Brunswick News |
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