Just ahead of the first anniversary of the Nova Scotia mass shooting, a friend of one of the victims is working to make a lasting legacy in her memory.
The New Brunswick chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association says they’re working on more research to see how the pandemic is affecting Atlantic Canadian’s mental health. Executive director Christa Baldwin says data was collected in the spring and fall of 2020, which showed stress, anxiety and suicidal thoughts were on the rise. When we talk about that, that means someone is thinking about suicide or thoughts of self-harm. It’s not necessarily attempting suicide, she said. So, that has increased from prior to the pandemic, from two per cent, to six per cent in the spring, and 10 per cent in the fall.
A Nova Scotia high school student suspended for bringing attention to someone wearing a shirt at her school that she found offensive, says the disciplinary penalty has since been revoked.
HALIFAX The New Brunswick RCMP says a man has died, and a woman is in hospital after a car crash in Fredericton Junction, N.B. Police say at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, the Oromocto RCMP responded to a crash on Sunbury Drive. A 44-year-old man from Vespa, near Upper Tracy, was rushed to hospital where he later died. Police say a 25-year-old female passenger was also taken to hospital, where she remains. The RCMP says they believe the vehicle left the road, crashing into a tree. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oromocto RCMP, or Crime Stoppers.