A passenger jet has collided with an army helicopter at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D-C.  The U-S Federal Aviation Administration says it was a mid-air collision between a military Blackhawk helicopter and regional airliner that departed from Wichita, Kansas.  Authorities say the jet had 60 passengers and four crew members, and a search-and-rescue operation is ongoing in the nearby Potomac River.  There was no immediate word on the cause of the collision.

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The provincial government is upping the minimum wage this year in what officials are calling the largest boost in provincial history.  The rate will go up twice, increasing to 15-dollars-70 cents per hour on April 1st, then again to 16-dollars-50 cents per hour on October 1st.  The government decides on its increases based on the consumer price index for the previous year, plus an extra one per cent.  The Minister of Labour says inflation has put pressure on families across the province, and the minimum wage increase is aimed at supporting those who are struggling with the rising cost of living.

 

 

The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to three per cent.  Economists widely expected the central bank to make its sixth straight cut since June Wednesday as inflation sits around its two per cent target.  The Bank of Canada says the cuts are having an impact, with lower interest rates boosting household spending and the economy expected to strengthen.  But the threat of U-S tariffs is creating uncertainty for its economic outlook.  It revised down its G-D-P growth projections to 1.8 per cent for 2025 and 2026

 

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a virtual meeting with premiers yesterday as threat of tariffs from the United States looms large.

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says they discussed the impact of tariffs, supports for provinces and ways to diversify exports to reduce Canada’s dependency on the United States.

Should tariffs hit, she says it’s possible New Brunswick will lose between four thousand and six thousand jobs.

Holt says New Brunswick is looking to sell its goods across Canada and diversify to European and Asian markets.

 

 

The Town of New Glasgow is hosting an African Heritage Month 2025 Proclamation Ceremony on Monday at 11:45 a.m., at Summer Street at 72 Park Street in New Glasgow.

The African Heritage Month 2025 Flag Raising Ceremony will take place on Friday at 12 p.m. at the gazebo by the Glasgow Square Theatre.