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Global News
17-05-2025
- Global News
Marked RCMP vehicle stolen, stopped after crossing New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook A 36-year-old man has been arrested after a marked RCMP patrol car was stolen in New Brunswick and driven across the provincial border into Nova Scotia. RCMP Sgt. Pierre-Luc Haché says the incident began unfolding around 2:30 p.m. on Friday when the car was taken in Sackville, N.B., and headed down the Trans Canada Highway. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Mounties stopped the vehicle around 3 p.m. on Highway 104 near Amherst, N.S., using a tire deflation device to puncture the vehicles tires. Haché says two officers sustained minor injuries while arresting the man driving the vehicle. Police did not provide any further detail about the man arrested. They also did not say under what circumstances the vehicle was stolen.
CBC
24-03-2025
- CBC
Sex trafficker gets 3 years in prison, judge calls actions reprehensible
A 19-year-old woman was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after admitting to sex-trafficking charges involving two girls in the Moncton-area. The 19-year-old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty in February to five charges. She admitted recruiting and controlling the movement of two girls, advertising sexual services with them, and receiving a financial or other benefit from the commission of a crime in early April 2024. Last week, Crown and defence lawyers jointly requested the sentence that Moncton provincial court Judge Claude Haché imposed on Monday morning. "[Her] crimes were reprehensible," Haché said. "She manipulated and directed the victims to provide sexual services to unknown adults. They were in a strange city, far from home, under her influence and felt like they had no other choice than to do what they were instructed to do." The 19-year-old told the court that she started doing sex work herself after her mother died. She was in her early teens and she didn't have a job. "I just needed a way to survive," she told the court from the prisoner's box Thursday. She cannot be named because Haché issued a publication ban under a section of the Criminal Code about protecting "a justice system participant" in a case involving a criminal organization. Crown prosecutor Marc-André Desjardins referred Thursday to the 19-year-old carrying out the crimes for the benefit of a criminal organization, though defence lawyer Daniel Gallant told the judge that wasn't part of what she was admitting. Gallant said the woman, born in a another country, will face immigration consequences. Went from victim to abuser Gallant said that while trying to survive as a teen, she was taken advantage of by people who recruited her into the sex trade. He said she made a "seamless" transition from being a victim herself to victimizing others. "The line between being a victim and being an offender became blurry and she crossed it," Gallant said. The judge said he hopes the sentencing ends the cycle of abuse. Victims say lives upended One of the two girls read a victim impact statement to the judge on Thursday. The girl said what happened changed her life, leaving her feeling angry, worthless and disgusting. She said she cries every night. "I want justice," she told the judge. The second girl provided a written victim impact statement that Haché referenced in his sentencing decision. The victim said she was left feeling helpless, that what happened strained her relationship with her family, and she hopes that by coming forward others won't become victims. "The court commends the victims' courage for coming forward," Haché said, calling the impact on them immeasurable. Desjardins last week said the recommended sentence was for a total of 4½ years, a time reduced to three years going forward because she was credited for time already spend in custody since her arrest last April. The Crown said her guilty plea, age and lack of a prior record were mitigating factors, while the impact on the victims and their ages were aggravating factors. In February, Desjardins read an agreed statement of facts outlining what the 19-year-old admits. The document outlines how in 2024, the 19-year-old recruited the 15 and 16-year-old girls and paid to bring them to Moncton from another province. Once in New Brunswick, the woman took sexually explicit photos of the girls she then used for online ads listing sexual services with them. Desjardins said about 15 men met the two girls over several days.
CBC
02-03-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Maple syrup producers wait for Mother Nature as sugar season approaches
Social Sharing While it may not look like it just yet, spring is coming. With the warmer temperatures comes another yearly event — maple sugar season in New Brunswick. Sugar shacks around the province are busy tapping trees and getting ready to welcome scores of visitors looking to indulge their sweet tooth. Joy Trites of Trites Maples in Stilesville said her operation will be open to the public starting next weekend, but she can't say for sure the sap will be running by that time. "That's entirely in Mother Nature's hands, really," said Trites. "We're ready. We're all tapped in. All our equipment is ready. We're ready. But Mother Nature isn't yet." Trites said maple syrup producers are generally looking for two things — days with temperatures above freezing and nights below. Eric Haché of Château Scoudouc in Scoudouc is also keeping a close eye on the temperatures. He says he's already seen the sap running a couple days, but is waiting for the season to begin in earnest. "Last year it began February 28," he said. "That was very, very early." Haché said they expect about 1,500 litres of maple syrup in a season, coming from over 100,000 litres of sap. Advancements While the harvest is seen as a traditional Canadian activity, with picturesque scenes of steel buckets hanging off maple trees, it's taken on a new dimension with technology. Operations now use vacuum pumps and reverse osmosis machines, which separate water from sugar, to make the process quicker and more efficient. "Years ago they used to burn 30 cords of wood," said Trites, referring to the amount of wood it takes to run the boilers that turn the sap into syrup. "With the reverse osmosis, I think we're doing seven cords of wood." That doesn't mean the old ways have completely gone out of style, at least for show. "We have about 50 buckets that we put just around," said Haché. "It's more for the show to see the sap going and drip in the bucket." Trites offers weekend breakfasts with pancakes, sausages and of course maple syrup throughout the season. As well as several sweet treats to take away. "We make a lot of our syrup into maple butter and maple cream," said Trites "And we have little cones that we fill with maple cream as little treats for children." Haché also offers all the traditional maple concoctions, plus some more unorthodox maple treats.
