Overview
- Saint John Police opened an early-stage investigation into reported sexual offences at a seniors care facility, say they believe there are multiple victims, and indicate the case appears isolated to that address.
- Families have been contacted by the facility, the police family protection unit is leading the probe, and investigators are asking those with information to reach the force or Crime Stoppers.
- Environment Canada issued a province-wide yellow cold warning forecasting prolonged wind chills of roughly −30 to −37 C from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, with the northwest expected to feel the coldest.
- NB Power says the grid is prepared for the deep freeze following past near-misses during extreme cold and a December outage at Point Lepreau, which has returned to service.
- The utility filed an application to the Energy and Utilities Board for retroactive approval of emergency Lepreau work exceeding $50 million, citing provisions in the Electricity Act, as it accelerates plans to add new generation capacity.