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Crime

Moncton cabbie robberies probed

MONCTON - Police in Moncton are investigating robberies involving two cab drivers on the weekend. On Saturday morning, a cabbie was robbed by a passenger with a weapon. A day earlier, another driver was knocked to the ground, kicked in the head and robbed in the city's east end. She was sent to hospital with a badly scratched face and a broken arm. Police don't believe the robberies are related.

Corrections

H1N1 spurs prison lockdown

DORCHESTER - The minimum-security prison in Dorchester is under a lockdown order because of swine flu. Officials at the Westmorland Institution have confirmed that one inmate has the virus, and there are some suspected cases. The prison has introduced infection prevention measures and all regularly scheduled visits have been cancelled.

Crime

Two women arrested in shooting

MINTO - Minto and Chipman RCMP along with officers from Oromocto RCMP arrested two women without incident on the weekend in relation to a shooting at a residence on Hardwood Ridge. No one was injured in the shooting. The women have been charged with several firearms offences and one has been charged for uttering threats. Both have been released with court dates set for December.

Crime

Charges pending after drug raid

WOODSTOCK - Marijuana, hash oil, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were seized during a police search of a residence in Bloomfield, near Woodstock. Charges are pending against a 47-year-old man. The search was part of the RCMP's ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle the distribution and use of illicit drugs. The investigation continues.

Government

Special-care homes policies reviewed

FREDERICTON - A working group is being formed by the Department of Social Development to review policies and standards for special-care homes in New Brunswick. The long-term care residential model for special-care homes has been in place since 1997. The working group will review best practices and discuss issues related to special-care home services. It will have six to eight months to complete its review and present recommendations to the provincial government.

Education

Adults benefit from high school course

FREDERICTON - More than 360 adults are benefiting from free high school courses offered at night through campuses of the Community College of New Brunswick, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault has announced.

The free high school night courses are designed to increase the number of individuals earning an adult high school diploma, and to improve accessibility to post-secondary education among this segment of the population. The province has invested $230,000 to deliver the night courses.

Literature

Novel nominated for Dublin award

FREDERICTON - Joan Thomas's Reading by Lightning, published by Goose Lane Editions of Fredericton, has been named one of 12 Canadian books nominated for this year's ‚¬100,000, 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - the world's most lucrative literary prize. Last month, Reading by Lightning was awarded the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, Thomas's third prize this year. Reading by Lightning also won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Canada and the Caribbean, and the Manitoba Reads contest.