Police in Fredericton, New Brunswick say two of their offices are among four people dead after a shooting in the city, this morning.
Police also say they have one person in custody.
They say they got called to Brookside Drive outside the city’s downtown core at around 7:30.
Police expect the area will be contained for the foreseeable future while they investigate.
The price of gas went down by more than forecast, overnight.
Gas dropped by 2.7 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.26.3 in Cape Breton.
Meanwhile, the price of diesel remains unchanged for the second week in a row.
The minimum price for a litre of diesel on the Island is still $1.22.8
Cape Breton Canso MP Rodger Cuzner is expected to announce federal funding for the renovation of the Bayplex, later this morning.
The arena has been closed since last summer over concerns about structural problems and mold.
Regional Council set aside 4.5 million dollars for the municipality’s share of the renovation project during budget sessions in March.
Glace Bay MLA Geoff MacLellan and Regional Mayor Cecil Clarke are also due at the 11:00 o’clock announcement at the Savoy Theatre.
It’s hoped the renovation project will be finished by September of 2019.
Regional Police say they seized more than 200-thousand dollars worth of drugs after a raid at a home on Hillside Road in Marion Bridge, last night.
Police say the found a kilogram and a half of cocaine and more than eleven pounds of marijuana.
They also seized more than $30,000 in cash, as well as drug-related paraphernalia, a gun and ammunition.
A 42 year-old man and a 32 year-old woman were arrested.
They both face counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in cocaine and marijuana along with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm and Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is holding an information picket this morning at Canada Post’s sorting station on Upper Prince Street in Sydney.
The picket is in support of contract workers who deliver parcels for Canada Post in the Regional Municipality.
The workers with Quebec-based company Nor Pel have been trying to negotiate a contract with the Post Office for two years.
But CUPW says Nor Pel has refused to open negotiations.
The Postal Union says it plans to keep up the picket line in an effort to get some action.