NB self-harm rates

New Brunswick is leading the country in people admitted to hospital for self-harm.

The Department of Health says we had an average of 17 per cent more than the national average between 2009 and 2014.

The department is working with Education and Early Childhood to further address the issue.

Val d’Amour drug bust

56 year old Claude Levesque, of Route 275 in Val d’Amour; was arrested on February 24th and charged with four counts of possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

When officers searched his house, they found large amounts of coke; pot, meth and hashish; as well as cash.

He will be in court for election, plea; and bail hearing on March 13th.