The provincial budget is coming out today. A government source says college grants and student financial assistance will go up, plus funding for research and strategic initiatives. Our net debt was forecast to hit $13.4 billion by the end of March.
Category: Saint John
Prison time for torturing man who owed a drug debt
A man has been given 4 1/2 years in prison for trying to solve a friend’s drug debt. 28-year-old Corey James Johnston arranged to meet with Travis Dean in October, trying to get him to pay Johnston’s friend what was owed. He ended up holding Dean overnight at his Prince Edward Street apartment, and doing things including smashing his hand with a wrench.