As of Wednesday, the multi-agency search for six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan has been scaled back.  The RCMP made the announcement at a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon.

Lily and Jack were reported missing on Friday at approximately 10 a.m. It’s believed they wandered away from their home on Gairloch Rd. in Lansdowne Station.  The search has included many agencies, including volunteer ground search and rescue teams from all surrounding areas and New Brunswick, along with the use of Police Dog Services, drone operators, and the RCMP’s Major Crime Unit.  After 6 days, that intense search is now being scaled back.

The RCMP says they’re transitioning from a full-scale search to searches in smaller, more specific areas; retracing some areas that have already been looked at to ensure all clues have been found.

 

 

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s premiers are focused on building up “economic resilience” in the face of “immediate trade pressures” from the U-S.  Carney revealed on social media that he met virtually with Premier Tim Houston and the other provincial and territorial leaders Wednesday, following his White House meeting with U-S President Donald Trump on Tuesday.  The prime minister says the premiers are considering big nation-building projects, removing internal trade barriers and building one Canadian economy.  Carney is set to meet with Canada’s premiers in person in Saskatoon on June 2nd.

 

 

The Nova Scotia government is introducing a new program aimed at helping Grade 12 students with disabilities make the transition from school to the wider community.

Social Development Minister Scott Armstrong says the School Leavers Program is aimed at helping students disabled succeed as young adults.

Armstrong says the program will fill a long-standing gap in the province’s disability support system.

The program will be made available to 100 students across the province this fall.

 

 

The Town of New Glasgow’s 150th anniversary celebrations are officially underway after Tuesday’s launch with a gathering along the riverfront.  As part of the launch celebrations, Doris Mason presented a revamped version of her song, By the River, which she had composed and shared for the 125th anniversary of New Glasgow. Mason had also created a song for New Glasgow’s 100th anniversary when just a teenager in 1975.

 

 

The annual East Coast Music Awards show and conference has returned to Newfoundland and Labrador.  The gala awards ceremony and several performances will be presented tonight in St. John’s at the Mary Brown’s Centre.   Leading this year’s nominations is Nova Scotia rapper Classified with eight nominations.