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MORE THAN 1,000 NEW HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN N.B. THANKS TO SPENDING PUSH: PREMIER
Premier Susan Holt says her highstakes effort to spend big on health care is working, with far more doctors and nurses entering the system. At a Monday news conference, she said New Brunswick had gained 179 doctors and 917 nurses since January 2025 in...
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Throne speech promises results on affordability, health care
The Holt Liberal government is promising to improve health care, make life more affordable and kick-start the economy in its latest throne speech marking the opening of the legislative session. The speech inside the legislature on Tuesday afternoon...
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Nursing students honoured for quick action
Four students from the University of New Brunswick’s nursing school in Moncton have been honoured for helping people during a fire emergency this summer. The four students – Shya Dee of Stanley, Pia Massaro of Moncton, Brette Heins of Quispamsis and...
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Residents mark first anniversary of ‘temporary’ reduced ER service
After months of lobbying, Linda Renaud doesn’t feel any closer to seeing overnight emergency room service restored in her community. The 71-year-old Sainte-Anne-deKent woman, who has helped organize a protest, run a petition and met with government...
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Feds pump big money into planning of Mactaquac refit
Ottawa is pumping $269 million into two big NB Power projects, a move that could help keep costs down for people who are upset about electricity bills that keep going up. The big funding announcement also has implications for the First Nation beside...
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Moncton mayor says public safety remains top priority
Three months into a four-year mandate, Moncton Mayor Shawn Crossman says public safety and managed growth remain top priorities. “I’m loving the position of mayor of Moncton and my priorities have not shifted at all. Public safety is the No. 1 concern...
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NB POWER WANTS 5.5% RATE HIKE
NB Power wants to raise electricity rates in each of the next three years by 5.5 per cent, the latest in a series of punishing hikes that have forced households and businesses to pay hundreds of dollars more on their bills. The public utility has...
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NUCLEAR REMAINS KEY TO NB POWER’S LONG-TERM PLAN
NB Power is bullish on nuclear in its latest plan that looks 20 years into the future, despite huge problems at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Released Monday, the utility’s integrated resource plan makes the case that nuclear power...
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58% OF WOMEN SAY HEALTH DISRUPTS DAILY LIFE: REPORT
Briana Cowie knows firsthand how difficult it can be to get treated seriously as a woman by a doctor. After 13 years living with intense pain, Cowie, a young professional living in St. Stephen, was finally able to secure an MRI and an ultrasound,...
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IRVING OIL’S PICK OF NEW CEO SIGNALS CHANGE COMING: EXPERTS
Irving Oil’s new CEO is an “all-star free agent” signing, but one with a specific skill set to lead sweeping transformation away from the traditional petroleum industry, say economists and experts in both Austria and Canada. They add it’s a signal...
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Lost maple leaf plaque from RCMP memorial recovered
A bronze maple leaf plaque that was taken from the RCMP Honour Garden in August was recovered over the weekend, RCMP said Tuesday. In a news release, Codiac Regional RCMP said members received a tip on Sunday that someone had the plaque. On Monday,...
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Nursing home operators seek $117.5M over five years to increase staff levels
Kelly Prosser recently saw firsthand how far behind the province has fallen in funding adequate staffing levels to meet nursing home residents’ increasingly complex needs. Prosser, who is the director of nursing at a rural New Brunswick nursing home,...
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Clinic expansion will end patient wait-list in Memramcook: Holt
An expanded primary care clinic will serve an entire town in southeastern New Brunswick after the provincial government spent more than $1 million to add staff and space. The clinic at 150 La Vallée Rd., approximately 30 kilometres south of Moncton,...
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200 LITRES OF RADIOACTIVE HEAVY WATER HAVE SPILLED AT LEPREAU
NB Power says about 200 litres of radioactive heavy water gushed out of a broken instrumentation line earlier this month at its nuclear plant, a dangerous problem that’s still under repair. But the public utility insists no workers were exposed to...
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NB POWER ANNOUNCES CONVERSION OF BELLEDUNE POWER PLANT TO PELLETS
NB Power is pushing ahead with the conversion of its Belledune Generating Station from burning coal to less polluting pellets. On Thursday, the public utility and the provincial government announced suppliers for the so-called biomass switch. The...
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TWO OF N.B.’S BIG CITIES FLUNK BUSINESS SURVEY
When it comes to business friendliness, two of New Brunswick’s biggest cities have flunked a first-ever Canadian municipal report card, while a third has received a D grade. Saint John was near the bottom of the list of 66 cities that were surveyed at...
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Yorkville University completes acquisition of Sackville nursing school
SACKVILLE Yorkville University has completed its acquisition of the former Beal University Canada nursing school, which is already training hundreds of new nurses in an accelerated program. The school was officially opened by Beal University Canada in...
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Mayors pledge collaboration on public safety, economy
The mayors of Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview said Wednesday they will continue working together on issues like public safety and economic development. “Public safety is our top priority,” Moncton Mayor Shawn Crossman said during the State of the...
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Riverview town crier tunes up for world competition
Riverview’s town crier, Summer Gallant, is preparing to compete in the World Town Crier Tournament in Chester, England, later this month. “It’s a big production with banquets and parades and community engagement,” said Gallant, who was chosen for the...
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N.B. embarks on new education plans as new school year begins
As the new school year gets underway, Anglophone East superintendent Randolph MacLean is welcoming both new students and new teachers into district schools. In the last four years alone, Anglophone East – which serves Moncton and the surrounding area...
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Petitcodiac Regional School to reopen after asbestos testing
The Petitcodiac Regional High School will reopen Sept. 8 after the union representing maintenance workers raised concerns about exposure to asbestos during summer renovations. “The school will be open on Tuesday,” Randolph J. MacLEAN, Anglophone East...
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Nursing home resident calls for action over staffing ratios
Every night Peter Oliver relies on the help of nursing home staff to get cleaned up and put into bed. The 62-year-old Quispamsis man lives with multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease of the central nervous system that can affect how a person moves...
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Province approves Tantramar gas plant, with 45 conditions
New Brunswick has granted conditional approval for a new, controversial gas plant in Tantramar that will provide electricity to the grid when there are shortages. Environment Minister Gilles LePage announced on Friday his department had imposed 45...
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‘Heart-wrenched’: Historic statue a victim of apparent vandalism
Residents of Memramcook are dismayed by an apparent act of vandalism that has left a statue of a prominent figure in Acadian history lying toppled on the ground. Mayor Maxime Bourgeois said he was “heart-wrenched” when he saw the fallen statue of...
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CARNEY TO HIT 700 AMERICAN PRODUCTS WITH COUNTER-TARIFFS
Canada will hit the United States with dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on a long list of American goods that were all on the Canadian lists the Trump administration has targeted. It’s over 700 products. But Canadian tariffs save their biggest...
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Eight-bedroom home gives homeless a fresh start
A heritage house in downtown Moncton will become a new home where eight people from the streets will get a fresh start with support services, provincial Housing Minister David Hickey said Friday. Hickey said the latest project offering support for...
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We’re ‘finalizing the final text,’ LeBlanc says on U.S. trade deal
New Brunswick MP and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canadian negotiators were down to “finalizing the final text” of an agreement with the Trump administration to lower American tariffs on Canadian exports. That was just ahead of a...
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New Brunswick firefighters off to B.C. to battle wildfires
New Brunswick has deployed nearly two dozen Department of Natural Resources staff to British Columbia to assist with ongoing wildfires. According to the Government of British Columbia’s Wildfire Service dashboard, the province has more than 120 active...
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Surge in demand at Kids Help Phone double national average in N.B.
There’s been a surge in demand at Canada’s only national 24/7 mental health service for kids, and the numbers are even more startling in New Brunswick. Kids Help Phone, the non-profit that offers free, multilingual and confidential support to young...
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N.B. Grits 14 points ahead of PCs: poll
A new poll suggests that Premier Susan Holt and the New Brunswick Liberals hold a 14-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives among decided voters. But some of the “unusually strong” ratings the Holt government enjoyed last fall have moderated,...
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Having trouble with the 'traffic button'? Signs on the way, says city
Drivers are having a dicult time trying to figure out a new trac-calming intersection in Moncton, but the city says signs are on the way that should clear things up. The so called “trac button” at the four-way stop at Mount Royal Boulevard and...
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Street in France named in honour of Indigenous N.B. soldier
A street in Saint-Aubin-Sur-Mer, France, has been named for Peter J. Barlow, a First Nations chief from Indian Island who served with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment during the Second World War. Saint-Aubin-Sur-Mer is a town on the coast of...
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Barn fires sparked terror in Lutes Mountain: book
Every community has its share of stories and folklore, but it could take many years to bring them back to the printed page, says the author of a new book about the history of Lutes Mountain. “We’re collecting history here, but we’re not writing down...
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Seniors housing complex could be model for future projects: Hicks
A vacant oce building on St. George Boulevard has been converted into 30unit seniors housing complex with its own medical clinic, but there are still thousands of people on the province’s waiting list for a home. “This could be a model for what I...
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Courtroom sketch artist captured crime in N.B. for 40-plus years
Carol Taylor entered the quiet, nearly empty courtroom in Burton to begin setting up her drawing supplies for the day’s hearing when the accused, already shackled in place, shot her a cold glance. Years later, she still remembers staring into the...
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Hitting a sour note
Police are looking for someone who broke into a Moncton business last week and stole a one-of-a-kind electric guitar worth thousands of dollars. Kevin Simpson, manager of Long & McQuade, said he discovered shattered glass on the floor when he started...
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MYSTERY SURROUNDS FINDINGS OF HEALTH-CARE SPENDING REVIEW
Horizon Health Network is in the process of implementing some recommended savings measures following a government-initiated, third-party review of its budget. But exactly what recommendations Horizon and two other health-care organizations received...
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Topless woman files complaint after cops ask her to cover up
A Saint John woman has filed a complaint with the city’s police force after she was asked by an ocer to stop sunbathing topless at a public beach in the city. Lacey Tompkins filed the complaint following the Saturday afternoon incident at Dominion...
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Moosehead faces potential blow with looming 50% tariff on beer
The head of Moosehead Breweries says looming U.S. taris on Canadian alcohol have the potential to deliver a blow to the company’s sales and shelf space south of the border. About 10 per cent of Moosehead beer is shipped to the U.S. market, but with a...
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Holt stresses New Brunswickers’ ‘grit’ in face of new Trump tariffs
Premier Susan Holt is highlighting the “grit, resilience and fierce loyalty” of New Brunswickers in the face of taris from the Trump administration amid a new threat poised to further hurt New Brunswick businesses if enacted. That’s as Holt vows that...
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WHERE'S THE BEEF?
Have you recently suered sticker shock at the price of steak, eventually opting for a cheaper cut or choosing a dierent meat altogether? You’re not alone – and you might be having similar feelings about the price of ground beef, pork and...
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MINISTER TAKES BLAME FOR VIRTUAL CARE HEADACHES
New Brunswick’s health minister says he’ll take the blame for promising a “seamless transition” when the province switched virtual health-care providers, admitting that the changeover has led to a delay in prescription renewals. Dr. John Dornan held a...
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Fraudster off to prison, ordered to pay $531,121 in restitution
A former Moncton business executive was sentenced Tuesday in provincial court to five years in prison for defrauding his clients and was also ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in restitution to his victims. “I really apologize for...
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FBI fugitive arrested in N.B., held for extradition
An American has been apprehended by the New Brunswick RCMP after being wanted in the United States for more than two years on sex assault allegations. Simranpal Singh, 26, of West Lafayette, Ind., appeared in Moncton’s Court of King’s Bench on July 8...
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PAYING THEIR RESPECTS
Paramedics line up along Route 111 on Friday afternoon outside Saint John as a procession carrying the bodies of Prince Edward Island paramedics Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher started its journey to deliver the pair back to their home province....
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THREE DEAD IN AMBULANCE AFTER HEAD-ON CRASH WITH TRANSPORT TRUCK: RCMP
Three people – two paramedics and a passenger in an ambulance – are dead after a head-on crash between the ambulance and a transport truck on the highway just on the New Brunswick side of the Confederation Bridge. Cpl. Luc Picard, media relations...
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Man to stand trial for murder more than six years after woman’s death
A Saint-Paul man will stand trial for murder in 2028, more than six years after his spouse’s death. Alex Beers, 41, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Hyde Jochelman, confining Jochelman and failing to provide her with the necessaries...
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Oland murder remains one of Canada’s most infamous unsolved mysteries
For those who were in the packed, fifth floor courtroom of the Saint John Law Courts on Dec. 19, 2015, it was a scene that cannot be forgotten. Dennis Oland, on trial for the second-degree murder of his dad, Richard, stood next to one of his defence...
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‘She made it look easy’: Trenholme Counsell remembered as trailblazer
A former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor was remembered during her funeral Friday as a trail-blazing role model. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell died on June 17 at the age of 92. Hundreds gathered to say goodbye to the physician-turned-politician during...
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N.B. WILL KEEP 3% RENT CAP FOR ANOTHER YEAR
New Brunswick will stick with a three per cent rent cap into 2027 due to current housing market conditions and the ongoing a ordability crisis. The Holt Liberal government announced the news this week, citing those factors in its decision to hold...
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N.B. MINISTER WANTS ANOTHER REACTOR AT LEPREAU BY 2035
Energy Minister René Legacy wants New Brunswick to be home to a new nuclear reactor by 2035. It’s a pitch Legacy made in Ontario on Monday alongside NB Power CEO Lori Clark as the federal government unveiled a long-awaited nuclear energy...
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Dieppe pilot lived dream of flying with Snowbirds
Capt. Richard MacDougall of Dieppe was one of many young Canadians inspired by the Snowbirds and followed the dream to the pilot’s seat. “You could hear the airport from our backyard, so any time there was a cool jet sound, mom and I would drive to...
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Trail-blazing N.B. doctor, literacy champion and politician dies at 92
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, the trail-blazing doctor and former lieutenant governor of New Brunswick, has died at the age of 92. Accolades from prominent figures began pouring in soon after she passed away on Wednesday from an undisclosed cause. Born...
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RIBFEST, MOTORCYCLE RALLY RETURN TO DOWNTOWN MONCTON
Travelling ‘ribbers’ arrived in Moncton Wednesday morning to set up for the annual Ribfest, taking place today through Sunday at Riverfront Park. From left are the team from Pistol Pete’s from Sudbury, Ont.: Mitchell Russell, Emma MacIsaac and Jamie...
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Off-duty Mountie saves child from fire
RCMP Const. Xavier Mayer-St-Marie says training and experience kicked into gear when he saw smoke rising from a home in Dieppe, leading to the rescue of a small child. In an interview Tuesday, Mayer-St-Marie, 29, said he had arrived home on June 3 and...
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Protesters rally for moratorium on AI data centres in province
Zoe Ritchie knows firsthand the footprint that technology can leave on the environment. The 29-year-old Fredericton electronics engineering technologist is heavily involved with the e-waste industry as part of her job, overseeing, as she describes,...
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CARNEY GOVERNMENT TABLES SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR KIDS
The federal government has tabled legislation that will restrict young Canadians’ access to social media platforms. It comes as Ottawa faced mounting pressure to address social media harms, with countries around the world moving to ban social media...
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CITY REMEMBERS FALLEN MOUNTIES
The Codiac Regional RCMP Pipes and Drums performed Thursday during a memorial service for Constables Doug Larche, Dave Ross and Fabrice Gevaudan, marking 12 years since the Mounties were killed while responding to reports of an armed man in north-end...
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TRUE COST OF GAS PLANT PROJECT IS $2.8 BILLION
New Brunswick’s auditor general has revealed the true price of NB Power’s controversial gas plant project in Tantramar – it’s expected to cost people paying their electricity bills more than $2.8 billion, nearly triple what the public utility has...
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Can an N.B. tragedy spark real change?
“It’s a hard one to hear, but I think it tells us a lot about who gets protected in this province and who gets left behind.” So began Kelly Lamrock, the New Brunswick Advocate, in Fredericton last week. The tragic tale of “Bobby” (not his real name)...
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BOARD GREEN-LIGHTS NB POWER GAS PLANT
The provincial regulator has approved NB Power’s application for a new natural gas plant in Tantramar that should provide enough electricity to supply most of southeast New Brunswick, at least over the short term. It means eight turbines could be...
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‘We’ve lost an icon’: Family, friends pay final tributes to Robert Irving
There were tears, but also laughter, on Tuesday as hundreds gathered in Sussex for the funeral of industrialist Robert Irving at the Saunders Irving Chapel. Irving died on May 19 at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. The co-CEO of J.D. Irving,...
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LIBS’ PLAN WON’T HELP WITH POWER RATES: OPPOSITION
The Holt Liberal government has released a plan on troubled NB Power, with a push to make skyrocketing electricity rates more affordable. But don’t count on a cap or price freeze, as both the premier and the province’s energy minister promised not to...
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Solar users say NB Power is raining on their parade
People who like green energy are seeing red over a plan to charge solar panel users much more for electricity. NB Power has put in an application with the provincial regulator that would change the rules for people with solar systems. Existing...
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Gas price regulations don’t work: PC critic
Should New Brunswick scrap its fuel price regulations? With the cost for regular gasoline inching close to $2 a litre, Don Monahan thinks so. The Progressive Conservative opposition finance critic says the regulations, 20 years old now, have done...
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ROBERT IRVING DIES AT 71
Prominent businessman and Moncton Wildcats owner Robert Irving died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, his family has announced. He was 71. Irving was co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited, leading the company’s Moncton-based operations which included...
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EUB DECISION PUSHES GAS UP NEARLY FOUR CENTS A LITRE
The Holt government’s attempt to stop the cost of federal clean fuel regulations from being passed on to New Brunswickers at the pumps has officially failed. And the new maximum gas price calculation the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board began...
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PROVINCE SENT 13 STAFF TO A BLUE JAYS GAME
Thirteen tourism department staff members attended a Toronto Blue Jays game earlier this year for a promotional event, but the minister responsible won’t say how much it cost taxpayers or why so many people were needed, and she won’t talk to the media...
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SHAWN CROSSMAN IS MONCTON’S NEW MAYOR
Shawn Crossman, 54, was elected mayor of Moncton Monday in a tight contest over former mayor and member of Parliament Brian Murphy. According to Elections New Brunswick, there were 51,557 eligible voters in Moncton and 17,664 ballots cast, for a voter...
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Wildcats look for fan support in finals
Fans of the Moncton Wildcats have playoff fever as the team opens the QMJHL finals at the Avenir Centre this weekend. The Wildcats advanced to the finals after Tuesday’s 6-2 win over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. The best-of-seven series begins as...
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Region losing younger workers again as pandemic trend reverses: study
Atlantic Canada is again losing younger workers and attracting a larger in-flow of older working and retirement-aged Canadians. A new study suggests a return to the region’s historical norms. That was after the Atlantic provinces briefly enjoyed a...
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What would permanent change to daylight time look like?
Maintaining daylight time year-round in New Brunswick would mean that the sun would never set anywhere in the province before 5:25 p.m. at any time of the year. The move not to return to standard time would ultimately eliminate the roughly 70 days...
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Create municipal police force, say 3 Moncton mayoral candidates
The four candidates running for mayor of Moncton agree public safety is a top priority in the May 11 municipal election, with three of them in favour of swapping the RCMP for a new municipal force. The issue of policing and public safety has been...
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FEDERAL DEFICIT $11B LOWER BUT STILL $67B IN THE RED
The federal deficit is now $11 billion lower in fiscal 2025-26 than the Carney government originally predicted in its first budget. A newly released spring economic update attempts to tout the country’s resilience amid a turbulent world economy. It...
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Everything you need to know about CanadaU.S.-Mexico free trade
It’s already a daily roller-coaster of political rhetoric. That’s as nearly $3.6 billion in goods and services that Canada and the United States exchange every day hang in the balance. In the span of a few days, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick...
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