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Sports advocates get Moncton councillors to ditch youth user fees
Two sports advocates asked council to waive user fees for youth sports, and council agreed, cutting revenues next year by $25,000. More
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Liberal promise of 'independent' chief health officer astounds onetime top doc
A former chief medical officer of health says the Liberal government’s plans to make the chief medical officer of health more independent are more than a little strange in light of significant restructuring to the office.
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Wildfire burns out of control near Lakeville Corner, unreachable by trucks
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A 100-hectare wildfire continues to burn out of control in the Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area.
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Motor vehicles deaths rise to 64 in one year, RCMP say
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Crashes on New Brunswick roads killed 64 people last year, including 20 people who were not using seatbelts, a new report by the RCMP says.
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Woman's body discovered in woods in Moncton
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A body was discovered around 9:40 a.m. in a wooded area near the end of Fergus Street in Moncton.
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Premier baffled by election speculation, says it's not his fault
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Premier Brian Gallant called on the lieutenant-governor Monday morning but did not ask her to dissolve the legislation for an election 11 months early.
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Monday October 23, 2017
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'I can't buy an apple': High school students in Saint John plead for healthy lunches
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Students at Harbour View High School in Saint John are trying to avoid a new cafeteria service arrangement that would see Chartwells return to the school.
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Moose whisperer: Man pats 'friendly' moose in North Tetagouche
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A New Brunswick man came face-to-face with a friendly moose in the woods near his North Tetagouche home Saturday.
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Missing Riverview teen found, RCMP say
A 14-year-old boy from Riverview has been found safe and sound, according to Southeast RCMP.
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Air quality improves but fires at Base Gagetown continue to burn
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The smoky haze is lifting and the air quality health index has been reduced to low risk as three forest fires continue to burn at Base Gagetown.
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Tasered man charged with assaulting Fredericton police officer
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Fredericton police arrested five people overnight, including a man who was Tasered after allegedly kicking a police officer.
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From brain injury to basketball: Michael Otoo returns to the sport he loves
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A young basketball player steps onto the court to play his first game since a traumatic brain injury that doctors said might keep him from ever playing again.
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Province quiet on who pays inflated property tax bills after deadline
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The New Brunswick government is quiet on whether property owners who failed to challenge errors in their assessment on time, can still do so.
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New Brunswick man captures pictures of rarely seen animal
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A New Brunswick man says he's thankful he was able to capture rare photos of an elusive animal.
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Former Campbellton mayor Bruce MacIntosh dies
Bruce MacIntosh died over the weekend. He was first elected as mayor of Campbellton in 1983.
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Will a huge Irving Oil pipeline discount trigger natural gas price shock in Nova Scotia?
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Some of the biggest promoters of natural gas in Nova Scotia are sounding the alarm about a looming price shock expected in the next two years and they're pinning the blame on a discount offered to New Brunswick-based Irving Oil.
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Vitalité CEO wants premier to stop extramural reform
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The CEO of the Vitalité Health Network says the organization will continue to lobby against the outsourcing of the province’s extramural program and will now appeal directly to Premier Brian Gallant to stop the reform.
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Right whales could be 20 years away from certain extinction, scientists say
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Scientists at an annual meeting for North Atlantic right whales estimate the species has a little over two decades left to survive unless changes are made immediately.
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Several communities head to polls for municipal byelections
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Several communities in the province will head to the polls Monday for municipal byelections.
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'Go get 'em, Tom': Football player with autism races for touchdown
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A 16-year-old football player who was born with autism stepped on the field on Saturday to play his first game for the Tantramar Regional High School Titans.
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Adoption centre celebrates finding a home for 1000th greyhound
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The Maritime Greyhound Adoption Program is celebrating 1,000 dogs finding forever homes in the Maritimes.
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Residents near Base Gagetown say brush fire smoke 'seriously bad'
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Training exercises ignited three fires at CFB Gagetown last week and people in surrounding communities say the smoke is concerning.
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Board game café in Riverview to close today
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Unplugged Café, which offered patrons a chance to play a wide variety of board games while serving food and drinks, began selling off its extensive collection of board games last week.
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UNB unearths film of Fredericton's football past
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The University of New Brunswick has unearthed some relics of Fredericton's football past: 25 reels of film showcasing some of the best years of the Red Bombers.
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A balancing act high above Walton Glen Gorge in St. Martins
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A Montreal man recently completed a nerve-racking balancing act across what some call New Brunswick's Grand Canyon.
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Yes or No: In York County, voters openly pick sides on new rural community
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More than 6,000 people head to the polls Monday to vote Yes or No to the proposed York Rural Community, which takes in a wide swath of central New Brunswick.
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Legs for Literacy race inspiring says race director
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The annual Legs Legs for Literacy will take place Sunday in Moncton and race director Susan Edgett says it's best described as very inspiring event for so many.
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Landfill sale lures hundreds in search of a deal in Saint John
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Hundreds arrived early at the Crane Mountain Landfill for a chance to lay claim to, well, garbage.
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RCMP seek missing Riverview teen
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Wade Ruest was last seen on Oct. 15. While his last known location was Riverview, an RCMP press release states he may now be in the Fredericton area.
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Photos Need for speed: Kart racing at UNB
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Speed freaks were in paradise Saturday at the University of New Brunswick as the Student Society Of Mechanical Engineers held its 43rd annual kart race.
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New domestic abuse project puts focus on health of victims
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The University of New Brunswick has recieved $1 million to start a pilot project in 2018 that will treat the short and long-term health effects of domestic abuse.
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Million-dollar 'arm' revolutionizes the operating room
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Jacob Robertson was flying more than nine metres in the air at Riverglade Motocross, ready to descend, when his feet missed the pegs of his motorbike. He slammed full force onto the bike, then into a ditch, and broke his back.
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Christine Sinclair headlines group of soccer stars to kick it in Fredericton
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Four of Canada's most accomplished soccer players are in Fredericton this weekend teaching and mentoring young players.
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The Mifegymiso abortion pill has been prescribed 74 times in New Brunswick
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Sevety-four women have accessed the Mifegymiso abortion pill since New Brunswick began supplying it in July. The pill terminates a pregnancy up to 49 days after conception.
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Brian Gallant to visit lieutenant-governor Monday
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Premier Brian Gallant's office has put out word he will pay a visit to lieutenant-governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau on Monday.
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No rules broken in Moncton football game that ended after concussions, NBIAA rules
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A Moncton football game that sent nine players to the hospital after they suffered potential concussions was played within the rules, the New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association says.
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100-year-old Sears retiree gets life insurance restored
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Paul Legood has received some good news about his 100-year-old mother’s life insurance policy, which was cancelled because of Sears Canada's financial troubles.
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'Facebook found my truck': Limited edition truck returned to its owner
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A limited edition Harley Davidson Ford F-150 was stolen in Fredericton, then found after its picture was shared on Facebook more than 3,500 times.
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Friday October 20, 2017
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St. Stephen teen's disappearance deemed suspicious 3 months after he vanished
RCMP investigating the disappearance of Brayden Thibault of St. Stephen say they now deem it suspicious.
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U.S. boat caught trapping lobster in Canadian waters, DFO says
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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans intercepted a vessel fishing illegally in Canadian waters and reported it to U.S. authorities, an official confirmed Friday.
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Updated No trial for Bathurst officers charged in fatal shooting
Two Bathurst police officers involved in the shooting death of Michel Vienneau will not face trial, after a New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench justice decided Friday not to reverse a lower court decision.
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Saint John lawyer suspended, fined for having relationship with client
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Saint John lawyer Barry Morrison has been fined $3,000 and is suspended from practising law for three months after admitting to a sexual relationship with a client.
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$6.5 million river ferry to be built at Bas-Caraquet shipyard
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A 15-car ferry for the province's diminished fleet will be built by Ocean New Brunswick Inc. in Bas-Caraquet, the Liberal government announced Friday.
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Sussex woman pleads not guilty to child porn offences
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A 62-year-old Sussex woman pleaded not guilty Friday to child pornography charges.
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'Devastating impact': Saint John's tax proposals draw ire from manufacturers
Reforms proposed by the City of Saint John to the property tax system would have a "devastating impact" on manufacturers trying to grow their businesses, an industry representative said Friday.
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Human remains found on St. John River island identified
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Remains found on Gagetown Island in September have been identified as those of a 44-year-old Fredericton woman.
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Updated Moncton, Riverview high schools respond to racism at football game
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Some students were suspended and other youths banned from school events because of behaviour at a football game that provoked allegations of racism, administrators at Moncton High and Riverview high schools said Thursday.
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Hockey teams honour Gord Downie
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The Charlottetown Islanders and Saint John Sea Dogs came together Thursday night for a tribute to Gord Downie.
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Sackville woman wins assessment reduction after 7-month fight
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After getting an inflated property assessment and tax bill on her new home last March, 83-year-old Pat Pardy of Sackville, N.B., finally got the amounts lowered this week and is happily celebrating an end to more than seven months of frustration.
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Liberal government to boost Canada child benefit payments: sources
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As Bank of Canada ponders another rate hike, survey suggests many are really feeling the last ones
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Quebec TV personality Julie Snyder files sexual misconduct complaint against Gilbert Rozon
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EPA keeps agency scientists from speaking on climate change at conference
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