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Family of five loses everything after fire in West Bedford
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Posted 23 June 2024

Family of five loses everything after fire in West Bedford

A family of five is safe, but has lost everything after a house fire in West Bedford. It broke out Saturday evening on Helen Creighton Court. The blaze started at an end unit of connected town homes and firefighters were able to keep it from spreading. A GoFundMe has been organized to help the...

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Man sought for assault and break in at East Brighton home
Posted 23 June 2024

Man sought for assault and break in at East Brighton home

A man is wanted in western New Brunswick after a break-in and assault with a weapon at an East Brighton home. RCMP say it happened early Sunday morning when a man broke into a residence, assaulted a woman and threatened her. She managed to call 911 and the man fled from the scene. RCMP say they...

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Dryden council set to address controversial Facebook posts
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Posted 23 June 2024

Dryden council set to address controversial Facebook posts

The City of Dryden will bring forward two motions at their meeting on Monday to begin addressing controversial comments made by a fellow councillor on Facebook. Councillor Ritch Noel is under fire after some social media posts following a death on the Eagle Lake First Nation. When contacted by...

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Moncton firefighters rescue 2 trapped in burning home
Posted 23 June 2024

Moncton firefighters rescue 2 trapped in burning home

A chaotic scene, that how Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Brian McDonald described arriving at Cameron and Dufferin Streets overnight. There were reports called in at around 2 am Sunday of fires in two to three homes with people trapped inside “When we arrived, we found two homes on fire and two...

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Funeral arrangements announced for James K. Irving
Posted 23 June 2024

Funeral arrangements announced for James K. Irving

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the chairman of J.D. Irving, Limited. James K. Irving passed away on Friday at the age of 96, the company announced in a statement. Irving spent 76 years working at the company founded by his grandfather, James Dergavel Irving, in 1882. He was also a...

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Update: Man wanted province wide arrested on Eastern Shore
Posted 23 June 2024

Update: Man wanted province wide arrested on Eastern Shore

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man wanted on a province-wide warrant on the Eastern Shore. RCMP responded to a report of a man in distress at a home in the 100 block of West Petpeswick Road on Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m. He damaged the home with an axe and ran into the woods. On Thursday,...

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71-year-old man dies after stabbing in Fredericton
Posted 23 June 2024

71-year-old man dies after stabbing in Fredericton

Charges have been laid against two youths after a fatal stabbing in Fredericton. Police say a 71-year-old man was critically injured during a fight on Union Street on Friday night. While being transported to hospital, he died of his injuries. Fredericton Police have identified him as Mark Albert...

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Boil water advisory in Red Lake
Posted 23 June 2024

Boil water advisory in Red Lake

The Town of Red Lake has issued a boil water advisory. That’s because of what they call and infrastructure failure within the reservoirs of the Cochenor Water Treatment Plant. The town says it can’t guarantee the safety of the drinking water at this time. All water from the taps should be boiled...

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Man seriously injured in garage fire
Posted 23 June 2024

Man seriously injured in garage fire

A man was seriously hurt in a fire on Millview Drive In Lakeville. Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Brian McDonald says an explosion in a garage was reported at around 7 pm Saturday. When firefighters arrived, they found the garage engulfed in flames and the fire spreading to the home. The man was...

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Murder charge on Wabaseemoong
Posted 23 June 2024

Murder charge on Wabaseemoong

A 33 year old man has been charged with 2nd degree murder in connection to a death on the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation. Emergency Medical Services responded to a person in medical distress on Friday. He subsequently died. The victim has been identified as 34 year old Carl Lee Jamieson Junior....

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