There were nine fatalities involving a motorcycle in 2023, according to the New Brunswick RCMP. To mark Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, police remind drivers and riders to be extra cautious, respect and share the road. With the summer months quickly approaching and temperatures warming up,...
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by Brad PerryPolice in Fredericton say five youths have been charged in a string of vehicle thefts. Officers from the Fredericton Police Force and RCMP took the youths into custody last Thursday. Investigators said the suspects were arrested after fleeing from police and causing major public safety concerns....
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by Evan TaylorEmergency responders are currently attending to a two-vehicle collision just outside of Liverpool on Highway 103. The collision is between Exits 18 and 19, which are the primary exits into Mill Village and Liverpool respectfully. Traffic is currently being detoured through Liverpool and...
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by Tim DavidsonA 27 year old from Pikangikum has been charged following an assault in Dryden. The incident took place this past Saturday around 10:30 am at a residence on First Street. The OPP say they have laid spousal assault charges. The accused has been release from custody and will appear in Dryden Court...
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by Tim DavidsonJust one forest fire has been reported in the region. It was a 0.1 hectare blaze the popped up near Highway 665 about nine kilometers north of Dryden Thursday afternoon. It’s since been declared out. The cool, wet weather over the last couple of days has reduced the forest fire hazard to low...
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by Tara ClowA 24-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges following an alleged hit and run in Saint John. On Wednesday evening, police received reports of a vehicle all over the road near Loch Lomond Road and McAllister Drive. The vehicle was followed to Highway 1 and was eventually pulled over by a...
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The Cape Breton Eagles playoff run is over. Baie-Comeau got a 2-1 overtime victory in Thursday night’s Game 5 to win their third round series. The Drakkar will move on to the Q-league final for the first time in 10 years. The Eagles were in the final four for the first time since 2007. The good...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Society of Rural Physicians of Canada has singled out the work of a couple of health care providers in this region. Janine Moloney has received a Rural Health Champion Award. She currently works as a physician assistant in the Emergency Room at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. The other...
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West Saint John native Mariel Kathryn Hunter says she got the acting bug when she attended Island View Elementary School. “I had a wonderful kindergarten teacher named Beth O’Toole, who is just an amazing woman but she cast me as Barbie in our Christmas play and I think from that moment on I was...
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by Tim DavidsonThere won’t be any change in the party standings at Queen’s Park. The Progressive Conservatives won both by-elections held last night in convincing fashion. The by-elections took play in Milton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and were to replace Conservative MP’s that had stepped down. Zee Hamid won...
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