by Tara ClowAnother Progressive Conservative MLA will not re-offer in this year’s New Brunswick election. Daniel Allain, who represents Moncton East, informed his constituents in a letter on Friday morning. I am announcing that I will not seek re-election this fall…j’annonce que je ne me représenterai pas...
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by Adam RileyAn investigation into a sexual assault on a youth in Webequie First Nation has resulted in the arrest of a teacher. Officials with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service say the 33-year-old Greater Toronto Area man has been charged with: Sexual Assault on a Peron Under 16 Years of Age Sexual...
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by Adam RileyMunicipal officials see opportunities of just over $20 million in federal cash directed to supporting housing in the city. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thunder Bay would be receiving the money through the Housing Accelerator Fund while touring the city Thursday. Mayor Ken Boshcoff...
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A long weekend for some students in the Strait Regional Centre for Education. Classes are cancelled Friday at schools in Richmond County, Inverness County and the Town of Port Hawkesbury due to road conditions.
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by Adam RileyOntario Provincial Police have charged a Dryden woman with charges pertaining to weapons and drugs after her vehicle was stopped at a North Caribou Lake First Nation checkpoint. Police say they were working along side guards at the checkpoint and while conducting a routine inspection of the...
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by Caitlin SnowNSCC continues to move closer to strike action. Conciliation officers filed a report to the province Thursday, saying the college and The Atlantic Academic Union, have reached an impasse. The college says the union must provide two days notice, before any job action. In addition, a two week...
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by Tara ClowSmall savings across the board this week for fuel. Diesel prices dipped the most, by 2.6 cents a litre. Furnace oil is down two cents. The maximum cost for regular self-serve decreased by just 0.4 cents a litre to around $1.64. Currently, New Brunswickers are paying a maximum of 164.9 per litre...
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by Brad PerryIt is too soon to say if disaster financial assistance will be offered after this week’s flooding in the Sussex area. Premier Blaine Higgs issued a statement Thursday afternoon as water levels continued to recede in the community. “The extent of the damage will only be known once the water...
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by Brad PerryTwo New Brunswick men wrongfully convicted in a 1983 murder have reached a settlement with the province, according to the organization that helped exonerate them. The co-president of Innocence Canada confirmed Thursday that a “satisfactory” conditional settlement had been reached for Robert...
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has passed away. His daughter, Caroline Mulroney posted about the news on social media on Thursday. ”On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of my father, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime...
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