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NBCC Moncton campus closing early due to water line issue
Posted 8 December 2025

NBCC Moncton campus closing early due to water line issue

The New Brunswick Community College says its Moncton campus will close at 4 p.m. Monday because of a water line problem. In an email to students and staff, NBCC said the closure is linked to a main water line issue with the City of Moncton. The college advised that all classes and campus...

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Overnight parking ban Monday for Saint John
Posted 8 December 2025

Overnight parking ban Monday for Saint John

Drivers in Saint John’s South and Central Peninsula will need to move their vehicles on Monday night. The City of Saint John says a temporary overnight parking ban begins at 11 p.m. Monday and runs until 7 a.m. Tuesday. No vehicles are permitted to remain on the street during the ban, according...

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SRCE updates class and bus changes notification systems
Posted 8 December 2025

SRCE updates class and bus changes notification systems

After a snowy Monday of school closures, a reminder that the Strait Regional Centre for Education is updating how they will notify bus or class changes. Starting on Thursday, December 11, parents and guardians will start receiving alerts through two new apps. For bus route notifications,...

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Boil water order continues for Waverley Road area
Posted 8 December 2025

Boil water order continues for Waverley Road area

A boil water advisory continues for the Waverley Road area while testing and monitoring continue after a water main line broke. Halifax Water issued the order Sunday after a water main line broke. It includes Waverley Road, Spider Lake, Montague Road, Keystone Village, Port Wallace, Montebello,...

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New online map shows contaminated sites in N.B.
Posted 8 December 2025

New online map shows contaminated sites in N.B.

Residents now have a new way to see where contaminated sites are located across New Brunswick. The Department of Environment and Climate Change has launched a free online map viewer that provides public access to decades of site information. “This tool provides transparency and shows the status...

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Feds hope to attract more international doctors with faster path to permanent residency
Posted 8 December 2025

Feds hope to attract more international doctors with faster path to permanent residency

New immigration rules could bring more internationally trained doctors into Canada. On Monday, the feds announced a new and faster path for them to become permanent residents. Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab says the country needs this. “We’ve seen the strain in our emergency rooms. We...

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RCMP Major Crime Unit still searching for N.B. man
Posted 8 December 2025

RCMP Major Crime Unit still searching for N.B. man

RCMP are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of a Whites Mountain man. The Major Crime unit conducted an operation on December 2 and 3 in the community. This was in connection with the disappearance of 48-year-old David Alexander Mitchell. Update: On December 2 and 3, 2025,...

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Boston trip successful for Halifax mayor
Posted 8 December 2025

Boston trip successful for Halifax mayor

It was a successful trip to Boston for the mayor of Halifax. The city says Andy Fillmore met with Mayor Michelle Wu and attended the Boston Common Tree Lighting. The trip follows Wu’s visit to Nova Scotia last month where she not only attended the tree cutting ceremony in Lunenburg County but...

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Frank Nelson named new CEO for Inverness Municipal Housing Corp.
Posted 8 December 2025

Frank Nelson named new CEO for Inverness Municipal Housing Corp.

A new CEO has been named for the Inverness Municipal Housing Corporation that oversees two long-term care homes and two small option homes. The municipality says Frank Nelson will assume the role, bringing with him 30 years of senior leadership experience, succeeding Stephen Doiron. Nelson spent...

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Atlantic businesses can now apply for federal defence funding
Posted 8 December 2025

Atlantic businesses can now apply for federal defence funding

Atlantic Canadian businesses can now apply for defence-related funding. The feds plan to pay a total of $38.2 million over three years on defence initiatives from small and medium Atlantic enterprises. Eligible work includes research, boosting productivity, and connecting to defence supply...

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