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4 people now charged with murder in Minto man’s death
Posted 5 October 2023

4 people now charged with murder in Minto man’s death

Two more people have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Minto man. Brandon Donelan, 27, was reported missing to police on Jan. 30, 2022. His body was found in a wooded area off a snowmobile trail in Chipman two months later. Two men were arrested on Tuesday at Dorchester...

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Upcoming street closures in Cogswell District
Posted 5 October 2023

Upcoming street closures in Cogswell District

As major redevelopment continues in Halifax’s Cogswell District, there will be two phases of street closures. In a release, the municipality says Phase 1 gets underway October 18th and means Cogswell Street, from Brunswick to Barrington streets, will be closed until June. Then when Phase 2...

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COVID-19 vaccine appointments available soon in N.B.
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Posted 5 October 2023

COVID-19 vaccine appointments available soon in N.B.

Appointments will soon be available for those who would like to get a COVID-19 vaccine, as long as they have not received a dose, or been infected with the virus, over the past six months. Health Canada recently approved updated Moderna- and Pfizer-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines for people aged...

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NB Power given extension to file 2024-25 rate application
Posted 5 October 2023

NB Power given extension to file 2024-25 rate application

New Brunswickers will have to wait a bit longer to see what the cost of electricity will be next year. NB Power had until Wednesday, Oct. 4, to submit its 2024-25 rate application to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (EUB). However, the utility said it needs more time after the...

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Liberal leader to run in Fredericton South-Silverwood
Posted 5 October 2023

Liberal leader to run in Fredericton South-Silverwood

With speculation growing about a snap election, New Brunswick’s Liberal leader has decided where she will run. Susan Holt announced Wednesday that she will run in the newly created riding of Fredericton South-Silverwood. “Fredericton is home. It’s where I grew up, built a career, and it’s where...

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Road closed again due to gas line extension
Posted 5 October 2023

Road closed again due to gas line extension

Brinkman Road up to Evergreen School will be off-limits for part of the day again tomorrow. The city says a section of 4th Street North to the abandoned rail tracks will closed for about four hours today. Enbridge Gas is extending it’s gas line to a new sub-division behind the school. The...

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Update: search continues for 78-year-old Port Hawkesbury man
Posted 5 October 2023

Update: search continues for 78-year-old Port Hawkesbury man

Ground search and rescue teams are looking for a missing Port Hawkesbury man in Colchester County. Seventy-eight-year-old Derek Kruger was last seen at a gas station in Antigonish last Friday (Sep 29). RCMP responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on a logging road in Greenfield just east...

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Valley man charged after drug and firearm seizure
Posted 5 October 2023

Valley man charged after drug and firearm seizure

The Valley Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit has charged a man with drug and firearms offences. According to the RCMP, last week investigators executed a search warrant at a home in Waterville. Police arrested a 33-year-old man and seized cocaine, four rifles, a shotgun, ammunition, cash,...

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N.B. man climbing to 17,500 feet for charity
Posted 5 October 2023

N.B. man climbing to 17,500 feet for charity

A Dieppe man is using one of his passions to raise money for Breakfast Clubs of Canada. Adventure enthusiast Mathieu McCaie began his trek to the Mount Everest base camp in Nepal on Tuesday, “The biggest challenge will be the altitude. Living at sea level, we start our trek at 11,000 feet and...

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St. Charles Street closed
Posted 5 October 2023

St. Charles Street closed

Another 12 hour road closure in Dryden today this time on St. Charles Street. The stretch affected sits between Casimir Avenue and Humphreys Avenue. This closure is required to allow city crews to complete repairs to the waste water collection system. Work gets underway at 7:00 a.m.

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