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Man arrested in Brunswick Drive homicide case
Posted 9 October 2025

Man arrested in Brunswick Drive homicide case

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in Saint John in connection with a homicide investigation from last spring. Officers were called to a home in the 650 block of Brunswick Drive on May 14, 2024, where a person was found dead. Police say a postmortem and investigation by the Major Crime Unit...

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New family health team launched in Moncton
Posted 9 October 2025

New family health team launched in Moncton

Patients in Moncton who don’t have a primary care provider will soon have another option. The Mapleton Family Health Team has been created through a partnership with the Horizon Health Network. The provincial government says it is expected to serve about 700 patients within the next year....

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Mixed changes expected for N.B. fuel prices
Posted 9 October 2025

Mixed changes expected for N.B. fuel prices

An industry source says New Brunswickers can expect a split in fuel prices, with gas dipping and diesel climbing. Regular self‑serve gasoline is expected to drop by nearly three cents per litre, while diesel is expected to rise by nearly three cents on Thursday night. Maximum prices currently...

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Watchdog says N.B. long‑term care reform falling behind
Posted 9 October 2025

Watchdog says N.B. long‑term care reform falling behind

The New Brunswick Advocate’s latest monitoring report says the pace of long‑term care reform is leaving families behind. The Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate says the provincial government is moving forward, but too slowly. In its Recommendation Monitoring Report, released in October 2025, the...

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Giant pumpkin racing part of N.S. Thanksgiving tradition
Posted 9 October 2025

Giant pumpkin racing part of N.S. Thanksgiving tradition

A Nova Scotian Thanksgiving tradition continues this weekend. The annual Giant Pumpkin Festival and Regatta goes Saturday in Shelburne. That’s when pumpkins are weighed and hollowed out, then raced in the harbour. Robin Smith with the Shelburne Events Committee says people visit from all over...

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Construction on expanded Yarmouth emergency department to begin
Posted 9 October 2025

Construction on expanded Yarmouth emergency department to begin

Construction on Yarmouth’s long-awaited new emergency department is about to begin. According to Yarmouth MLA Nick Hilton, it’s going to start at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital following Thanksgiving weekend. The new department will be built in the front parking lot in the School of Nursing....

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Cruelty investigations underway after N.S. SPCA takes in 130 seized animals
Posted 9 October 2025

Cruelty investigations underway after N.S. SPCA takes in 130 seized animals

Several cruelty investigations are underway after the Nova Scotia SPCA took in more than 130 seized or surrendered animals in under two months. In a news release, the organization says they have hundreds of animals in their care on any given day but what has been different over the past few...

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Experience Cape Breton’s culture at Celtic Colours
Posted 9 October 2025

Experience Cape Breton’s culture at Celtic Colours

The Celtic Colours International Festival is about to kick off. This year’s festival has 51 concerts and more than 200 events happening throughout Cape Breton Island over the next nine days. The grand opening is on Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. It features...

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Memramcook receives designation as age-friendly community
Posted 9 October 2025

Memramcook receives designation as age-friendly community

Another community in New Brunswick is now being recognized as age-friendly. The Village of Memramcook received the designation this week. It means that efforts are being made to promote social inclusion, intergenerational opportunities and active living for all residents. It also means that the...

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Suzanne Irving: 1934-2025
Posted 9 October 2025

Suzanne Irving: 1934-2025

The widow of one of New Brunswick’s leading industrialists has died. Suzanne Heather Cameron Irving (née Farrer) died Monday, Oct. 6, in Saint John. Irving was the wife of Jack Irving, the youngest of the three Irving brothers who led the family empire for decades. Jack Irving died in 2010. She...

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