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Saint John police seek 3 suspects in arson investigation
Posted 11 June 2025

Saint John police seek 3 suspects in arson investigation

Saint John police officers are looking for your help in an ongoing arson investigation. A vehicle was torched in the 60 block of Canterbury Street around 4:10 a.m. on April 8. Officers are now turning to the public for help to identify the three suspects. The first is described as a man wearing...

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Public input needed on Riverview’s municipal plan
Posted 11 June 2025

Public input needed on Riverview’s municipal plan

More input is needed in a planning document for development over the next ten years in the Town of Riverview. Two open houses will be held this week on the future municipal plan and zoning by-law. “The municipal plan and the zoning by-law really go together, and it is a critical planning...

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Section of Biggs Drive closed on Wednesday
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Posted 11 June 2025

Section of Biggs Drive closed on Wednesday

Biggs Drive between Coverdale Road and Lakeside Drive in Riverview is closed on June 11. This is to allow for the installation of a new manhole. Motorists should use caution while work is underway or take an alternate route if possible. 

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Canada needs power grid upgrades urgently: electricity group
Posted 11 June 2025

Canada needs power grid upgrades urgently: electricity group

Canada desperately needs more sources of electricity. That’s according to a news release from the Electricity Alliance of Canada. They say the country’s annual output of 630 terawatt-hours will not meet future demand. The group says the federal government’s recent One Canadian Economy Act does...

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Lane closure on Urquhart Avenue
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Posted 11 June 2025

Lane closure on Urquhart Avenue

Traffic will be down to one lane for a section of Urquhart Avenue on Thursday morning. This impacts an area between civic #195 and #125. Crews will be installing new municipal services for new construction. Work is scheduled to be done between 7 am and 8 pm. Signs and flaggers will be on-site to...

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21 wildfires burning in Northwestern Ontario
Posted 11 June 2025

21 wildfires burning in Northwestern Ontario

Twenty-one fires are burning in Northwestern Ontario. One popped up Tuesday in the Sioux Lookout and is about 15 hectares in size, according to the Aviation Forest Fires and Emergency Services. In the region, 7 fires are out of control, 6 are controlled, and 8 are under observation. The largest...

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Excitement builds with Gateway expansion nearly complete in Dartmouth
Posted 11 June 2025

Excitement builds with Gateway expansion nearly complete in Dartmouth

A massively popular, locally owned meat market in the Westphal area of Dartmouth is about a week away from the grand opening of its newly renovated store. Gateway, located on Main Street, is about to expand into a much bigger space. Spokesperson Tamara McKay tells our newsroom; there’s a lot of...

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N.B. gov’t satisfaction doubles over the past year: survey
Posted 11 June 2025

N.B. gov’t satisfaction doubles over the past year: survey

Provincial government satisfaction has seen a big increase over the past year, according to a new survey. Narrative Research says 59 per cent of New Brunswickers reported being completely or mostly satisfied in May. That was up from a satisfaction level of just 29 per cent reported at the same...

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Treaty Three Police arrest axe-wielding suspect
Posted 10 June 2025

Treaty Three Police arrest axe-wielding suspect

The Treaty Three Police say they were able to arrest a suspect on the Naicatchewenin First Nation without sustaining any injuries to the public or their officers. The incident started on Monday when police received a number of reports of a man armed with an axe in the community. There were...

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Ground-breaking ceremony for new Antigonish long-term care home
Posted 10 June 2025

Ground-breaking ceremony for new Antigonish long-term care home

A significant milestone for the Town of Antigonish with a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday, for a new long-term care home. The RK McDonald nursing home will be state-of-the-art, according to the nursing home association. It is on a 13-acre lot on Church Street Extension, next to the West River...

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