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Gas, diesel prices spike across N.B.
Posted 16 May 2025

Gas, diesel prices spike across N.B.

New Brunswickers will be paying more for fuel as the long weekend approaches. Regular self-serve gasoline has risen by 6.1 cents per litre, according to the latest price adjustments by the Energy and Utilities Board. Diesel and furnace oil also saw price hikes, each rising by 6.3 cents per litre...

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Price hike at N.S. pumps
Posted 16 May 2025

Price hike at N.S. pumps

You may be patting yourself on the back for gassing up earlier in the week ahead of your long-weekend road trip. Fuel prices increased at midnight with the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s scheduled adjustment. Self-serve regular gas has risen 5.6 cents per litre to a minimum of $1.45 in this...

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Rimouski forces Game 5 in QMJHL final against Wildcats
Posted 15 May 2025

Rimouski forces Game 5 in QMJHL final against Wildcats

It was not the clean sweep the Moncton Wildcats were hoping for on their way to the Gilles-Courteau Trophy. The host Rimouski Oceanic shut out the Wildcats 5-1 in game four of the QMJHL final on Thursday night. Despite the loss — only Moncton’s second of the playoffs — the Wildcats still hold a...

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Planned power outage in Barrington and surrounding areas
Posted 15 May 2025

Planned power outage in Barrington and surrounding areas

The power will be out in the very early morning hours on Friday. Nova Scotia Power says the planned outage will affect 3,400 customers in Barrington Passage, Clark’s Harbour, Shag Harbour, North East Point, Newellton and surrounding communities. The outage will be from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. “During...

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Drivers/company charged for logging truck defects
Posted 15 May 2025

Drivers/company charged for logging truck defects

A public complaint led Provincial Police to lay charges for defects found on a pulp truck. OPP say they were told that a fully loaded vehicle appeared to be losing a wheel and throwing sparks across Highway 11 near Atikokan. When OPP located the vehicle, an inspection found two damaged trailer...

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Taxi driver charged with sexual assault in Thunder Bay
Posted 15 May 2025

Taxi driver charged with sexual assault in Thunder Bay

A taxi driver in Thunder Bay is facing charges following an overnight incident. Officers were sent to Cumberland Street South around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday after receiving a report about a possible sexual assault. Responding officers located a female victim who reported being a passenger in a...

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School lunch program could be refined, says minister
Posted 15 May 2025

School lunch program could be refined, says minister

Although some families are opting out of the provincial school lunch program because of the quality of the food, the government says they are still working on it. Education Minister Brendan Maguire would not say out right that they plan to improve the program. “What I’ll say is that we’re...

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Removing NB Power’s equity target a temporary solution: premier
Posted 15 May 2025

Removing NB Power’s equity target a temporary solution: premier

New Brunswick’s premier says her government is committed to a long-term sustainable model for NB Power. Her comments come one day after the province announced it was removing the utility’s debt equity target. Susan Holt said the move — just like the 10 per cent rebate on power bills — is a...

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Riverside Health Care board responds to fundraising change
Posted 15 May 2025

Riverside Health Care board responds to fundraising change

Riverside Health Care’s Board of Directors is responding to the decision to go in a different direction with a campaign for a new MRI unit. Riverside announced earlier this year the ending of a relationship with Riverside Foundation for Health Care and the hiring of a fundraising director to...

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3 charged with 1st-degree murder in Saint John shooting
Posted 15 May 2025

3 charged with 1st-degree murder in Saint John shooting

Three people have now been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal Saint John shooting. A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth appeared in court on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man made his first court appearance on Thursday. All three have been remanded into custody and will...

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