by NewsSeven people are facing charges in multiple drug trafficking investigations. Southwest Nova RCMP say over the course of three days last week, guns, suspected fentanyl, illicit drugs and cash were seized after four homes were searched. They were on Hwy 1 in Salmon River, two apartments on Prince...
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by Alex AllanMore than $60 million in funding has been announced to help tackle New Brunswick’s housing crisis. The federal government is contributing $48 million across several projects, while the province has allocated $12.3 million in funding, with $10 million being towards a pilot program. “The housing...
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by Jacob MoorePremier Tim Houston says he wants to see more urgency from other provinces to remove trade barriers. Houston, who is also the province’s trade minister, met with other trade ministers on Friday, and was “less than impressed with the urgency from some jurisdictions,” but said most premiers and...
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by Jacob MooreA group of Mi’kmaw Chiefs say the province should have consulted them before tabling a bill to lift a ban on fracking and exploring for uranium. They say they’ve strongly opposed hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining in the past because it would “permanently devalue and damage our unceded...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Fort Frances Muskies senior girls’ volleyball team has bowed out at the “AA” championships in North Bay. The Muskies finished the round robin with a 1-3 record and lost to EL Crossly Secondary School from Fonthill in the consolation quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the St. Thomas Aquinas has won...
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by Brad PerryMounties have seized up to $200,000 worth of drugs from a wooded area in eastern New Brunswick. Officers were conducting a search for an unrelated investigation near West Branch Road in West Branch on Sunday. During the search, they discovered 40,000 pills of suspected methamphetamine, weighing...
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by CJ GoaterContractors have officially broken ground for the construction of a Mercury Care Home and Wellness Centre in Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek). A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday. The facility will be specialized to address the community’s unique...
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by Alex AllanNew Brunswick is home to an estimated 25,000 insect species, adding complexity to how cold winters affect their populations. Steve Heard, a biology professor at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), explained the impact of winter weather varies widely depending on the species and its...
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by Caitlin SnowA rainfall warning for Yarmouth and Digby Counties. Environment Canada says up to 40 mm is expected, maybe more in some areas. Rain is expected to start tomorrow morning and last until Friday morning. The forecaster says there could be some local flooding.
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by Brad PerryRCMP say they now believe that a firearm was used to kill four dogs in eastern New Brunswick. Officers were called to a home on Route 116 in the community of Bass River on Jan. 11. The New Brunswick SPCA attended the scene two days later and seized the dogs. “Following a necropsy, the use of a...
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