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Wharf Rat Rally kicks off in Digby
Posted 29 August 2024

Wharf Rat Rally kicks off in Digby

The largest motorcycle rally in Atlantic Canada is on in Digby. The 20th annual Wharf Rat Rally promises something for everybody. Organizer Rick Allwright says it’s going to be a big one. “We look for about 20 to 25 thousand people that will come into the area over the weekend,” said Allwright....

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Dryden Library estimates value to the community
Posted 29 August 2024

Dryden Library estimates value to the community

The Dryden Public Library has outlined its benefit to the community. The library released details of its most recent Social Return on Investment. Library CEO Caroline Goulding says it’s broken down into categories, and the valuation is significant. “So, in 2023, the Dryden Public Library...

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Highway 17 closed just west of Dryden
Posted 29 August 2024

Highway 17 closed just west of Dryden

Highway 17 near Dryden is closed due to a collision. The accident took place about 1:00 this morning near the Highway 594 intersection and Leach Road. Both lanes of the Trans-Canada have been closed most of the night. The duration nor cause of the collision have not been released.

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New Brunswick’s newest millionaire, thanks to Lotto 6/49
Posted 29 August 2024

New Brunswick’s newest millionaire, thanks to Lotto 6/49

A Fredericton-area man will be retiring a few months earlier than expected. Mike MacDonald of Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, recently bought a Lotto 6-49 ticket online worth $5 million. “I got up in the morning and checked my email and saw I had won something, but it didn’t say any amount in it,”...

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Moncton Fire battles separate blazes in duplex and boarded up building
Posted 29 August 2024

Moncton Fire battles separate blazes in duplex and boarded up building

A busy night for fires in the Moncton area. Moncton Fire was dispatched to a duplex on Brookside Drive at around 7 pm Wednesday.. Platoon Chief Mike Lake says it was in the basement of the duplex. Residents in the other units escaped safely and firefighters got the blaze knocked down quickly....

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Teachers head back to school today
Posted 29 August 2024

Teachers head back to school today

It’s that time of year when kids are almost ready to head back to school. This year, classes don’t begin until after the Labor Day, on Tuesday, September 3rd. But teachers head back to the classroom today and tomorrow. These are professional development days, as teachers prepare for the upcoming...

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Synergy North hires new CEO
Posted 29 August 2024

Synergy North hires new CEO

A new President and Chief Executive Officer for Synergy North has been found. Rene Gallant comes over from Nova Scotia Power, where he was Vice president of Strategy and Engagement. Synergy North operates electrical systems in Thunder Bay and Kenora. Gallant succeeds Andrew Covello, who has been...

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Nurses should not be named in lawsuit: union
Posted 29 August 2024

Nurses should not be named in lawsuit: union

The New Brunswick Nurses Union is standing behind two nurses named in a recent lawsuit following a patient death. Darrell Mesheau, 78, died in the emergency department of Fredericton’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in July 2022. The family of the late Mesheau recently filed a suit...

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N.B. to release 1st-quarter fiscal results
Posted 29 August 2024

N.B. to release 1st-quarter fiscal results

We will find out on Thursday whether the province’s fiscal projections are holding true. Finance Minister Ernie Steeves is set to release the first-quarter financial results. It comes less than two months before the next scheduled provincial election on Oct. 21. Steeves has budgeted a surplus of...

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Most in N.B. support classroom cellphone ban: poll
Posted 29 August 2024

Most in N.B. support classroom cellphone ban: poll

As New Brunswick moves to tighten cellphone rules in classrooms, a new survey finds a majority of people agree with it. Polling by Narrative Research found that 83 per cent of New Brunswickers support a cellphone ban in classrooms. That is slightly lower than the Atlantic Canadian average of 86...

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