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• 5-year strategy aims to reduce harm for children and youth in NB

  The report outlines 102 action items to reduce harm for children and youth in the province.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2015
• Large-scale emergency exercise gets underway for people living near Point Lepreau nuclear plant

  Everyone within a 20 kilometer radius would be evacuated in a real emergency.

  Environment

  Nov 16, 2015
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• New Brunswick government releases plan to respond to Syrian refugee crisis

  The provincial government in New Brunswick released its plan for dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis Friday afternoon.

  News

  Nov 13, 2015
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• FIFA generated millions in net economic activity for Moncton, N.B. : report

  A new report released Thursday confirmed the FIFA World Cups held in Moncton in 2014 and 2015 brought in millions of economic activity to the region.

  Economy

  Nov 6, 2015
• High-ranking appointment for NB’s Dominic LeBlanc gives hope to region

  Long-time New Brunswick Member of Parliament Dominic LeBlanc was appointed to the position of Government House Leader in Canada's new cabinet Wednesday.

  News

  Nov 4, 2015
• Whooping cough outbreak highlights need for vaccine registry in N.B.

  With the whooping cough outbreak, public health is asking everyone to check their vaccine status.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2015
• Whooping cough outbreak sees confirmed cases rise to 47 in Southeast NB

  All of the cases have been in the southeast region, with most reported in the Greater Moncton area.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2015
• Pop-up artisans to take over Main Street for the holiday season

  A new initiative will see local artisans setting up their "pop-up" shops to sell their goods over a three month period.

  Oct 22, 2015
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• Hotwire cancels hotel room on NB, NS youth basketball team, doesn’t tell them

  A team of young basketball players from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are back home Monday evening, after running into problems with their hotel rooms at a weekend tournament in New Jersey.

  Sports

  Oct 12, 2015
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• UPDATE: Woman sentenced to one year in prison in Baby Taylor case

  The boy’s remains were found on a remote logging road near Monteagle, N.B., in April 2009.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2015
• Moncton to lose their historic volunteer fire fighting program

  The department made the decision to save money, the program costs the department about $70,000 a year.

  Oct 8, 2015
• NBCC students across the province volunteer their time in the community

  The idea of the day is to give the students a sense of community and to foster a culture of service.

  Education

  Oct 7, 2015
• Bay of Fundy experiencing highest tides in decades

  The Bay of Fundy's famous tides are even higher this week. They reached their highest point in two decades on Tuesday.

  Sep 30, 2015
• Moncton initiative teaching people about at risk turtle species

  A new initiative in the Moncton area is hoping to teach residents about an at-risk species of turtle living in their own backyard.

  Sep 29, 2015
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• Moncton’s Codiac Transpo sees ridership increase

  Moncton's public transit system has had a moderate increase in ridership since this time last year.

  Sep 28, 2015
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• Moncton council hires independent certifier for downtown events centre

  In a special meeting Monday, Moncton's city council awarded the latest contract for the downtown events centre.

  Sep 28, 2015
• N.B.’s top court rules Browns Flat, Lorne Middle will remain closed

  It's not the decision parents in two New Brunswick communities were hoping for.

  Sep 25, 2015
• Albert County rideshare a lifeline for seniors

  A unique program in Albert County is giving rural seniors more independenc

  Sep 25, 2015
• RCMP labour code case put over until November

  MONCTON – The labour code case against the RCMP has been put over for a second time. The RCMP made a brief court appearance Thursday in Moncton on charges that they violated the health and safety provisions of the Canada Labour Code. Defence lawyer Scott McCrossin was in court as agent for Norman Boxall, while...

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2015
• Fredericton considering bylaw enforcing no kids at dog parks

  The City of Fredericton is considering a proposal by residents to enact a new bylaw enforcing a rule blocking children from dog parks.

  Sep 23, 2015
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• Signs pop up in Moncton encouraging protest votes in Federal Election

  MONCTON – Anonymous signs have been appearing in the city, encouraging people to cast protest votes in the up-coming federal election. The signs, which have the words ‘vote void’ or ‘vote blank’ on them, have been appearing beside candidate signs around Moncton. Politics professor Mario Levesque told Global News there are many reasons someone may do...

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2015
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• New alliance in N.B. created to promote shale gas development

  A new alliance has formed in New Brunswick to try to promote shale gas development in the province.

  Sep 19, 2015
• Unique Sussex program saves man’s life after being stung by wasps

  A unique public epinephrine auto-injector program in the Sussex-area saved its first life on Saturday, after a man with an unknown allergy went into anaphylactic shock.

  Sep 16, 2015
• UPDATED: Search continues for Moncton man missing in Shediac Bay

  The search for a missing Moncton man continued Thursday, after he went overboard Wednesday night.

  Sep 10, 2015
• UPDATED: Brian Gallant cancels proposed nursing home fee changes

  The New Brunswick government is backpedaling on a plan it announced earlier this year that would change the way nursing home costs were calculated in the province.

  Sep 9, 2015