New Brunswick Latest News
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New Brunswick town launches financial assistance program to keep kids activeThe town has been recognized as being Canada's most active community following a month-long participaction challenge in June of 2023CanadaApr 24
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‘We just want to get paid’: Airport security screeners in Atlantic Canada take job actionWorkers who carry out security screening at 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action over unpaid wages.CanadaApr 24
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How Saint John’s abandoned buildings might soon be converted into housingA non-profit group has launched an initiative dubbed 'Vacant to Vibrant' and is working to purchase abandoned properties in Saint John and renovate them into affordable housing.CanadaApr 24
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NB Lung wants provincially-supported radon mitigation program for ‘preventable’ cancerThe health advocacy organization is disappointed not to see a program to help homeowners mitigate high levels of radon gas in their home.HealthApr 24
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Why a family wants the IWK Health Centre’s age limit to be ’18 at least’Kendric Campbell, who just turned 16, is now too old to access the ER at the IWK children's hospital in Halifax. His mother is calling for the hospital to expand its mandate.HealthApr 24
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Fredericton rolls out Housing Accelerator Fund grantsFredericton approved new grants under the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick's CEO said it will be game-changing but it won't solve the problem.CanadaApr 23
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‘They’re people, they matter’: N.B. artist creates mural to honour those who died while homelessThe mural has now become a collaborative art piece, where members of the homeless population leave messages for each other, or tributes for those who have died.CanadaApr 23
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N.B. man calls for hyperbaric oxygen care in province as hospital in N.S. is overwhelmedJeff Leblanc urgently needs hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat a potentially fatal side effect of radiation from his cancer treatments in 2013.HealthApr 22
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Atlantic Superstore defends use of plexiglass to prevent ‘organized crime.’ Shoppers unconvincedNew measures aimed at preventing shoplifting at Loblaws-owned Atlantic Superstore locations are stirring debate in the Halifax area, and beyond.ConsumerApr 22
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Timeline for New Brunswick’s Policy 713 legal resolution unclearIt's not clear when the judicial review of changes to New Brunswick's gender identity policy will be completed, with a number of issues still to be resolved before trial.CanadaApr 22
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Fredericton tiny home community providing housing, opportunityRows of tiny homes — nearly 100 — line the 12 Neighbours Community. It took two years but after 96 tiny homes, the community is finally finished.CanadaApr 20
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Wrongfully convicted New Brunswick man dies months after exonerationThe organization that led the legal fight to exonerate Walter Gillespie and his friend Robert Mailman of their 1984 murder convictions, says Gillespie died Friday in his home.CanadaApr 20
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New school in Saint John’s north-end to come with child-care, community spaceA new school in the north end in Saint John is getting a community hub, which will include child-care spaces and after-school programming.EducationApr 19
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N.B. Housing Corp. to build 120 supportive units in New Brunswick citiesThe New Brunswick Housing Corp. says it will build 120 new supportive units to help people transition out of homelessness. The units will go to Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John.PoliticsApr 19
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N.B. environment minister resigns, citing political differences with Higgs’s ToriesNew Brunswick's Environment Minister has announced his resignation, citing political differences with the Progressive Conservative party led by Premier Blaine Higgs.PoliticsApr 19
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Company launches non-alcoholic beer for dogs, canines ‘crack a cold one’A craft brew non-alcoholic beer for dogs is being brewed up at a canning facility in Fredericton, N.B. and shipped to bars, restaurants and retail stores across Canada.FeaturesApr 18
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Inmate who briefly escaped from New Brunswick prison was violent career criminalThe inmate attracted national attention in 2008 when he managed to slip out of double-locked leg irons and flee from the back of a corrections van.CrimeApr 18
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Animal neglect in New Brunswick reaching ‘record-breaking’ levels in 2024: SPCAIn a release from the New Brunswick SCPA, it was said that the animal rescue group is already up 149 calls from this point a year ago.CanadaApr 18
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7 face charges after New Brunswick cannabis dispensary raidsSeven people have been arrested and are facing charges after three cannabis dispensary busts across New Brunswick earlier this month.CannabisApr 18
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Officers under investigation after alleged altercation in Saint John, NB: policeA release said a man was arrested without incident, but later an alleged altercation occurred between the man and arresting officers while he was being placed into a holding cell.CanadaApr 17
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Officials in New Brunswick brace for another ‘horrific’ wildfire seasonA stark warning was provided by officials within the department of Natural Resources and Energy Development in New Brunswick as wildfire season is underway.WeatherApr 16
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Fredericton gears up for busy 2024 construction seasonFredericton has unveiled its 2024 road construction plans, which include mitigating traffic from the Princess Margaret Bridge construction.CanadaApr 16
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Street safety concerns raised after child struck by vehicle on way to school in MonctonThe Active Transportation Coalition of Moncton (ATCM) is calling for safer routes to schools after an 11-year-old student was struck by a vehicle in Moncton, N.B., last week.CanadaApr 16
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Fredericton breaks ground on city’s new performing arts centreFredericton city leaders and playhouse representatives broke ground on the new performing arts centre. It's taken over a decade to get to this milestone.CanadaApr 15
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70-year-old N.B. man charged with 1st-degree murder after fatal shooting: policePolice said a 52-year-old man was found dead Saturday after officers responded to an alleged shooting at a residence on Route 117 in Pointe-Sapin.CrimeApr 14