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N.B. food bank sees ‘more and more kids’ as questions linger over school lunch program delayThe food bank shares a building with the Riverview Boys and Girls Club, where executive director Lynda Carey said an increased number of kids who are visiting are hungry.CanadaAug 27
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New Brunswick deficit forecast rises by almost 22 per cent to $668.7 millionThe New Brunswick government is revising its budget deficit upward by almost 22 per cent, adding that "unstable trade conditions" and poor weather are part of the issue.PoliticsAug 19
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N.B. government in compensation talk with lawyers for two wrongfully convicted menMailman, 76, and Gillespie, 80, were acquitted on Jan. 4 by New Brunswick Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare, who said the justice system had failed the men.CanadaFeb 10, 2024
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How New Brunswick’s projected surplus has ballooned to $800M more than anticipatedNew Brunswick's projected surplus has grown by about $800 million since the budget was tabled last March.PoliticsFeb 15, 2023
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Kris Austin’s appointment to cabinet ‘an insult’: N.B. linguistic groupKris Austin has been appointed to cabinet under the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party, something advocates for French Immersion and bilingualism call an insult.PoliticsOct 14, 2022
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Opposition parties concerned N.B. school food program misses the markThe N.B. government announced a new partnership with Food Depot Alimentaire to expand access to healthy foods through it's school food program, but critics say it's not enough.PoliticsSep 8, 2022
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What’s in a name? Indigenous Chiefs say province still mum on renaming river'We’re asking the Government of New Brunswick to work with us on this particular file,' says St. Mary’s First Nation Chief Allan Polchies Jr.PoliticsJul 22, 2021
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Coronavirus: New Brunswick rotational workers disappointed with new self-isolation rulesRotational workers in New Brunswick are calling on the provincial government to scrap new self-isolation rules. Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says "tweaks may be coming.HealthJan 28, 2021
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N.B. municipal transit services face uncertain 2021 after province’s missed chance to secure fundingNew Brunswick never joined Canada's public transit aid program, which is paying out tens of millions of dollars to cover city bus services in other provinces.PoliticsNov 6, 2020
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Wolastoqey Nation filing lawsuit against N.B., Canada to seek Aboriginal land titleThe six chiefs said they are not seeking the return of any land or compensation.PoliticsOct 5, 2020
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