New Brunswick Politics

• ‘Unacceptable’: N.B. auditor general raises concerns about MMIWG response

  Two years after releasing a plan in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, New Brunswick's auditor general found little progress.

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  Dec 10
  
• Former New Brunswick premier says Tories must define party’s values and identity

  New Brunswick's Tories need to be united and have a clear Conservative identity, says former premier Blaine Higgs at a party conference Saturday.

  Politics

  Oct 26
  
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• New Brunswick political parties get donations from United States and other provinces

  People who listed mailing addresses in the United States have donated money to all three New Brunswick political parties.

  Politics

  Oct 24
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• New Brunswick minister who was diagnosed with brain tumour returns to cabinet

  A New Brunswick minister who took time off to get treatment for a brain tumour will be returning to work with a new portfolio.

  Politics

  Sep 1
• ‘Honestly insulting’: Fredericton community school co-ordinator decries cuts

  After New Brunswick asked school districts to redirect funds back into classrooms, a district cut its community school co-ordinators in half. Now, one co-ordinator is speaking out.

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  May 15
• New Brunswick announces ‘comprehensive review’ of NB Power

  The New Brunswick government has announced it will begin a "comprehensive review" of NB Power, amid complaints of high rates and spikes in power bills. 

  Canada

  Apr 14
• ‘I’m playing the sidelines’: Unhappy N.B. Tories sit out this election

  Some New Brunswick Progressive Conservative volunteers say they're sitting out this election as incumbent Premier Blaine Higgs continues to face questions about his leadership.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2024
• Food for thought: N.B. Liberals promise free, low-cost food for schools if elected

  New Brunswick's Liberals are promising a program to provide free or low-cost food at schools if they're elected this fall.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2024
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• Son of man who died in N.B. ER says premier using death to score ‘political points’

  Ryan Mesheau said he was taken aback by Blaine Higgs's vow to shield health-care workers from legal action in response to a lawsuit filed by the family.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2024
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• N.B. asks Auditor General to look further into travel nurse contracts

  New Brunswick’s Public Accounts Committee has asked the Auditor General to look deeper into travel nurse contracts signed with Canadian Health Labs in 2021.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2024