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New Brunswick sexual assault nurse says premier’s comments are a ‘slap in the face’
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. A Fredericton sexual assault nurse examiner says the premier's comments about the case of a rape victim turned away when requesting a forensic exam equates to a “slap in the face” to nurses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs replaces health minister after patient dies in ER waiting room
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Curling Canada to kick off quadrennial with new PointsBet Invitational
A curling rock is releasedt at the Brier in Brandon, Man. Tuesday, March, 5, 2019. The head of Curling Canada is bullish about the organization's financial position. There's enough money to tend to the sport's grassroots as well as substantially enlarge the prize purse of the season's major events. And that's with a TV contract about to expire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Chantel Moore was shot by N.B. police officer in her chest, abdomen and leg, pathologist tells inquest
Photos of Chantel Moore are displayed at the coroner’s inquest into her death in Fredericton, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The police officer who fatally shot a 26-year-old Indigenous woman during a wellness check in Edmundston, N.B., two years ago says he doesn't know why things escalated so quickly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
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U.K. movement No Mow May gains traction across Canada as municipalities urge residents to let their grass grow
FILE Ñ A lawn sprinkler in Sacramento on April 2, 2015. Despite calls to reduce water consumption during a punishing drought, Californians used 2.6 percent more water in January 2022 compared with the same month in 2020, according to state data. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
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Second round of East Coast Music Award winners announced in Fredericton
African Canadian Artist of the Year, Zamani performs during the East Coast Music Awards in Fredericton on Thursday May 5, 2022. The East Coast Music Awards continued on Sunday, when the second round of winners were announced at an awards ceremony in downtown Fredericton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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After two years online, East Coast Music Awards week is ready for showtime in Fredericton
The Town Heroes, Bruce Gillis, left, and Mike Ryan receive the PEI 2014 fan's choice video of the year award for "New York City" at the East Coast Music Awards gala in Charlottetown on April 6, 2014. Events surrounding the 2022 East Coast Music Awards are set to get underway Wednesday in Fredericton, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia indie pop, alt-rock groups lead East Coast Music Awards nominations
The Town Heroes perform at the 2015 East Coast Music Awards Gala, Thursday, April 9, 2015. Indie pop group Hillsburn and alternative rock band The Town Heroes lead the group of nominees for the upcoming 2022 East Coast Music Awards.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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New Brunswick reports 779 new COVID-19 cases
Khushpreet Gulati, right, arrives from India and receives a mandatory COVID-19 test at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The Manitoba government says COVID-19 testing is so backed up in the province that case counts have been under-reported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fire on board Canadian warship could have been avoided: Navy commander
The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton returns to Halifax on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 after completing a six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Curling Canada cancels Continental Cup for a second straight season
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Meeting of N.B. premier and striking union ends with no word on progress or next step
Hundreds of Members of CUPE New Brunswick and supporters protested in front of the New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton, N.B., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and union leaders representing 22-thousand striking public servants met for almost eight hours Thursday, but there's no indication what, if any, progress was made. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
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New Brunswick cities cancel Canada Day events over residential school graves
Fireworks explode over the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill at the end of Canada Day celebrations, in Ottawa on Sunday, July 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Green Party MP Jenica Atwin crossing floor to Liberals
Jenica Atwin, the new Green MP in Fredericton, celebrates her election night win at her victory party in Fredericton, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
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New Brunswick’s three biggest cities elect women as mayors
City hall is shown in downtown Fredericton on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. New Brunswick's three biggest cities have elected women as their mayors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
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Review board declines to give new privileges to man found not criminally responsible in 2018 Fredericton shootings
Matthew Raymond arrives at Court of Queen's Bench, in Fredericton, on Sept. 15, 2020.
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Air Canada cuts more routes amid lack of demand
An Air Canada jet takes off from Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Thursday, March 8, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Crown won’t appeal not criminally responsible verdict for gunman in 2018 Fredericton shootings
Matthew Raymond is taken from Court of Queen's Bench in Fredericton, on March 13, 2020.
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P.E.I. issues ‘circuit breaker’ measures to control small but sudden COVID-19 outbreak
Motorists line up to cross the Confederation Bridge as the so-called tourism bubble for the Atlantic region begins, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
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Jury finds gunman not criminally responsible for 2018 Fredericton shootings
Matthew Raymond is taken from provincial court in Fredericton, on Dec. 11, 2018.