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N.B. election: Tory leader promises to help synagogues, churches increase security

N.B. election: Tory leader promises to help synagogues, churches increase security

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is promising synagogues, mosques, churches and community organizations more money for security measures, including the installation of surveillance cameras.
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Battle between 'fringe' candidate and ex-Tory reflects schism in N.B. politics

Battle between 'fringe' candidate and ex-Tory reflects schism in N.B. politics

FREDERICTON — A riding in southwest New Brunswick that for decades was a Progressive Conservative stronghold is shaping up to be a bellwether that could offer a window into the future of the Tory party, and maybe of the province.
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New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock

New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal party is promising to open a community health clinic in Woodstock, N.B., if the party wins the Oct. 21 election.
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QMJHL Roundup: Peddle, Beaulieu lead Sea Dogs to 6-3 comeback win over Titan

BATHURST, N.B. — Tyler Peddle and Jacob Beaulieu each scored two goals as the Saint John Sea Dogs earned a 6-3 comeback win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday.
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New Brunswick election: Liberals promise safeguards for LGBTQ+ students

New Brunswick election: Liberals promise safeguards for LGBTQ+ students

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberals say that if their party is elected, teachers will no longer need parental consent before they can use the preferred first names and pronouns of transgender students under 16.
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New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment

New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment

FREDERICTON — The leader of New Brunswick's Green Party is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if his party is elected to govern on Oct. 21. David Coon was campaigning in Saint John, N.B., on Wednesday.
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Man who died in Saint John, N.B., encampment was generous and loved, says volunteer

Man who died in Saint John, N.B., encampment was generous and loved, says volunteer

ST. JOHN, N.B. — The second person to die at a Saint John, N.B., homeless encampment in as many months was funny, generous and very much loved, says a community volunteer who says he knew him well.
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N.B. election: Conservative candidate compares LGBTQ policy to residential schools

N.B. election: Conservative candidate compares LGBTQ policy to residential schools

FREDERICTON — A Progressive Conservative candidate in New Brunswick's election is facing calls to withdraw after she compared the province's former policy on gender identity in schools with the residential school system.
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New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight

New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight

FREDERICTON — The October New Brunswick election loomed over events on Monday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a public commemoration of the painful legacy of the residential school system. At an event in Fredericton, St.
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QMJHL roundup: Unbeaten Mooseheads whip Wildcats 4-1

MONCTON, N.B. — Amelio Santini scored the game's first goal and assisted on the last one as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Moncton Wildcats 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.
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