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With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-elected

With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-elected

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs hasn't yet called a provincial election, but he's already making campaign promises.
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Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

FREDERICTON — Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor, N.S., last week when she fell face first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway.
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Fredericton Pride festival cancelled, organizers cite harassment, safety concerns

Fredericton Pride festival cancelled, organizers cite harassment, safety concerns

FREDERICTON — Organizers of the annual Pride festival in Fredericton say they've cancelled this year's edition because of the intense harassment the group's board members have recently been subjected to.
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Year-end financial returns show New Brunswick Liberals beat Tories in donations

Year-end financial returns show New Brunswick Liberals beat Tories in donations

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberals ended 2023 with a bigger war chest than the Progressive Conservatives, with a provincial election months away.
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Looking — and feeling — like a million dollars in heat means loose linen clothing

Looking — and feeling — like a million dollars in heat means loose linen clothing

FREDERICTON — Dressing for the summer to stay and look cool involves more than picking out a white T-shirt and shorts. Choosing the right fabric, according to experts in fashion and dermatology, is about a breezy fit, and remembering to hydrate.
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B.C. premier wants to better understand bail reform failing in woman's murder

B.C. premier wants to better understand bail reform failing in woman's murder

SURREY, B.C.
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Fentanyl-related opioid deaths rise in New Brunswick in 2023

Fentanyl-related opioid deaths rise in New Brunswick in 2023

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Health Department says fentanyl is increasingly responsible for opioid-related deaths in the province.
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Transportation Safety Board investigating Porter 'tail strike' at Fredericton airport

Transportation Safety Board investigating Porter 'tail strike' at Fredericton airport

FREDERICTON — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is investigating after the tail of a plane arriving in Fredericton from Ottawa struck the runway during landing.
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Atlantic ballet's Indigenous dance program gives chance to train close to home

Atlantic ballet's Indigenous dance program gives chance to train close to home

MONCTON, N.B. — Precious Abygail Dedam twirled on stage in a plume of colour — red, pink, purple and blue. The fancy shawl dancer performed last week for a special announcement at the Atlantic Ballet of Canada in Moncton, N.B.
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Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

FREDERICTON — Canada's unofficial national colours will be on full display Monday as Canadians don patriotic T-shirts, wave hand-held flags and hang bunting to celebrate their country.
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