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Police watchdog investigating after 48-year-old man dies in Saint John, N.B. cell

Police watchdog investigating after 48-year-old man dies in Saint John, N.B. cell

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say a man has died in their custody. The Saint John Police Force says in a news release officers detained a 48-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly being intoxicated in public.
Glen Assoun's daughter says probe of his wrongful conviction must become a priority

Glen Assoun's daughter says probe of his wrongful conviction must become a priority

HALIFAX — The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says that even in death her father is being denied justice — and she is demanding a stalled criminal investigation of his case become "a priority.
N.B. COVID-19 efforts 'above and beyond,' but decisions lacked evidence: auditor

N.B. COVID-19 efforts 'above and beyond,' but decisions lacked evidence: auditor

FREDERICTON — At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Brunswick's Health Department issued 33 recommendations without evidence to substantiate them, the province's auditor general says.
Nova Scotia budgeting $500 million for highway projects, improvements in 2024-25

Nova Scotia budgeting $500 million for highway projects, improvements in 2024-25

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s public works minister says her department will spend more than $500 million over 12 months on roadwork, major highway projects and bridge replacements, a figure up slightly from the prior year’s spending.
Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. premier on one end

Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. premier on one end

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has passed a key milestone in satellite-to-mobile connectivity as the company pushes to bring the technology to the entire country next year.
Giant inflatable Santa Claus display in Halifax-area neighbourhood also fundraiser

Giant inflatable Santa Claus display in Halifax-area neighbourhood also fundraiser

HALIFAX — Santa Claus is a particularly big deal this holiday season in one Halifax-area community.
'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

HALIFAX — Commercial harvesters of baby eels in the Maritimes say there’s little hope the poaching and violence that forced the closure of the lucrative fishery last season will subside in 2024.
New Brunswick leans heavily on nuclear in its 12-year clean energy plan

New Brunswick leans heavily on nuclear in its 12-year clean energy plan

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has released its strategy to become carbon neutral within 12 years through the use of nuclear, wind and solar energy.
No charges for police officer who fatally shot Sudanese immigrant in Newfoundland

No charges for police officer who fatally shot Sudanese immigrant in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer was exonerated Wednesday in a report by the province's police watchdog agency, which concludes his use of lethal force in the shooting of a Sudanese immigrant was "necessary and justified.
No complaints with RCMP, government response to N.S. mass shooting recommendations

No complaints with RCMP, government response to N.S. mass shooting recommendations

TRURO, N.S. — The head of the independent committee overseeing how governments and the RCMP are responding to recommendations from the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry says she has no complaints so far.
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