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FREDERICTON — A look at Susan Holt, premier-designate and leader of the New Brunswick Liberal party. Born: April 22, 1977. Early years: Raised in Fredericton, she attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.

The New Brunswick Liberal Party has won a majority government, and Susan Holt will become the first woman to lead the province. Here's the latest from election night. All times are ADT. 10:15 p.m.

The head of the East Coast Music Association says she's working to address concerns some in the local music community are raising over a slate of recent changes.

DEER LAKE, N.L. — A 77-year-old Kansas man visiting western Newfoundland has not been seen since the evening before fire destroyed his hotel, police said Monday. Eugene Earl Spoon was a guest at the Driftwood Inn in Deer Lake, N.L., police confirmed.

BATHURST, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick say a weekend ground search for evidence related to the disappearance of a teenage girl in 2021 didn't reveal any new information.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has released a code of conduct for municipal politicians across the province.

HALIFAX — Police say they are investigating the sudden death of a 19-year-old female employee at a Halifax Walmart on Saturday night. The city's regional police force says officers were called to the store on Mumford Road at around 9:30 p.m.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's election campaign has offered voters a sharp division in viewpoints for the future of the province, especially between the two leading candidates for the premier's office.

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the scene at the Lions Club in Clarenville, N.L., rivalled any rowdy St. John's bar that thumps with music late on a weekend night.

HALIFAX — Former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore has been elected as Halifax's newest mayor, as municipalities across the region took to the polls on Saturday.