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MONCTON, N.B. — Yoan Loshing had two goals and one assist as the Moncton Wildcats thumped the Chicoutimi Saguenéens 7-1 in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League on Friday.

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick is "ceded" land, the province's Progressive Conservative leader said Friday on the campaign trail, highlighting his party's position regarding a major lawsuit involving First Nations. In a speech in Moncton, N.B.

ENFIELD, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia are investigating two deaths in the Halifax area that they're treating as suspicious. RCMP say they were called to a home in the community of Enfield on Friday morning for a well-being check on two people.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland biologist with a specialty in mystery blobs that wash up on the island’s shores is hoping to get his hands on a specimen from the latest gooey arrivals. Steven Carr, a biology professor at Memorial University in St.

Voters in New Brunswick are scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 21. Here's a look at some of the promises announced by the three major parties: Progressive Conservatives: — Cut the harmonized sales tax by two points, from 15 per cent to 13 per cent.

HALIFAX — With a crowded field of 16 candidates vying to be Halifax's next mayor, candidates have not always found it easy to stand out.

FREDERICTON — The past two years have not been easy for New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, but he has proven resilient.

BATHURST, N.B. — Louis-Francois Belanger scored the shootout winner to lead the Acadie-Bathurst Titan to a 3-2 victory over the Chicoutimi Saguenéens on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the cost of removing huge moorings abandoned in the harbour entrance of a Bay of Fundy community likely won't be covered by a deposit left by a bankrupt tidal energy firm.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is hiring 47 "specialized staff" to keep its public schools safe, following calls from within the education system to stem a rise in violence.