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New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs

FREDERICTON — A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Born: March 1, 1954. Early years: The son of a customs officer, he grew up in Forest City, N.B., near the Canada-U.S. border.

Sep 19, 2024 12:20 PM Read more >

New Brunswick election candidate profile: Green Party Leader David Coon

FREDERICTON — A look at David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick: Born: Oct. 28, 1956. Early years: Born in Toronto and raised in Montreal, he spent about three decades as an environmental advocate.

Sep 19, 2024 12:17 PM Read more >

N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor.

Sep 18, 2024 3:24 PM Read more >

New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights 'troublesome'

FREDERICTON — The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results from a pre-election questionnaire sent to the province's political parties, saying they are "particularly disappointed" with responses from the governing Pro

Sep 18, 2024 3:08 PM Read more >

Canadian Coast Guard crew member lost at sea off Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A crew member of a Canadian Coast Guard ship has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland. The agency said in a release Wednesday that an extensive search and rescue effort for the man was ended Tuesday evening.

Sep 18, 2024 2:06 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia NDP accuse government of prioritizing landlord profits over renters

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s NDP are accusing the government of prioritizing landlords over residents who need an affordable place to live, as the opposition party tables a bill aimed at addressing the housing crisis.

Sep 18, 2024 12:51 PM Read more >

Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near N.S. town

HALIFAX — Transport Canada has ordered a bankrupt tidal power company and a bankruptcy trustee to produce a plan to remove four huge moorings abandoned in the water near Walton, N.S.

Sep 18, 2024 11:17 AM Read more >

N.B. election: Parties' answers on treaty rights, taxes, Indigenous participation

FREDERICTON — The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick distributed a survey on Indigenous issues to political parties ahead of the provincial election, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday.

Sep 18, 2024 10:54 AM Read more >

New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes

FREDERICTON — Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returned home and asked his wife, Naomi, to take him to the hospital, a five-minute drive away.

Sep 18, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >

Prisoner advocacy group calls on Nova Scotia to launch independent review of jails

HALIFAX — A prisoner rights group is calling on the Nova Scotia government to pass a law requiring independent monitoring of the province's jails.

Sep 17, 2024 2:40 PM Read more >