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Right before Yvette Taylor’s husband died a year and a half ago, she made a vow to him — one that’s proving costly to fulfil. The 67-year-old New Brunswick woman promised she would get a life-saving procedure and keep strong. “I made a promise to my husband that I would …
Read More »Satellite built by N.B. students not responding a week after entering Earth’s orbit
Hundreds of post-secondary students in New Brunswick are patiently waiting for a call from Satellite Violet. The student-built project took more than five years to develop at campuses across the province and is not communicating as expected. The satellite was delivered by a rocket to the International Space Station in …
Read More »Miramichi, N.B., neighbourhood under boil water advisory – New Brunswick
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s Department of Health has ordered the city of Miramichi to issue a boil water advisory in the Newcastle area. In a statement Wednesday evening, the city said the advisory for the Newcastle Water System is “due to high turbidity in …
Read More »‘Running into roadblocks’: N.B. family fights to get care for daughter with epilepsy
Shana Holloran and Alexander Grant have watched their child turn blue more than any parent ever should. Their young daughter, Charlotte, has epilepsy and regularly suffers from different types of seizures. On a good day, she has 20 to 50 seizures. On other days, she can have more than 150. …
Read More »A N.B. single mother says she can’t find housing because she has a child
A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who lives in Moncton, said she began searching for available apartments after deciding to sell her five-bedroom home once her three adult children moved out. …
Read More »Freezing rain expected to hit parts of N.B., N.S. ahead of the weekend
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued warnings and statements in parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ahead of a system expected to bring freezing rain to the region. Most of southern New Brunswick can expect a mix of freezing rain and rain overnight Thursday …
Read More »Ukrainians living in N.B. react to celebrating Christmas in December for the first time – New Brunswick
Oksana Tesla, the president of the Ukrainian Association of Fredericton, started preparing a traditional Christmas Eve meal with her mother on Dec. 23. On a side table was a candlelabra holding three beige candles. Tesla said those candles sit at the centre of the table during their Christmas Eve meal. …
Read More »Man assaulted, held captive for 2 days inside home near U.S. border: N.B. police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 40-year-old man has been charged with several offences after police received a report that a person had been held captive and assaulted for two days at a residence in New Brunswick. In a media release, police said they initially received a …
Read More »2 people from Africa charged in alleged online exploitation: N.B. police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick RCMP charged two people from Côte d’Ivoire, Africa, after they were arrested in the Moncton area for alleged online exploitation. In a release, police say members of the Codiac RCMP executed search warrants at two locations in Moncton and Dieppe …
Read More »Beaurivage, N.B. residents await decision on Coastal Shell injunction – New Brunswick
About 50 residents of Beaurivage, a rural community in Kent County, piled into a bus to head to the Moncton Law Courts on Friday. They were there to attend the hearing for a temporary injunction to shut down the Coastal Shell drying facility for the duration of ongoing lawsuits. Seven residents …
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