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• Voting on final contract for New Brunswick nursing home workers stopped

  21-11-2019 23:26 via : New Brunswick
  
  Only three homes have had their votes counted, with each voting decidedly against the government offer.
  
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• National Gypsum could lay off 90 Halifax employees due to CN Rail strike

  21-11-2019 23:26 via : New Brunswick
  
  The National Gypsum Company relies on CN Rail to ship as much as two trainloads of mined rock a day to their customers across Canada and the United States. 
  
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• ‘It’s aviation life’: Quebec airline president not surprised by lawsuit

  21-11-2019 22:18 via : New Brunswick
  
  Jean Tremblay, president of Air Saguenay, said he anticipated damage claims would be filed from families of the seven men who perished when one of his company's floatplanes crashed into a Labrador lake last July.
  
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• ‘Exceptional measures’ at Campbellton Regional Hospital after ‘unprecedented’ patient overload

  21-11-2019 21:27 via : New Brunswick
  
  As part of those measures, Campbellton Regional Hospital's obstetrics, surgical and outpatient clinics will be closed until further notice.
  
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• New Brunswick investigating after case of tuberculosis at Moncton high school

  21-11-2019 20:16 via : New Brunswick
  
  Tuberculosis is an "infectious disease caused by bacteria" that can be spread through the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks.
  
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• CN Rail strike enters 3rd day as talks continue with mediators continue

  21-11-2019 17:41 via : New Brunswick
  
  CN Rail Chief Executive JJ Ruest said in a statement on Thursday he regretted the impact the strike was having on customers and was committed to finding a solution.
  
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• CN Rail strike enters 3rd day as talks continue with mediators

  21-11-2019 17:41 via : New Brunswick
  
  CN Rail Chief Executive JJ Ruest said in a statement on Thursday he regretted the impact the strike was having on customers and was committed to finding a solution.
  
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• Meet a 13-year-old Race Car Driver

  21-11-2019 13:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  We talk to 13-year-old race car driver, Owen Mahar, from Hubley, NS who is the first Canadian to make the finals in a North American motorsports contest.
  
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• Holiday Fashion Tips from Halifax Shopping Centre

  21-11-2019 13:44 via : New Brunswick
  
  Style expert, Kayla Short, shows us what’s on-trend for holiday parties and events this season.
  
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• Winter Car Seat Safety

  21-11-2019 12:43 via : New Brunswick
  
  As soon as the cold weather begins each year, Child Safety Link starts getting questions from parents about using bulky coats and snowsuits in car seats. We check in with Katherine Hutka from Child Safety Link to learn more about safety around the issue.
  
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• Global News Morning Forecast: November 21

  21-11-2019 11:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  Alyse Hand gives us the weather forecast for the Maritimes.
  
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• Global News Morning New Brunswick: November 21

  21-11-2019 11:44 via : New Brunswick
  
  The online edition of Global News Morning with Paul Brothers and Alyse Hand on Global New Brunswick.
  
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• QMJHL Roundup: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  21-11-2019 04:14 via : New Brunswick
  
  Cedric Desruisseaux scored a short-handed goal and added two assists to lift the Charlottetown Islanders to a 5-3 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Wednesday in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
  
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• Saint John councilor proposes flyer bylaw

  20-11-2019 23:47 via : New Brunswick
  
  A Saint John councillor is hoping a new bylaw will help residents cut the clutter. Travis Fortnum has the details.
  
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• Proposed P.E.I. law would strictly regulate vaping, raise age limit

  20-11-2019 23:12 via : New Brunswick
  
  A private member's bill tabled by Progressive Conservative Cory Deagle would raise the legal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 19 to 21.
  
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• N.B. child and youth advocate releases ‘state of the child’ report

  20-11-2019 22:46 via : New Brunswick
  
  After some startling statistics were highlighted in the throne speech, New Brunswick child and youth advocate says poverty and social exclusion are serious challenges in the province. Callum Smith reports.
  
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• N.B. submits new carbon pricing scheme to Ottawa

  20-11-2019 22:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  The New Brunswick government has submitted its new carbon pricing scheme to Ottawa for approval. As Silas Brown reports, Premier Higgs says the plan will reduce the price of gasoline.
  
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• Saint John city council moves forward with flyer bylaw

  20-11-2019 22:31 via : New Brunswick
  
  At a regular council meeting Monday evening, the motion was discussed before it received near-unanimous support.
  
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• Jordan, LeBlanc among 4 MPs from Atlantic Canada named to federal cabinet

  20-11-2019 22:22 via : New Brunswick
  
  Nova Scotia MP Bernadette Jordan was named minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
  
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• N.B. RCMP arrest one armed robbery suspect, seek another

  20-11-2019 22:11 via : New Brunswick
  
  Police say they’re still looking for a suspect in connection with an armed robbery in Moncton on Tuesday.
  
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• Kindness rock movement keeps rolling in N.B.

  20-11-2019 21:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  There’s a kindness trend that’s been spreading across the country in the last few years. People are painting messages of hope on rocks and hiding them for others to find. As Shelley Steeves explains, the movement has found its way to Fredericton.
  
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• New Brunswick says new carbon pricing plan would reduce price of gasoline

  20-11-2019 21:21 via : New Brunswick
  
  New Brunswick was hit with the federal carbon tax because it was one of the provinces that had not implemented its own carbon-pricing scheme.
  
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• ‘It gets families together’: group of volunteers spreading kindness one rock at a time in N.B.

  20-11-2019 21:12 via : New Brunswick
  
  "In a world of a lot of negativity on social media it is really nice to see something that is positive and kind."
  
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• N.B. committee report backs government plan for mandatory student vaccinations

  20-11-2019 20:50 via : New Brunswick
  
  The new rules, which would take effect Sept. 1, 2021, were introduced amid a measles outbreak in southern New Brunswick.
  
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• Kevin Vickers to seek legislature seat when byelection called in Shediac, N.B. 

  20-11-2019 20:41 via : New Brunswick
  
  Vickers said given the Progressive Conservative government's minority status in the legislature, he expected a general election was likely to happen before the byelections in Shediac and St. Croix.
  
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• New Brunswick introduces amendments to allow real estate sales on Sundays

  20-11-2019 20:27 via : New Brunswick
  
  On Wednesday the government introduced proposed amendments to 'remove any existing restrictions against engaging in real estate activities on Sundays.'
  
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• New Brunswick creates committee to assist people affected by smelter closure

  20-11-2019 18:41 via : New Brunswick
  
  Members of the committee have not been revealed with the province saying they will be finalized in the coming days. 
  
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• Concerns raised after Inuk woman’s death deemed not suspicious by police

  20-11-2019 17:24 via : New Brunswick
  
  The force issued a news release last Friday about a 23-year-old woman found dead in a wooded area of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, saying the death was not considered suspicious.
  
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• N.B. report sheds light on children, youth struggling with poverty, social exclusion

  20-11-2019 16:31 via : New Brunswick
  
  Nearly half of youth in poverty feel socially excluded and half of all youths say they have no one they look up, according to the report.
  
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• Quispamsis, N.B. mayor returns following month-long suspension: ‘People make mistakes’

  20-11-2019 14:04 via : New Brunswick
  
  In July, Clark skipped an EMO update meeting, citing a family emergency — when he was really at the qplex pool.
  
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• ‘People make mistakes’: Quispamsis, N.B., mayor returns to council after month-long suspension

  20-11-2019 14:04 via : New Brunswick
  
  After a month-long suspension, Quispamsis, N.B., Mayor Gary Clark is back, presiding over the first council talks on the 2020 budget.
  
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• Global News Morning Forecast: November 20

  20-11-2019 11:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  Alyse Hand gives us the weather forecast for the Maritimes.
  
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• Global News Morning New Brunswick: November 20

  20-11-2019 11:44 via : New Brunswick
  
  The online edition of Global News Morning with Paul Brothers and Alyse Hand on Global New Brunswick.
  
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• ‘They’ll always have a need’: N.B. mother calls for more efficient disability supports

  20-11-2019 01:36 via : New Brunswick
  
  Cheryl DesRoches, the mother of a 22-year-old son on the autism spectrum, says the challenges of caring for him spiked after he turned 18, and she's calling for change.
  
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• Global News at 6 New Brunswick: Nov 19

  20-11-2019 00:28 via : New Brunswick
  
  Global News at 6 New Brunswick from Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
  
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• Woman says New Brunswick social development system is broken

  19-11-2019 23:19 via : New Brunswick
  
  A New Brunswick woman whose son lives with autism says the social development system doesn’t work for people with disabilities. As Callum Smith reports, her son’s working hours are limited and any extra help he gets is clawed-back by the provincial government.
  
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• Protestors gather outside of New Brunswick legislature

  19-11-2019 23:18 via : New Brunswick
  
  As New Brunswick politicians gathered inside the legislature protestors were gathering outside. As Megan Yamoah reports, three separate groups rallied in hope of getting their voices heard.
  
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• Recreation program cuts remain on the table for Saint John 2021 budget

  19-11-2019 23:17 via : New Brunswick
  
  Saint John Common Council has begun the process of looking for possible areas to cut to balance its budget in 2021. As Andrew Cromwell reports, even more difficult discussions are expected in the coming months.
  
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• N.S. soccer referees paid more for male than female games

  19-11-2019 23:15 via : New Brunswick
  
  Nova Scotia referees are paid more when they step on the pitch with male teams than with female ones. As Sarah Ritchie reports, Nova Scotia is the only province that has that disparity.
  
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• New Brunswick RCMP ask for public assistance in identifying Dieppe armed robbery suspect

  19-11-2019 22:50 via : New Brunswick
  
  Officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at the TD Bank on Regis Street at approximately 7:50 p.m.
  
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• New Brunswick revising wording of bill making vaccinations mandatory

  19-11-2019 22:45 via : New Brunswick
  
  The revisions will ensure the province respects the Canada Health Act, and there may be a number of allowable exemptions.
  
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• New Brunswick submits second part of new carbon plan to Ottawa for approval

  19-11-2019 22:41 via : New Brunswick
  
  Premier Blaine Higgs said he's hoping for a decision soon but knows the new federal cabinet has to be in place first.
  
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• Recreation programs still on Saint John council chopping block

  19-11-2019 21:48 via : New Brunswick
  
  The city's deputy mayor says much more difficult 2021 budget discussions have yet to begin.
  
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• Several residents evacuated following armed standoff in Saint John: police

  19-11-2019 15:00 via : New Brunswick
  
  The Saint John Police Force says officers were called to a home on Anglin Drive just before 5 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Concerned groups urge N.S. to reject mill’s plan to pump effluent into strait

  19-11-2019 14:13 via : New Brunswick
  
  "Northern Pulp's conclusion that there will be no significant lasting harm to the environment or human health is not credible or supported by science."
  
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• Tories offer grim economic picture in New Brunswick throne speech

  19-11-2019 14:07 via : New Brunswick
  
  The Opposition Liberals say the province's economy is in bad shape with the loss of a number of major employers.
  
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• Economy is expected to dominate debate in session of New Brunswick legislature

  19-11-2019 14:07 via : New Brunswick
  
  Liberal caucus chair Jean-Claude D'Amours says the province's economy is in bad shape with the loss of a number of major employers.
  
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• Moncton, Saint John join call for binding arbitration changes - CBC.ca

  19-11-2019 12:00 via "allintitle:Moncton" - Google News
  
  Moncton, Saint John join call for binding arbitration changes  CBC.ca
  
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• Global News Morning New Brunswick: November 19

  19-11-2019 11:44 via : New Brunswick
  
  The online edition of Global News Morning with Paul Brothers and Alyse Hand on Global New Brunswick.
  
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• Global News Morning Forecast: November 19

  19-11-2019 11:44 via : New Brunswick
  
  Alyse Hand gives us the weather forecast for the Maritimes.
  
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