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Man, 44, dies after encampment fire in Saint John, N.B., police say

Man, 44, dies after encampment fire in Saint John, N.B., police say

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police say a man has died after a fire at an encampment in Saint John, N.B. Local police say emergency crews responded to the fire near the viaduct at a highway on-ramp on Saturday night.
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QMJHL roundup: Wildcats score four in third period to sink Sea Dogs 6-2

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Vincent Collard scored two goals and added an assist as the Moncton Wildcats scored four third-period goals beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.
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New Brunswick judge apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice,' decades of lost freedom

New Brunswick judge apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice,' decades of lost freedom

FREDERICTON — The top judge of New Brunswick's Court of King's Bench offered her "sincere apology" on Friday to two men who served lengthy prison sentences for a 1983 murder they didn't commit.
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Forty years after being convicted, two New Brunswick men exonerated in 1983 killing

Forty years after being convicted, two New Brunswick men exonerated in 1983 killing

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Two New Brunswick men who were acquitted Thursday of a 1983 murder for which they served lengthy prison sentences said they were worried they wouldn't live to see their names cleared.
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Researcher part of trans youth health-care study says N.B. premier has facts wrong

Researcher part of trans youth health-care study says N.B. premier has facts wrong

FREDERICTON — An author of a study that New Brunswick's premier cited to back his province's policy on gender identity in schools says the politician had his facts wrong about the research.
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QMJHL roundup: Mooseheads edge Titan 4-3

BATHURST, N.B. — ACADIE-BATHURST - Braeden MacPhee knocked in the game-winning goal at 14:03 in the third period as the Mooseheads edged the Titan. Markus Vidicek scored three goals while Braeden MacPhee scored once for Halifax.
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2 N.B. men to learn if they will be tried again after 1984 murder convictions quashed

2 N.B. men to learn if they will be tried again after 1984 murder convictions quashed

FREDERICTON — An advocate for the wrongfully accused says it's possible justice will never be done in a 1983 murder, after the convictions of two New Brunswick men were recently overturned and they wait to learn whether they will be tried again.
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Licence revoked for Saint John, N.B., metal scrapyard where major fire broke out

Licence revoked for Saint John, N.B., metal scrapyard where major fire broke out

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin revoked a licence Friday from a Saint John scrapyard where a massive fire broke out earlier this year that released plumes of toxic substances into the air and water.
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N.B. gender policy in schools: Premier won't back down, says it's an election winner

N.B. gender policy in schools: Premier won't back down, says it's an election winner

FREDERICTON — As he looks ahead to an election year, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of backing down on his government's changes to the province's policy on gender identity in schools.
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Police investigating Boxing Day crash that killed 26-year-old man from Fredericton

Police investigating Boxing Day crash that killed 26-year-old man from Fredericton

SAINTE-ANNE-DE-MADAWASKA, N.B. — New Brunswick police are investigating a car crash on Boxing Day that left a man dead. RCMP say officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 2 in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska on Tuesday morning.
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