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Vitalité Health Network physician receives the Ordre du mérite from the Université de Moncton

The Vitalité Health Network says it's Regional Chief of Staff received the Ordre du mérite of the Université de Moncton on Thursday
Government 'pleased' with Labour Board decision

Service New Brunswick Minister Sherry Wilson says the government is pleased that the Labour and Employment Board has sided with them in deeming the action taken by employees at the Saint John Laundry was an illegal strike
Consultations to continue following Provincial Education Summit

The province says Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy will continue consultations with educators and students across New Brunswick on a provincial tour this winter
Proposed class action lawsuit filed over Halifax crane toppled by Dorian

A proposed class action lawsuit is looking to recover losses sustained by businesses and residential tenants displaced by the collapse of a construction crane in downtown Halifax last month during post tropical storm Dorian.
Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a marathon day of campaigning ahead, starting early this morning near Niagara Falls, Ont., and ending with a late-night rally in Calgary after a stop in Winnipeg along the way
Probation for some new Alberta bus, truck drivers after Broncos family pressure

Alberta's transportation minister says there will be a two-year probationary period for thousands of bus and truck drivers who passed their exams before new training rules took effect
Bail hearing for alleged RCMP leaker wraps, decision due Tuesday

Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, should learn next week whether he will be released on bail
Man wanted on arrest warrant in connection with Dieppe shooting now in custody

The RCMP say a man wanted on an arrest warrant on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault is now in custody.
N.B. school assessment results released

Grade nine reading results have declined for the first time since 2007 in the latest school assessment in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick education minister says discipline policy needed for bullying

New Brunswick's education minister says bullying and other violence in the classroom won't be tolerated and he's looking to develop a new discipline policy.

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Large Liberal campaign sign in Newfoundland defaced with spray paint

The Liberal candidate in a hotly contested riding in St. John's, N.L., says he intends to keep his campaign positive after someone defaced one of his campaign billboards with the letters "NDP" spray-painted over his face.
NS RCMP seize firearm and arrest man and woman from PEI

Nova Scotia RCMP seized a firearm and arrested a man and a woman following a vehicle stop in Amherst on Thursday night.
University students lobby Halifax to make public transit free on election day

Millions of Canadians will be travelling to their local polling station on Monday, but should they have to pay to get there? That's the question being asked by a group of Halifax university students, who are calling for the city to make public transit free on election day.
'Our intent is to slow down vehicles' Halifax says of traffic-calming initiatives

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is in the midst of a traffic-calming strategy. Speed humps have been erected on streets and busy roadways to force drivers to slow down.
Proposed class action lawsuit filed over Halifax crane toppled by Dorian

A proposed class action lawsuit is looking to recover losses sustained by businesses and residential tenants displaced by the collapse of a construction crane in downtown Halifax last month during post tropical storm Dorian.
N.B. education minister says discipline policy needed for bullying

New Brunswick's education minister says bullying and other violence in the classroom won't be tolerated, and he's looking to develop a new discipline policy.
Man wanted in shooting outside Dieppe strip club turns himself in

A man who was wanted in connection with a shooting outside a New Brunswick strip club last week is in custody after he turned himself in.
Head of N.S. prosecution service says bill ending arbitration a 'disaster'

The senior manager of Nova Scotia's independent public prosecution service has issued an angry denunciation of a controversial bill that would eliminate his staff's right to binding arbitration.
Three people face charges after shots fired in Halifax's north end

Three people, including a teenager, are facing a slew of charges after police responded to a weapons call in Halifax’s north end Thursday morning.
Halifax police investigating fatal pedestrian collision

Police are asking for the public’s help as they continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian collision in Halifax.