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New Brunswick ​​​​​​​Longtime Saint John East Progressive Conservative MLA Glen Savoie is the interim leader of the PC Party. Caucus chooses longtime MLA from Saint John East to be face of party until members elect a new leader  Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 28, 2024 10:23 AMContinue Reading

New Brunswick·New Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt the gender-identity school policy recommended by New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock when the Liberals take charge of government. Parental consent would not be required for name or pronoun changes, but parental involvement encouraged Hadeel Ibrahim · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

New Brunswick The polls open at 10 a.m. and CBC News will have live coverage of the results across all of its platforms. Voters have until 8 p.m. to cast ballots that will determine which party governs the province Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 5:00Continue Reading

New Brunswick has taken steps to make Paxlovid more affordable for some people at higher risk of becoming severely ill or dying from COVID-19, now that the federal government has stopped supplying the anti-viral medication to provinces for free.  But the drug designed to reduce symptoms from an infection and shorten theContinue Reading

An Ontario woman whose husband died in a New Brunswick hospital while on vacation is urging Canadians to advocate for any loved ones in an emergency room — and she’s calling on candidates in New Brunswick’s provincial election to address what she calls a crisis in health care. Anne Makhoul,Continue Reading

New Brunswick Buhurt is a brutal full-contact combat sport that seeks to replicate historical medieval combat. The Moncton Marauders hosted a buhurt tournament which drew fighters from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and the U.S. ‘If you’re not hitting me as hard as you can, you’re not treating me with respect,’Continue Reading

New Brunswick A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools. Sherry Wilson faces calls toContinue Reading

New Brunswick One week into New Brunswick’s provincial election campaign the state of health care in the province has emerged as a central issue, with parties differing sharply on how serious problems in the system have become and whether spending more money is needed to fix them. Liberals, Greens prescribe majorContinue Reading

As New Brunswick hospitals continue to struggle to find beds for patients, a group of professionals in the province say they could be playing a much larger role in preventing illness and improving mobility.  Natalie Arsenault graduated with a degree in science and kinesiology from the University of New BrunswickContinue Reading