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Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

FREDERICTON — Rick Austin knew he had hooked a big one as his fishing rod bent and he reeled furiously from his kayak off the Nova Scotia coast, but he never dreamt there would be a great white shark on the end of the line.

Searchers find overturned boat, two fishermen last seen leaving N.B. harbour missing

NEGUAC, N.B. — RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick say a search is underway for two men who went fishing on Monday and have not returned.
Environment Canada forecasts heavy rain for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Environment Canada forecasts heavy rain for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

FREDERICTON — Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement enveloping most of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Off-road vehicle crash leaves 36-year-old New Brunswick man dead

Off-road vehicle crash leaves 36-year-old New Brunswick man dead

GRAND FALLS, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick are investigating a weekend crash that has left one man dead.
NB Power says bringing electricity via Atlantic Loop could be cost-prohibitive

NB Power says bringing electricity via Atlantic Loop could be cost-prohibitive

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's power utility has questioned the viability of the Atlantic Loop energy project because of the potential costs.
As crime increases across Canada, New Brunswick sole province where rates drop

As crime increases across Canada, New Brunswick sole province where rates drop

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick was the only province in Canada to record fewer police-reported crimes in 2022 compared with the prior year, data from Statistics Canada show.
New Brunswick Education Department received no complaints about pronouns kept secret

New Brunswick Education Department received no complaints about pronouns kept secret

FREDERICTON — A freedom of information request filed by a University of New Brunswick professor has revealed that no parents complained to the province that they had been left in the dark about their children’s preferred pronouns.
Party says dissenting N.B. Tories failed first step to oust Premier Blaine Higgs

Party says dissenting N.B. Tories failed first step to oust Premier Blaine Higgs

FREDERICTON — The president of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party says a push for a leadership review of Premier Blaine Higgs has not overcome the first hurdle.
N.B. municipality of Grand Lake wins bid to house new provincial jail

N.B. municipality of Grand Lake wins bid to house new provincial jail

FREDERICTON — Competition was stiff, but the New Brunswick municipality of Grand Lake has been chosen as the site of a new provincial jail.
Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

FREDERICTON — The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patterns to design infrastructure able to withstand ri
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