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Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago

Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago

FREDERICTON — An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
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QMJHL roundup: Warren nets shutout as Wildcats crush Sea Dogs 7-0

MONCTON, N.B. — Keegan Warren earned a 38-save shutout as the Moncton Wildcats routed the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-0 on Sunday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.
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N.B. minister quits cabinet, another says he won't run in next provincial election

N.B. minister quits cabinet, another says he won't run in next provincial election

FREDERICTON — Blaine Higgs lost one cabinet minister Friday and another said he won't run in the upcoming general election, but the New Brunswick premier painted the departures as an opportunity for his Progressive Conservatives.
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Two N.B. men waiting for compensation a month after being cleared of 1983 murder

Two N.B. men waiting for compensation a month after being cleared of 1983 murder

FREDERICTON — Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to act on a request for compensation and an apology.
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New Brunswick's only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors

New Brunswick's only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors

FREDERICTON — A private abortion clinic in Fredericton says it has finally shut its doors, citing a steep rent increase and a lack of funding from the provincial government. A notice on Clinic 554's website says abortion care ended as of Wednesday.
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Land before dinosaurs: Fossils from Permian era exposed in P.E.I. after Fiona storm

Land before dinosaurs: Fossils from Permian era exposed in P.E.I. after Fiona storm

FREDERICTON — Post-tropical storm Fiona has revealed traces of a time before dinosaurs, preserved in the rock and sandstone of Prince Edward Island and exposed in the tempest's wake.
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Police probe vandalism at Fredericton synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Police probe vandalism at Fredericton synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day

FREDERICTON — Members of the only synagogue in New Brunswick's capital city are reeling Sunday from a recent act of vandalism that felt all the more painful for taking place on a global day to honour victims of the Holocaust.
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N.B. police investigating whether damage at Fredericton synagogue was targeted hate

N.B. police investigating whether damage at Fredericton synagogue was targeted hate

FREDERICTON — Police in New Brunswick say they are investigating whether damage to a Fredericton synagogue was "targeted hostility.
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Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust

Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick RCMP officer found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old girl who he was hoping to marry has been given a two-year sentence to be served in the community.
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Governing 'not easy work,' says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election

Governing 'not easy work,' says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government's achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made to the policy on gender identity in school, as
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