Fredericton police warn of spike in overdoses, including 13 calls in 24-hour span | 'We've all been touched by cancer': Thousands cross Confederation Bridge on foot for first N.B.-P.E.I. Terry Fox run in a decade | N.B. Para cyclist looks back on gold medal he won 13 years after life-changing injury
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, September 21, 2025.
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Fredericton police warn of spike in overdoses, including 13 calls in 24-hour span; Fredericton police say the number of overdose calls in 2025 already exceeds last year's total\.

Fredericton police warn of spike in overdoses, including 13 calls in 24-hour span

September 21 , 2025 at 04:21:12 p.m. ADT • :

Fredericton police have issued a public alert after a spike in drug overdoses in the city. Police say officers have attended 33 overdose-related calls so far in September, including 13 within 24 hours on Friday.
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'We've all been touched by cancer': Thousands cross Confederation Bridge on foot for first N.B.-P.E.I. Terry Fox run in a decade; A large group of people walk in formation along a roadway toward a bridge

'We've all been touched by cancer': Thousands cross Confederation Bridge on foot for first N.B.-P.E.I. Terry Fox run in a decade

September 21 , 2025 at 06:12:43 p.m. ADT • :

An estimated 10,000 people came from across Canada to walk or run across the bridge to mark 45 years since the Marathon of Hope.
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N.B. Para cyclist looks back on gold medal he won 13 years after life-changing injury; Alexandre Hayward has a gold world championship medal to add to his collection of cycling hardware, which fills much of his parents' basement in the southern New Brunswick town of Quispamsis\.

N.B. Para cyclist looks back on gold medal he won 13 years after life-changing injury

September 21 , 2025 at 06:00:22 a.m. ADT • :

Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward is back home in Quispamsis after topping the time trial in the men's C3 division in Belgium in August.
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Regalia is for appreciation, not appropriation; At the Bilijk \(Kingsclear\) First Nation powwow in September, people spoke with CBC contributor Ann Paul about what it means to respect regalia\.

Regalia is for appreciation, not appropriation

September 21 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Some people spend months praying over and preparing regalia for powwows.
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N.B. man dead, 2 others seriously injured in Annapolis Valley crash; A New Brunswick man died on Friday in a two-vehicle crash in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, RCMP say\.

N.B. man dead, 2 others seriously injured in Annapolis Valley crash

September 20 , 2025 at 02:08:44 p.m. ADT • :

A New Brunswick man is dead and a man and child from Nova Scotia have serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Cambridge, N.S., on Friday.
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2 big rigs hit same Fredericton pedestrian overpass in just 3 days; A close-up shot of the damage to the truck body, with the sign showing the 3\.5-metre height restriction visible above\.  

September 19 , 2025 at 05:29:44 p.m. ADT • :

2 big rigs hit same Fredericton pedestrian overpass in just 3 days

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U.S. ambassador to Canada says softwood solution will be 'very, very difficult'; Pete Hoekstra, the U\.S\. ambassador to Canada, answers questions at a chamber of commerce event in Fredericton on Friday\.  

September 20 , 2025 at 11:46:58 a.m. ADT • :

U.S. ambassador to Canada says softwood solution will be 'very, very difficult'

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Documents show new alcohol rules are expected to hit N.B. Liquor's bottom line; New Brunswick's Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-Claude D'Amours says the changes to alcohol rules were not rushed and part of a broader national effort to lift interprovincial trade barriers\.  

September 17 , 2025 at 06:00:22 a.m. ADT • :

Documents show new alcohol rules are expected to hit N.B. Liquor's bottom line

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Shooting the breeze and snapping photos with Moncton's Focus Camera Club; A group of photographers poses for a photo  

September 21 , 2025 at 01:08:23 p.m. ADT • :

Shooting the breeze and snapping photos with Moncton's Focus Camera Club

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It's the end of the line for bottled beer at Moosehead Breweries; Andrew Oland, the president and CEO of Moosehead Breweries, says most beer drinkers prefer cans now, so they've decided to shut down their bottling operations\.  

September 18 , 2025 at 04:17:58 p.m. ADT • :

It's the end of the line for bottled beer at Moosehead Breweries

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