Jury hears Big Stop meeting and secret recording led to discovery of Jamie Leard's remains | Judge rules Saint John man intentionally pushed ball into toddler's throat | Wins are wins for N.B. Liberals, but Greens celebrate too
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
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Jury hears Big Stop meeting and secret recording led to discovery of Jamie Leard's remains; Jamie Leard, 38, lived in Upper Cape, N\.B\.

Jury hears Big Stop meeting and secret recording led to discovery of Jamie Leard's remains

April 25 , 2023 • 07:34 PM ADT

More details emerged in a murder trial about how 38-year-old Jamie Leard's remains were found almost two years ago.

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Judge rules Saint John man intentionally pushed ball into toddler's throat; Madison \(Karrson\) Bennett was charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a two-year-old child in Saint John\.

Judge rules Saint John man intentionally pushed ball into toddler's throat

April 25 , 2023 • 02:44 PM ADT

Karrson Bennett has admitted causing a two-year-old's death by putting a Ping-Pong ball in his mouth, but he has been adamant that he didn't shove the ball into the boy's throat. A Saint John judge disagrees.

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Wins are wins for N.B. Liberals, but Greens celebrate too; Green candidate Serge Brideau, right, stopped in to the byelection victory party to congratulate Liberal leader Susan Holt, right, on beating him in Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-St\. Isidore\.

Wins are wins for N.B. Liberals, but Greens celebrate too

April 25 , 2023 • 02:53 PM ADT

After most Liberals had drifted away from their byelection victory party at a downtown Bathurst pub Monday night, the event took a surprising turn. Defeated Green candidate Serge Brideau arrived with a small group of his campaign workers.

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Pet owners advised to keep dogs and cats away from dead birds; Dr\. Nicole Jewett, a Fredericton-area vet, said people should keep their animals away from any dead birds\.

Pet owners advised to keep dogs and cats away from dead birds

April 25 , 2023 • 04:57 PM ADT

With geese and other wild birds returning to the region every day, New Brunswick dog and cat owners should be aware of the risk of avian influenza, says the registrar of the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association.

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N.B. moves to monthly COVID-19 reports, as province records 2 more deaths; A nurse tends to a patient suspected of having COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at North York General Hospital in Toronto in May\.

N.B. moves to monthly COVID-19 reports, as province records 2 more deaths

April 25 , 2023 • 01:02 PM ADT

New Brunswick is cutting back its COVID-19 updates to monthly instead of weekly, effective May 2, until October, when "regular reporting" will resume.

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Raucous student parties targeted as Fredericton police look for fines to double; Fredericton Police Chief Martin Gaudet says he hopes heavier fines will better deter university students from hosting and attending large destructive off-campus parties\.  

April 25 , 2023 • 07:00 AM ADT

Raucous student parties targeted as Fredericton police look for fines to double

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Haut-Madawaska man dies after collision between ATV and vehicle; The back of a police cruiser  

April 25 , 2023 • 02:26 PM ADT

Haut-Madawaska man dies after collision between ATV and vehicle

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Scientists weigh in on recommendations for North Atlantic right whale measures; In this April 10, 2008 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale dives in Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Mass\.  

April 25 , 2023 • 08:00 AM ADT

Scientists weigh in on recommendations for North Atlantic right whale measures

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Susan Holt wins legislature seat in Liberal byelection sweep; Susan Holt giving a speech on byelection night, April 24, 2023\.  

April 24 , 2023 • 08:01 PM ADT

Susan Holt wins legislature seat in Liberal byelection sweep

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Maintenance means delays on Confederation Bridge for next 8 weeks; sign  

April 25 , 2023 • 08:00 AM ADT

Maintenance means delays on Confederation Bridge for next 8 weeks

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