Hearing today for 2 Saint John men whose murder convictions were overturned | N.B. Power floats 2nd refurbishment of Point Lepreau nuclear plant | David Coon calls for changes to Fredericton ER after 'pandemonium' over holidays
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, January 04, 2024.
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Hearing today for 2 Saint John men whose murder convictions were overturned; Ron Dalton, left, stands with Walter Gillespie, who is now awaiting a new trial\.

Hearing today for 2 Saint John men whose murder convictions were overturned

January 4 , 2024 • 06:00 AM AST

Two Saint John men convicted of murder in 1984 will appear in court Thursday for the first time since Justice Minister Arif Virani granted them a new trial after information was found that calls into question the fairness of their original trials.

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N.B. Power floats 2nd refurbishment of Point Lepreau nuclear plant; Point Lepreau is the largest source of electricity in New Brunswick but has struggled with reliability since emerging from refurbishment in 2012\.

N.B. Power floats 2nd refurbishment of Point Lepreau nuclear plant

January 4 , 2024 • 06:00 AM AST

N.B. Power is suggesting a second refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station might be possible around the year 2041, if an expensive five-year plan to fix ongoing problems from the first refurbishment works out favourably.

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David Coon calls for changes to Fredericton ER after 'pandemonium' over holidays; A balding man with glasses is speaking inside the legislature\.

David Coon calls for changes to Fredericton ER after 'pandemonium' over holidays

January 4 , 2024 • 06:00 AM AST

As patients face overcrowding in Fredericton emergency room over the holidays, N.B. Green Party Leader David Coon wants immediate changes.

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The man who sells New Brunswick; After Saint John was included in the top ten travel destinations for 2024 in a CNN list, a government tourism employee, Neil Hodge, says its the result of his pitches for travel writers to cover the province\.

The man who sells New Brunswick

January 3 , 2024 • 07:00 AM AST

Saint John is a top travel destination for 2024, according to CNN, and it's because one government employee sees the city as the kind of 'under-the-radar' place that can catch a travel writer's eye.

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Fredericton pizza restaurant mourns kind-hearted, determined worker killed in crash; Harwinder Singh, an employee of Papa John's in Fredericton, seen here in his last week working at Papa John's before he died in a car crash on Boxing Day\. The franchise is doing a fundraiser to send money to Singh's family in India\.

Fredericton pizza restaurant mourns kind-hearted, determined worker killed in crash

January 2 , 2024 • 05:06 PM AST

Harwinder Singh knew how to put a smile on someone's face, said Lily Harding, one of Singh's managers at Papa John's on Smythe Street in Fredericton. Singh died in a car crash last week.

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Fredericton ER filthy and overflowing during holidays, visitors say; The entrance of the emergency department at the Dr\. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton\.  

January 3 , 2024 • 06:00 AM AST

Fredericton ER filthy and overflowing during holidays, visitors say

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UNB in legal dispute with fired women's volleyball coach; UNB Fredericton  

January 3 , 2024 • 03:14 PM AST

UNB in legal dispute with fired women's volleyball coach

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It costs more to ride the bus in Saint John: New year starts with fare hike; Saint John Transit fares increased from \$2\.75 to 3\.00 in the new year - the first time the fair has increased in over 10 years\.  

January 3 , 2024 • 06:00 PM AST

It costs more to ride the bus in Saint John: New year starts with fare hike

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AIM goes to court over scrapyard compliance orders in 3 N.B. cities; The American Iron and Metal scrapyard in Moncton, N\.B\., on Nov\. 14, 2023\.  

January 2 , 2024 • 02:53 PM AST

AIM goes to court over scrapyard compliance orders in 3 N.B. cities

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The results are in: N.B.'s most popular baby names of 2023; A mother holds her newborn's hand\.  

December 31 , 2023 • 11:46 AM AST

The results are in: N.B.'s most popular baby names of 2023

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