eVisitNB commits 'serious breaches' of Official Languages Act, commissioner finds | Education minister threatens to dissolve Moncton-area education council | Woodstock mayor doubles down on decision not to display Pride flags
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, May 01, 2024.
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eVisitNB commits 'serious breaches' of Official Languages Act, commissioner finds; Shirley MacLean is the official languages commissioner\.

eVisitNB commits 'serious breaches' of Official Languages Act, commissioner finds

May 1 , 2024 at 07:47:24 p.m. ADT • :

New Brunswick's online health service eVisitNB has committed "serious breaches" of the Official Languages Act, and the Department of Health has failed in its duty to ensure its third party provider meets its linguistic obligations, according to two new reports by the official languages commissioner.

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Education minister threatens to dissolve Moncton-area education council; Education Minister Bill Hogan unveiled timelines for tackling thorny issues including classroom composition and chronic absenteeism, but the plan doesn't set out precisely how progress will be assessed\.

Education minister threatens to dissolve Moncton-area education council

May 1 , 2024 at 11:21:40 a.m. ADT • :

Bill Hogan is threatening to dissolve the Anglophone East district education council if it doesn't stop spending money on a legal fight with the province by the end of Thursday.

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Woodstock mayor doubles down on decision not to display Pride flags; Woodstock Mayor Trina Jones, centre, addressed council Tuesday night to defend a policy on banners that no longer allows Pride flags to be flown from town lampposts\.

Woodstock mayor doubles down on decision not to display Pride flags

May 1 , 2024 at 10:20:50 a.m. ADT • :

Despite concerns raised by an 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group, Woodstock is sticking with a policy that will prevent Pride flags from being flown from municipal lampposts.

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Fredericton hoops star recruited to play NCAA basketball; Malcolm Christie of Fredericton broke a Dalhousie Tigers record on Saturday, scoring 51 points in a single game\.

Fredericton hoops star recruited to play NCAA basketball

May 1 , 2024 at 05:45:22 p.m. ADT • :

Fredericton basketball star Malcolm Christie will play against top university players in the United States next season.

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'Unbothered' moose takes stroll through Fredericton neighbourhood; Jennifer Grace says she had 'never never seen a moose in city limits before\. It totally shocked us\.'

'Unbothered' moose takes stroll through Fredericton neighbourhood

April 30 , 2024 at 03:45:21 p.m. ADT • :

A moose casually strolling down Sunset Drive in Fredericton was captured on video.

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Former N.B. education minister regrets not banning cellphones in school; New Brunswick's former education minister says his 'one big regret' was not banning cellphones in school\.  

April 30 , 2024 at 02:32:42 p.m. ADT • :

Former N.B. education minister regrets not banning cellphones in school

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Francophone education chair laments 'stormy' relationship with Higgs government; 'I would say more than half our time is spent not working on things to help our students succeed, but on putting out fires set by the government,' says Michel Côté, chair of the Francophone South district education council\.  

April 30 , 2024 at 05:15:54 p.m. ADT • :

Francophone education chair laments 'stormy' relationship with Higgs government

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Forced addictions treatment will cause more harm than good, ethics expert warns N.B.; Timothy Christie is the regional director of ethics services for the Horizon Health Network\.  

May 1 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Forced addictions treatment will cause more harm than good, ethics expert warns N.B.

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National dental care plan set to launch amid lingering questions from N.B. seniors; Despite qualifying for Canada's first national public dental care plan, some seniors are finding out their dentist isn't participating\.  

May 1 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

National dental care plan set to launch amid lingering questions from N.B. seniors

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Reader of romance? This book club says don't be ashamed; ROMANCE LOVERS BOOK CLUB  

April 24 , 2024 at 04:39:28 p.m. ADT • :

Reader of romance? This book club says don't be ashamed

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