Extreme heat spells early dismissal for some N.B. students Thursday | Doctors say they stand in support of Vitalité Health Network's use of travel nurses | Former PC minister questions travel-nurse exemption granted by colleague
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
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Extreme heat spells early dismissal for some N.B. students Thursday; Nelia Husack, principal of Victoria-Albert elementary school in central Winnipeg, says it's difficult for her nearly 300 students to learn when they're hot\. It was 30 degrees Celsius inside of the school on Tuesday\.

Extreme heat spells early dismissal for some N.B. students Thursday

June 19 , 2024 at 07:26:53 p.m. ADT • :

Some New Brunswick students will get out of school early Thursday, thanks to soaring temperatures.

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Doctors  say they stand in support of Vitalité Health Network's use of travel nurses; Dr\. Lisa LeBlanc, co-chair of the Medical and Dental staff of the Dr\. Georges-L\.-Dumont Hospital spoke in support on Wednesday of the Vitalité Health Network's use of travel nurses across the province\.

Doctors say they stand in support of Vitalité Health Network's use of travel nurses

June 19 , 2024 at 06:42:48 p.m. ADT • :

Physicians at two New Brunswick hospitals are defending the Vitalité Health Network's leadership team and its CEO on the use of travel nurses.

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Former PC minister questions travel-nurse exemption granted by colleague; Former PC cabinet minister Ross Wetmore criticized some of his colleagues in government over signing travel nurse contracts\.

Former PC minister questions travel-nurse exemption granted by colleague

June 19 , 2024 at 03:23:41 p.m. ADT • :

For the second straight day, a former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister had strongly criticized the PC government's handling of costly travel-nurse contracts.

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District education council argues it needs to sue province to meet its mandate; Education Minister Bill Hogan says he has told schools that HPV Global Action and Thirsty for the Talk will no longer be allowed to present sex education material to students\.

District education council argues it needs to sue province to meet its mandate

June 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The Anglophone East District Education Council says it has a right to sue the province over its gender-identity policy because its job is to protect students and their rights.

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Man pleads guilty to abduction of teen girl that prompted Amber Alert; Wilbur Crockwell, 72, is pictured here during a bail hearing at provincial court in St\. John's\. He's facing charges of child abduction, conspiracy to commit a child abduction and luring a child\.

Man pleads guilty to abduction of teen girl that prompted Amber Alert

June 19 , 2024 at 03:21:29 p.m. ADT • :

Wilbur Crockwell, 73, is pleading guilty to abducting a 14-year-old girl last year in a case that prompted a Newfoundland-wide search and an Amber Alert.

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Halifax brewery facing lawsuit for allegedly botching 59,000 cans of beer; Good Robot Brewing had to nix a promotion that featured condoms sporting the company's logo\.  

June 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Halifax brewery facing lawsuit for allegedly botching 59,000 cans of beer

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Fredericton's best — and by best we mean worst — dad jokes.; A man telling a joke\.  

June 16 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Fredericton's best — and by best we mean worst — dad jokes.

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Massive party planned for site still under construction in Fredericton; The city's project engineer Greg McCann said construction projects at the office square is on schedule and site will be ready for upcoming festivities\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Massive party planned for site still under construction in Fredericton

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21-year-old dead after head-on crash in Saint John; Police caution tape protects a crime scene in Saint John\.  

June 17 , 2024 at 09:39:17 a.m. ADT • :

21-year-old dead after head-on crash in Saint John

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Lobster processors figuring out next steps after Coastal Shell closes Richibucto plant; Nat Richard, the executive director of the Lobster Processors Association, says harmonizing with the increased U\.S\. legal minimum size is a short-term pain for Canada, but it will impact supply entering Canada  

June 19 , 2024 at 12:46:03 p.m. ADT • :

Lobster processors figuring out next steps after Coastal Shell closes Richibucto plant

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