Accused killer said he shot victim 4 times, Crown's key witness tells jury | Police probe school bus, car collision in Saint John | The six, or nine, or 14 ridings that may determine the election
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Accused killer said he shot victim 4 times, Crown's key witness tells jury; Riley Phillips shown during his trial on Oct\. 7, 2024\.

Accused killer said he shot victim 4 times, Crown's key witness tells jury

October 16 , 2024 at 03:10:50 p.m. ADT • :

A man on trial for murder told others he had shot a Moncton teenager four times, the Crown prosecutor's key witness testified Wednesday.

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Police probe school bus, car collision in Saint John; The crash interrupted traffic on Kennebecasis Drive, between Beach Crescent and Tucker Park Road, for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon, according to police\.

Police probe school bus, car collision in Saint John

October 16 , 2024 at 06:06:12 p.m. ADT • :

Saint John police are investigating a head-on collision involving a school bus and a car in the city's north end Wednesday afternoon.

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The six, or nine, or 14 ridings that may determine the election; Two polls paint different pictures of how New Brunswickers are planning to vote as the election draws near\.

The six, or nine, or 14 ridings that may determine the election

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

In a close election, every vote counts, and every riding is important. But when party campaign strategists look at a map of New Brunswick's 49 constituencies, their gazes focus on some more than others.

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Torrential rain left some Moncton streets submerged twice in one week; The corner of Assomption Boulevard and Westmorland Street are pictured flooded on Oct\. 8 at around 6 p\.m\., one day after the city saw 50 millimeters of rain over five hours\.

Torrential rain left some Moncton streets submerged twice in one week

October 16 , 2024 at 01:57:56 p.m. ADT • :

An engineer with the City of Moncton says the area hasn't seen rainstorms of this magnitude in three years, after some city streets were left flooded twice over the past week.

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Crown says vengeance for Mark Shatford motive for Saint John homicide; Megan Ross testified she was with Justin Breau in their Charles Street apartment when three masked men burst in and stabbed Breau to death\.

Crown says vengeance for Mark Shatford motive for Saint John homicide

October 15 , 2024 at 05:48:58 p.m. ADT • :

After four weeks and 20 witnesses, the case against two Saint John men will soon be in the jury's hands. 

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Jury begins to deliberate in Saint John murder trial; Justin Breau was fatally stabbed in his Charles Street apartment on Aug\. 17, 2022\.  

October 16 , 2024 at 02:31:42 p.m. ADT • :

Jury begins to deliberate in Saint John murder trial

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N.B. now allows red-light cameras and other traffic-enforcement technology; Council has paused a decision on adding more red light cameras to the city\.  

October 15 , 2024 at 06:00:59 a.m. ADT • :

N.B. now allows red-light cameras and other traffic-enforcement technology

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Ottawa woman calling for health-care reform in N.B. after husband died on vacation; Danny & Anne Makhoul on Nova Scotia's South Shore while on vacation in August, 2022\. The couple regularly visited the Maritimes\.  

October 11 , 2024 at 06:59:26 p.m. ADT • :

Ottawa woman calling for health-care reform in N.B. after husband died on vacation

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Regina runner shares secrets to his success in grueling backyard ultra marathons; Preston Schaffer ran 235 kilometres over 35 hours to win the Grassroots Backyard Ultra in August, landing him a spot on the Canadian national team\. He'll compete at the World Backyard Team Championships starting Oct\. 19 in Edmundston, N\.B\.  

October 16 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Regina runner shares secrets to his success in grueling backyard ultra marathons

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N.B. grad students open up about realities of pursuing higher education; D'Aoust, a master's history student, said when working on Grad Students, Talking, it was interesting to see underlying similarities between the students, despite different areas of study\.  

October 13 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

N.B. grad students open up about realities of pursuing higher education

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