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2 men found guilty of 1st-degree murder of Justin Breau in Saint John

October 17 , 2024 at 03:01:55 p.m. ADT • :

Charles Shatford and Donald Walker were found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury on Thursday afternoon. Shatford, 49, and Walker, 52, were charged with the Aug. 17, 2022, murder of Justin Breau, 39.

3 more charged with manslaughter in downtown Fredericton assault, say police

October 17 , 2024 at 06:06:33 p.m. ADT • :

Three more people have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man following an assault in downtown Fredericton last month, say police.

Billion-dollar election platforms pose threat to 8-year streak of N.B. budget surpluses

October 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Over the last month, New Brunswick Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and Greens have made commitments to voters for the next four years that total, by their own math, between $1.3 billion and $3.2 billion.

School bus, car collide head on in Saint John

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

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

N.B. students with learning disabilities lack support, say parents, advocates

October 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Reading and writing are some of the first topics children master when they start school and form the foundation for just about every other subject they'll encounter. But some students are being left behind in those crucial early development years, while parents and reading advocates try to help.