Legal battle over Policy 713 ends between province, education council | Liberals take heat from PC opposition for carbon adjustor promise | Moncton Flight College suspending operations at Fredericton campus
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Legal battle over Policy 713 ends between province, education council; Supporters of policy 713 gathered outside the legislature in Fredericton on Saturday afternoon\.

Legal battle over Policy 713 ends between province, education council

December 11 , 2024 at 04:53:45 p.m. AST • :

A legal battle between the New Brunswick government and a Moncton-area school district over a gender identity policy has ended.

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Liberals take heat from PC opposition for carbon adjustor promise; New Brunswick premier Susan Holt says they want to stabilize the healthcare system with retention bonuses for nurses\.

Liberals take heat from PC opposition for carbon adjustor promise

December 11 , 2024 at 05:08:54 p.m. AST • :

The Holt government faced criticism Wednesday from opposition politicians for making a campaign election promise that is now proving too complicated to keep.

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Moncton Flight College suspending operations at Fredericton campus; Aircraft currently at the Fredericton campus of the Moncton Flight College will likely be relocated to Moncton according to Joe Galimberti, senior vice-president of public affairs for PAL Group of Companies\.

Moncton Flight College suspending operations at Fredericton campus

December 11 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

The students slated to graduate this semester at the Fredericton campus of the Moncton flight college will be the last grads for the foreseeable future.

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Liberals won't keep promise to immediately repeal carbon adjustor;  New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has promised major changes in provincial assessment and property tax rules, but not until the 2026 tax year\.

Liberals won't keep promise to immediately repeal carbon adjustor

December 11 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

In the first major reversal of a Liberal election promise, the Holt government will not be repealing the so-called "Higgs carbon adjustor" — one of its signature affordability commitments — by the end of this year.

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PC government ended hotel discount membership at cost of $632K; Premier Blaine Higgs said it is too soon to know whether a now-banned Quebec-based sex education group will be allowed to present in schools again\.

PC government ended hotel discount membership at cost of $632K

December 10 , 2024 at 11:58:33 a.m. AST • :

The Blaine Higgs government cancelled its membership in a federal hotel-rate program to save $14,850 – a decision that led to estimated higher travel expense costs of $632,169 per year, according to New Brunswick's auditor-general.

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Some schools closed after freezing rain, high winds hit N.B.; Ice accumulated on trees in the Lutes Mountain area on Tuesday morning\.  

December 11 , 2024 at 07:29:42 a.m. AST • :

Some schools closed after freezing rain, high winds hit N.B.

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Preliminary inquiry concludes for man accused of 2019 Dieppe double murder; Janson Bryan Baker, 27, of Moncton is accused of attempting to murder a teacher outside Riverview High School in January 2021\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 01:22:16 p.m. AST • :

Preliminary inquiry concludes for man accused of 2019 Dieppe double murder

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Holt government earmarks more money for school infrastructure in $1.2B capital budget; Bathurst West-Beresford Liberal MLA René Legacy pointed to the former Smurfit-Stone pulp and paper mill site in Bathurst, a so-called "orphan site" that has yet to be cleaned up\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 05:48:30 p.m. AST • :

Holt government earmarks more money for school infrastructure in $1.2B capital budget

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Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in woman's stabbing death in Moncton; Police say the 32-year-old woman was found in the street with multiple stab wounds\.  

December 9 , 2024 at 03:28:27 p.m. AST • :

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in woman's stabbing death in Moncton

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Boil water advisory issued for Saint Andrews; Water coming out from a tap\.  

December 11 , 2024 at 10:35:05 a.m. AST • :

Boil water advisory issued for Saint Andrews

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