2 men found dead inside car pulled out of Moncton creek | Backlogs blamed for 400% increase in stayed criminal charges in N.B. | Melting snow dampens winter enthusiasm as temperature records set in N.B.
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2 men found dead inside car pulled out of Moncton creek; The bodies of two men were recovered from a car that was found upside down in a Creek in Moncton Tuesday\.

2 men found dead inside car pulled out of Moncton creek

December 31 , 2024 at 02:49:06 p.m. AST • :

The bodies of two men were recovered from a car that was found upside down in a creek in Moncton on Tuesday morning.

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Backlogs blamed for 400% increase in stayed criminal charges in N.B.; The number of cases stayed jumped from 8 in 2022 to 26 in 2023\. When it comes to the number of charges stayed, that number climbed from 14 to 80 in that same year\.

Backlogs blamed for 400% increase in stayed criminal charges in N.B.

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

The number of criminal charges stayed in New Brunswick rose more than 400 per cent last year, and early reports suggest similar delays will show up in this year's tally because of shortages in the legal profession.

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Melting snow dampens winter enthusiasm as temperature records set in N.B.; Default Headline Image - News

Melting snow dampens winter enthusiasm as temperature records set in N.B.

December 31 , 2024 at 05:00:45 p.m. AST • :

Just as the province's winter activities usually get started, the outlook is bleak for snowmobiling in particular.

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Changes to N.B.'s impaired driving rules take effect Jan. 1; B\.C\.'s laws targeting drivers who drink were challenged in the Supreme Court of Canada\.

Changes to N.B.'s impaired driving rules take effect Jan. 1

December 30 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

New impaired driving rules in New Brunswick taking effect Jan. 1 introduce immediate roadside suspensions and penalties. Police say the changes will reduce the number of court cases by avoiding criminal charges in some cases, while still acting as a deterrent.

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Millions of people watched this New Brunswick hamster empty its cheeks on the internet; Millions of people watched this New Brunswick hamster empty its cheeks on the internet

Millions of people watched this New Brunswick hamster empty its cheeks on the internet

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

When Erica Price's daughter discovered their family hamster, named Ice Cream, with stuffed cheek pouches, she recorded it and posted it on her TikTok account. Now, with more than 41-million views, Price says the video is 'a fun thing' with her children, and she has no plans to sign over the rights for compensation.

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How tiny beads make for incredibly detailed 'radical' art; Artist Nico Williams' beadwork can be seen at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery  

December 31 , 2024 at 12:09:09 p.m. AST • :

How tiny beads make for incredibly detailed 'radical' art

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What's open, closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in N.B.; A closed sign hangs in a store window in Ottawa,  Wednesday, May 6, 2020\. The Ontario government extended measures closing non-essential stores and banning public gatherings until May 19th\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld  

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:49 a.m. AST • :

What's open, closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in N.B.

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21 homeless people moving into Saint John transitional housing pilot over the holidays; converted trailers around a courtyard in a circle  

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

21 homeless people moving into Saint John transitional housing pilot over the holidays

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Fired and current N.B. Power bosses the highest-paid provincial employees in 2023; NB Power President Keith Cronkhite is in charge of reducing the utility's debt load of \$4\.9 billion and a reliably operating nuclear plant will be key to making that happen\.  

December 29 , 2024 at 12:46:34 p.m. AST • :

Fired and current N.B. Power bosses the highest-paid provincial employees in 2023

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Fredericton constable quits before arbitrator's decision in intimate partner violence case; Fredericton police Const\. Colin Holmes is the subject of an arbitration hearing alleging him of engaging in discreditable conduct related to his admission to assaulting his former fiance almost a year ago\.  

December 30 , 2024 at 06:16:32 p.m. AST • :

Fredericton constable quits before arbitrator's decision in intimate partner violence case

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