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N.B. Power sees 'no issues' with bills so far, but can't explain anomalies; From left, N\.B\. Power CEO Lori Clark and CFO Darren Murphy\. Clark told a committee of the legislature that early indications from an audit still underway are that the fault does not lie with the new units\.

N.B. Power sees 'no issues' with bills so far, but can't explain anomalies

February 27 , 2025 at 03:36:47 p.m. AST • :

N.B. Power says it doesn't see any flaws with its smart-meter program and billing system, but is acknowledging it still can't explain anecdotal evidence of unusually high electricity consumption in some residential bills.

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Trans-Canada Highway closed in two locations in N.B. due to crashes; The New Brunswick Highway Corporation is weighing options for flood mitigation on the Trans-Canada Highway between Fredericton and Moncton\.

Trans-Canada Highway closed in two locations in N.B. due to crashes

February 27 , 2025 at 08:32:21 p.m. AST • :

Police have responded to accidents near Perth-Andover and Salisbury amid heavy snowfall.

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Thousands of litres of diesel leaked undetected from Irving station, documents show; For more than two months vacuum trucks have been running around the clock cleaning up diesel leaked from the Irving gas station on Beardsley Road in Woodstock\.

Thousands of litres of diesel leaked undetected from Irving station, documents show

February 27 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

An Irving gas station in Woodstock leaked thousands of litres of diesel fuel into the environment, according to government documents about the leak discovered in December.

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Supreme Court will rule on whether N.B. lieutenant-governor must be bilingual; A Manitoba health authority will make its case to the Supreme Court of Canada, arguing the Manitoba Human Rights Commission was outside of its jurisdiction in a ruling that found the authority discriminated against an employee\.

Supreme Court will rule on whether N.B. lieutenant-governor must be bilingual

February 27 , 2025 at 11:27:29 a.m. AST • :

Canada's top court will rule on whether New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be able to speak both English and French.

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N.B. Power vs. J.D. Irving: Are those electricity rates really not competitive? ; Man standing in front of a pulp mill

N.B. Power vs. J.D. Irving: Are those electricity rates really not competitive?

February 26 , 2025 at 04:50:00 p.m. AST • :

New Brunswick's electric utility and its largest forestry company are in a dispute over whether industrial power rates in the province are competitive. Who is right? The answer is complicated.

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Company faces workplace safety charge after worker killed by 454-kg tire; The Moncton courthouse on Assumption Boulevard on May 10, 2024\.  

February 26 , 2025 at 11:51:53 a.m. AST • :

Company faces workplace safety charge after worker killed by 454-kg tire

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U.S. tariffs could spell disaster for New Brunswick woodlot industry; U\.S\. tariffs could spell disaster for New Brunswick woodlot indust  

February 27 , 2025 at 01:45:00 p.m. AST • :

U.S. tariffs could spell disaster for New Brunswick woodlot industry

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Q&A | N.B. military historian examines Trump's threat to annex Canada; Marc Milner of UNB's Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society spent time onboard HMCS Fredericton five years ago\.  

February 27 , 2025 at 06:00:50 a.m. AST • :

Q&A | N.B. military historian examines Trump's threat to annex Canada

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Woman admits role in Moncton stabbing death of Kyla LaPointe; Police say the 32-year-old woman was found in the street with multiple stab wounds\.  

February 26 , 2025 at 03:36:59 p.m. AST • :

Woman admits role in Moncton stabbing death of Kyla LaPointe

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Bridge delays agitated a Fredericton community. Here's what went wrong behind the scenes; Construction on the Marysville Bridge in Fredericton was completed last fall\. But even as the bridge is now open, documents give an explanation for lengthy delays locals faced for years\.  

February 27 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

Bridge delays agitated a Fredericton community. Here's what went wrong behind the scenes

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