Ottawa, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia strike deal on Chignecto funding | Megalodon-mania: Teeth from massive ancient shark up for auction in Saint John | Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say
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Ottawa, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia strike deal on Chignecto funding; The Chignecto Isthmus is the strip of land that connects New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia\. It's an integral trade corridor and is vulnerable to flooding from the effects of climate change\.

Ottawa, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia strike deal on Chignecto funding

March 20 , 2025 at 03:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

The federal, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia governments have reached a deal on a major infrastructure project to protect the low-lying Chignecto Isthmus from the effects of climate change.

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Megalodon-mania: Teeth from massive ancient shark up for auction in Saint John; A new study suggests the extinct megalodon shark species was larger than previously believed, with a potential length of up to 24 metres and weight of 94 tonnes\.

Megalodon-mania: Teeth from massive ancient shark up for auction in Saint John

March 20 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A Saint John auction house has opened bidding for a collection of ancient megalodon shark teeth.

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Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say; Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference following a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday, March 14, 2025\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say

March 20 , 2025 at 09:02:47 a.m. ADT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned.

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Spring break prompts spontaneous polar plunge at Saint John beach; Spring break prompts spontaneous polar plunge at Saint John beach

Spring break prompts spontaneous polar plunge at Saint John beach

March 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Kai Baklinski, 18, and Isaac Molnar, 19, took a road trip to New Brunswick to see Kai's older brother, Noah, who is a student at UNB. And Kai couldn't help but to take a plunge into the frigid waters of Saints Rest beach.

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Property taxes in rural New Brunswick soar following amalgamations; Tammy Burrell bought this rural home in 2020 for \$92,500\. Since her area was made to merge with Salisbury, her property tax bill has increased by 59 percent\. She is worried that additional scheduled tax increases in 2026 and 2027 will force her out of her home\.

Property taxes in rural New Brunswick soar following amalgamations

March 19 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Tammy Burrell got the 2025 property tax bill for her rural Salisbury home earlier this month and, as she feared, it had risen to $1,309 — 59 per cent more than she was paying three years ago.

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Victims share how former Moncton teacher's sex crimes changed their lives; Paul J\. Maillet leaves the Moncton courthouse on Sept\. 12, 2023\.  

March 19 , 2025 at 02:08:52 p.m. ADT • :

Victims share how former Moncton teacher's sex crimes changed their lives

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Doctor on the brink of reinventing family practice for 10,000 rural N.B. residents; Dr\. Stuart Lockhart says new doctors don't want overhead payments, after hours paperwork, or the burdens that come with running a small business\.  

March 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Doctor on the brink of reinventing family practice for 10,000 rural N.B. residents

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Province introduces legislation to cancel travel nurse contract that cost millions; Health minister Dr\. John Dornan said the contract was signed during a desperate time for the health authority as Vitalite hit critical staffing levels\.  

March 19 , 2025 at 04:44:42 p.m. ADT • :

Province introduces legislation to cancel travel nurse contract that cost millions

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Woman who spent 16 days in extreme solitary confinement sues federal government; Lisa Adams spent 16 days in a form of solitary confinement called 'dry cell' and is now suing the federal government\.  

March 20 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Woman who spent 16 days in extreme solitary confinement sues federal government

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A taste of home: Shediac woman grows Filipino foodtruck into Main Street business; Before Melody Landry opened her business, she got a degree in computer science and worked in a bank\. She says she discovered her true passion was cooking while she made food for family in the Philippines\.  

March 20 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A taste of home: Shediac woman grows Filipino foodtruck into Main Street business

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