Scoudouc River bridge replacement in the works as Shore-Line trail nears halfway mark | Meet Henry Dresser, famous English scientist, former Musquash, N.B., resident | Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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Scoudouc River bridge replacement in the works as Shore-Line trail nears halfway mark; These piers across the Scoudouc River will be the supports for a new bridge that will be built to connect the regional trail network\.

Scoudouc River bridge replacement in the works as Shore-Line trail nears halfway mark

June 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The plan is to install a new bridge across the 80-metre span, using old piers that are still in place.

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Meet Henry Dresser, famous English scientist, former Musquash, N.B., resident; Henry Eeles Dresser was a famous English ornithologist who amassed a bird collection of more than 12,000 specimens\. He spent several years of his early life living and collecting in Musquash, southeast of Saint John\.

Meet Henry Dresser, famous English scientist, former Musquash, N.B., resident

June 22 , 2025 at 06:00:57 a.m. ADT • :

Henry Dresser, a Victorian-era bird collector, is considered to be one of the great ornithologists of his day, but he got his start while living right here in New Brunswick.

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Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic; Researchers at Dalhousie University have found that the biomass of two major types of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic have decreased by up to two per cent each year over 60 years\.

Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic

June 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of phytoplankton are responding to climate change.

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Judge's 'unfairness' upends murder case, leads to charge being downgraded to manslaughter; Joshua Raines pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter in the death of Lucas Polchies, who died of a gunshot wound in March 2023\.

Judge's 'unfairness' upends murder case, leads to charge being downgraded to manslaughter

June 20 , 2025 at 05:53:15 p.m. ADT • :

A man who initially faced a murder charge in the death of a Wolastoqey man was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter after his defence lawyer raised concerns about procedural fairness by the trial judge.

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Trail runners race to support playground renovations in Hillsborough; Mark McColgan and his partner ran 10 kilometres to raise funds for playground renovations for kids in Hillsborough, N\.B\.

Trail runners race to support playground renovations in Hillsborough

June 21 , 2025 at 03:59:40 p.m. ADT • :

A trail-running race in Hillsborough Saturday morning attracted more than 40 runners to support renovations for a local playground.

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Why this girl's first powwow dance brought healing for her whole family; Aislyn Henderson, right, danced her first jingle dance at the Sitansisk \(St\. Mary's\) First Nation Powwow in June\.  

June 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Why this girl's first powwow dance brought healing for her whole family

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Brothers who gave $50K for palliative care room at nursing home learn tough lesson; Brothers Alan and Glenn von Weiler of Saint John say they'll be more careful about future donations and ask more questions\.  

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

Brothers who gave $50K for palliative care room at nursing home learn tough lesson

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Sunbury-York South mayor temporarily suspended by council, unnamed employee to be fired; Sunbury-York South Mayor David Hayward has been suspended for 90 days after a council vote this week that found he broke the code of conduct\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 05:21:40 p.m. ADT • :

Sunbury-York South mayor temporarily suspended by council, unnamed employee to be fired

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From high school dropout to prize-winning researcher; The five winners of the the storyteller challenge, from left to right: Mike Taylor, Jaweria Qaiser, Maddie Brockbank, Sarah Abouali, and Mélanie Letendre Jauniaux\.  

June 21 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

From high school dropout to prize-winning researcher

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Mount Allison student creates science graphic in Mi'kmaw language; William Millar Chapman says creating the infographic combined his interests in science and learning languages\.  

June 21 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Mount Allison student creates science graphic in Mi'kmaw language

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