Mental health court to expand to Moncton next year | A Fredericton man was perplexed by his high power bills. He was paying the wrong bill | How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, June 23, 2025.
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Mental health court to expand to Moncton next year; Justice Minister Rob McKee says that the new mental health court will take pressure off the current court system\.

Mental health court to expand to Moncton next year

June 23 , 2025 at 07:01:34 p.m. ADT • :

The mental health court, expected to be up and running in March 2026, will offer an alternative to the traditional court system for people struggling with serious mental health or addiction issues.

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A Fredericton man was perplexed by his high power bills. He was paying the wrong bill; Bob Gibson had his appliances looked at and even replaced his thermostat as he tried to figure out why his power consumption was so high\.

A Fredericton man was perplexed by his high power bills. He was paying the wrong bill

June 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Bob Gibson began noticing his power consumption climbing after having a new meter installed. He tried to bring down his bill but nothing worked. In early 2025, he found out he'd been paying the wrong bill.

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How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada; Lisa Lutts, the retired executive director of the Castine Historical Society, jokingly tells walking tours that the town very easily could have been part of Canada\.

How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada

June 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, took notice.

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Heat and humidity to send temperatures soaring Tuesday in the Maritimes; CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says hot temperatures will arrive in Nova Scotia on Tuesday\.

Heat and humidity to send temperatures soaring Tuesday in the Maritimes

June 23 , 2025 at 04:37:17 p.m. ADT • :

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon provides a timeline for the hot weather this week and when relief will be in sight.

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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\.

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

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

Alan and Glenn von Weiler were grateful for the care a Blacks Harbour nursing home gave their late father, so they donated $50,000 for a palliative care room at the home.

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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\.  

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

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

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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\.  

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

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

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Mamas and babies: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick; This newborn fawn was lying in the flowers on Joe Lane's front lawn in Quispamsis, near Saint John\.  

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

Mamas and babies: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick

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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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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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