Saint John Harbour Bridge will go through brief shutdowns, but at night only | Evicted motel tenants 'teetering on the edge of homelessness' after plans fall through | UNB researchers find 33-year-old puffin, marking a known record age for the bird
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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Saint John Harbour Bridge will go through brief shutdowns, but at night only; Marc Doiron, the owner of Doiron Sports Excellence on the west side of Saint John, says he'll lose even more business now that the province is going ahead with a full closure of the Harbour Bridge for brief periods during the day\.

Saint John Harbour Bridge will go through brief shutdowns, but at night only

July 10 , 2025 at 06:32:31 p.m. ADT • :

Since 2021, work on the Saint John Harbour Bridge has caused traffic jams during the construction season. Marc Doiron worries it will get even worse now that the entire bridge will be shut down for short periods, but the province is now promising it will be at night only.
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Evicted motel tenants 'teetering on the edge of homelessness' after plans fall through; Lorna Veniot had lived at the Airport Inn for more than 6 years\. She was moved to a nearby hotel after being evicted, and never expected to be back at the motel again\.

Evicted motel tenants 'teetering on the edge of homelessness' after plans fall through

July 10 , 2025 at 06:19:52 p.m. ADT • :

Evicted tenants from a motel outside Fredericton have nowhere to go after their temporary accommodations didn't go as planned.
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UNB researchers find 33-year-old puffin, marking a known record age for the bird; Researchers with the Atlantic Laboratory of Avian Research recaptured a 33-year-old puffin on Machias Seal Island this week\.

UNB researchers find 33-year-old puffin, marking a known record age for the bird

July 10 , 2025 at 03:49:35 p.m. ADT • :

How old is an old puffin?  Well, the oldest known puffin in New Brunswick was found this week at 33 years old. 
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Piles of dirt removed from Grand Manan shore after blocking harbour views for years; Crews removed the long-abandoned dirt piles in North Head on Grand Manan earlier this week, revealing the views of the harbour and ferry that had been blocked from residents, tourists and local businesses\.

Piles of dirt removed from Grand Manan shore after blocking harbour views for years

July 9 , 2025 at 04:59:05 p.m. ADT • :

Large piles of dredged-up rock and dirt from a failed construction project on Grand Manan Island have all but disappeared from the shoreline.
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Vehicle thefts in N.B. pave way for double-digit insurance rate hikes; Nicole Wilby's vehicle is back in her Fredericton driveway after being stolen and discarded late last month\.

Vehicle thefts in N.B. pave way for double-digit insurance rate hikes

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Car thefts have tripled in New Brunswick in the last 10 years, and now major auto insurers are being granted double-digit rate increases from the New Brunswick Insurance Board, citing rising car thefts, in part.
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Booze agreements with other provinces coming soon, minister says; New Brunswick producers, like Big Fiddle Still, will soon be able to move their products direct to consumers in other agreeing provinces\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 04:54:09 p.m. ADT • :

Booze agreements with other provinces coming soon, minister says

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Province adds 22 affordable housing units in Miramichi; David Hickey, the minister responsible for N\.B\. Housing, and Miramichi Bay-Neguac MLA Sam Johnston announced the new units on Wednesday\.  

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Province adds 22 affordable housing units in Miramichi

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Fredericton touts efforts to attract doctors, despite lagging stats for primary care access; Dr\. Philipp Kolb said he moved to Fredericton after completing his medical degree in Ontario three years ago, attracted by a a more laid-back lifestyle\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 04:19:31 p.m. ADT • :

Fredericton touts efforts to attract doctors, despite lagging stats for primary care access

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36-year-old Riverview man dead after car-motorcycle collision; Richibucto RCMP say a 36-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday\.  

July 6 , 2025 at 05:34:36 p.m. ADT • :

36-year-old Riverview man dead after car-motorcycle collision

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Ontario lawyer to review Fredericton police after murder charges stayed; Ontario lawyer Ian D\. Scott, who was director of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit from 2008 to 2013, has been named to examine the Fredericton Police Force error that scuttled three murder trials\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 03:24:03 p.m. ADT • :

Ontario lawyer to review Fredericton police after murder charges stayed

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