Vitalité calling for hospital patients in Bathurst to be fast-tracked into nursing homes | Calling all Indiginerds: Elsipogtog First Nation set to host first ever comic-con event | Big emissions estimate a worst-case scenario, gas plant builder says
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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Vitalité calling for hospital patients in Bathurst to be fast-tracked into nursing homes; The Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst is the focus of a call from Vitalité for the province to help alleviate overflow and patients who are waiting for long-term care\.

Vitalité calling for hospital patients in Bathurst to be fast-tracked into nursing homes

July 17 , 2025 at 04:44:41 p.m. ADT • :

A day after the Department of Social Development agreed to let certain Horizon Health hospital patients jump the line to get into nursing homes, Vitalité is asking for the same for its patients in Bathurst.
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Calling all Indiginerds: Elsipogtog First Nation set to host first ever comic-con event; Susan Levi-Peters' daughter, Ren Peters, left, is the driving force behind Levi-Peters' decision to bring a comic convention to Elsipogtog First Nation\.

Calling all Indiginerds: Elsipogtog First Nation set to host first ever comic-con event

July 17 , 2025 at 05:53:24 p.m. ADT • :

Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick is hosting its first-ever comic convention at the end of August. Celebrated political cartoonist, Michael de Adder, is one of the names booked to attend.
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Big emissions estimate a worst-case scenario, gas plant builder says; Wind turbines and solar farms, like this one in Shediac, do not constantly generate power\. A new natural gas plant would generate power when wind and solar aren't providing\.

Big emissions estimate a worst-case scenario, gas plant builder says

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

The U.S. company hired to build a natural gas plant in Tantramar says an annual greenhouse gas emissions estimate of 900,000 tonnes per year is a worst-case scenario that is unlikely to happen.
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N.B. immigrant says pursuit of permanent residency was risky without paying for help; Having lived in Canada for four years and having established a life here, Patricia Montiel says she was motivated to obtain her permanent residency\.

N.B. immigrant says pursuit of permanent residency was risky without paying for help

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

With a reduction in the number permanent residencies granted by Ottawa, some immigrants in New Brunswick are paying for legal advice in hopes of increasing their chances of staying in Canada.
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Fredericton psychiatrist risks losing licence after not contesting misconduct allegations; Fredericton psychiatrist Dr\. Manoj Bhargava has been suspended by the College of Physicians and Surgeons\.

Fredericton psychiatrist risks losing licence after not contesting misconduct allegations

July 15 , 2025 at 04:43:13 p.m. ADT • :

Dr. Manoj Bhargava pleaded no contest to the allegations against him at his disciplinary hearing on Tuesday morning. He risks losing his right to practise in New Brunswick.
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Financial support remains in place as Trump threatens more tariffs, Holt says; Susan Holt  

July 17 , 2025 at 05:00:08 p.m. ADT • :

Financial support remains in place as Trump threatens more tariffs, Holt says

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N.B. hospital patients will jump the line for nursing homes; wide shot of the saint john regional hospital showing the emergency room entrance  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:41:19 p.m. ADT • :

N.B. hospital patients will jump the line for nursing homes

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Police officer's computer ends up in criminal's hands, sensitive information accessed; A Fredericton Police Force officer won't face charges after an investigation into how police records on his computer ended up in the hands of a person arrested in a drug case\.  

July 14 , 2025 at 05:00:15 p.m. ADT • :

Police officer's computer ends up in criminal's hands, sensitive information accessed

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Meal service dropped for seniors in rural areas around Moncton; Joan McMackin lives in Petitcodiac, a 44-kilometre drive southwest of Moncton and the community where some of her children still live\. From left to right, are Jeannine Taylor, Doreen Crandall, Dale McMackin, Joan McMackin and Brent McMackin\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Meal service dropped for seniors in rural areas around Moncton

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4 years later, frustrated commuters still waiting for Beaver Dam Bridge repair; The Beaver Dam Bridge, along the often busy Route 101 in Beaver Dam, has been reduced to a single lane since 2021\.  

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

4 years later, frustrated commuters still waiting for Beaver Dam Bridge repair

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