Supreme Court won't stop Moncton mothers' class-action suit over labour-inducing drug | 200th anniversary of Great Miramichi Fire inspires summer series at historical house | N.B. bridges still crumbling 12 years after dire report
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Supreme Court won't stop Moncton mothers' class-action suit over labour-inducing drug; The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed Thursday that a lawsuit filed by women in Moncton against a former nurse at the Moncton Hospital and Horizon Health can proceed as a class action\.

Supreme Court won't stop Moncton mothers' class-action suit over labour-inducing drug

July 24 , 2025 at 01:08:09 p.m. ADT • :

A ruling from New Brunswick's Court of Appeal on a class-action lawsuit against Horizon Health Network and a former nurse won't be reviewed by Canada's highest court.

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200th anniversary of Great Miramichi Fire inspires summer series at historical house; This photo of one of the few homes saved from the Miramichi fire was taken around 1890 and shows John Niven standing outside\. According to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, it was reported at the time that the fire destroyed 595 buildings in the area\.

200th anniversary of Great Miramichi Fire inspires summer series at historical house

July 24 , 2025 at 10:41:53 a.m. ADT • :

A massive fire in Miramichi 200 years ago is the theme of a series of summer events in Bathurst exploring the Chaleur region's connection to the fire.

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N.B. bridges still crumbling 12 years after dire report; The Thorne Bridge on Enniskillen Road in Wirral, about 45 kilometres south of Fredericton, scored a 44 out of 100 in the province's Bridge Condition Index report\.

N.B. bridges still crumbling 12 years after dire report

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A 2013 report warned of New Brunswick's crumbling bridges, and 12 years later, the problem has worsened, with more structures now categorized as "poor" despite ongoing maintenance efforts.

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Ministers Island is latest tourist site planning to hand keys back to province; John Kershaw, chair of the Ministers Island board, says the attraction doesn't get nearly as much provincial money to operate as Kings Landing, west of Fredericton\.

Ministers Island is latest tourist site planning to hand keys back to province

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

The board of Ministers Island, a popular tourist attraction off the Saint Andrews shore, plans to hand the keys back to the New Brunswick government because of a lack of money.

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He's not a federal offender, but for 4 years this N.B. man has lived in prison; Darrell Tidd's autistic son isn't a federal offender, but he's been living in the psychiatric wing of a federal prison since 2021\.

He's not a federal offender, but for 4 years this N.B. man has lived in prison

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Darrell Tidd's autistic son is living in the psychiatric wing of a federal prison. He believes his son's life would look different with better resources.

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N.B. government will apologize to former P.C. minister for firing; Former PC cabinet minister Margaret-Ann Blaney arrives at a labour board hearing in Fredericton in 2024\.  

July 23 , 2025 at 11:13:19 a.m. ADT • :

N.B. government will apologize to former P.C. minister for firing

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A crisis foretold: 3 decades of warnings on N.B.'s aging population; There are still too many seniors at places like the Dr\. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton because they can't get into nursing homes in the province\.  

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

A crisis foretold: 3 decades of warnings on N.B.'s aging population

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Heart attack patient waits 13 hours in Moncton Hospital ER; Jonah Imeson, 35, says he was having a heart attack at the Moncton Hospital but could not get past the ER waiting room, to be seen by a physician, for 12 hours\.  

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

Heart attack patient waits 13 hours in Moncton Hospital ER

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Former PC cabinet minister in N.B. wins case over firing by Liberals; Former PC cabinet minister Margaret-Ann Blaney arrives at the labour board hearing in Fredericton in 2024\.  

July 22 , 2025 at 02:15:03 p.m. ADT • :

Former PC cabinet minister in N.B. wins case over firing by Liberals

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Inquest to be held into 2020 death of New Brunswick mining worker in northwestern Ontario; Lac des Iles \(LDI\) Mine is about 90 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont\. It's slated to close by the end of May 2026 due to slumping palladium prices\.  

July 23 , 2025 at 12:41:02 p.m. ADT • :

Inquest to be held into 2020 death of New Brunswick mining worker in northwestern Ontario

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