Documents reveal behind-the-scenes confusion as Strait Shores council crumbled | New lawyer, jury trial to come for accused in Chipman double-murder case | Beaubassin East man accused of murder to undergo psychiatric evaluation
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Documents reveal behind-the-scenes confusion as Strait Shores council crumbled; Strait Shores council was dissolved this spring after too many members resigned over conflicts with Andy MacGregor, a new councillor pushing for transparency\.

Documents reveal behind-the-scenes confusion as Strait Shores council crumbled

July 31 , 2025 at 09:02:24 a.m. ADT • :

Documents CBC News obtained through a right to information request show confusion as provincial officials tried to interpret their own rules after a slew of resignations and a code of conduct investigation that ignored due process.

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New lawyer, jury trial to come for accused in Chipman double-murder case; Corey Agnew is one of two people who were accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of Robert Waugh and Victoria King, whose bodies were found inside a burning SUV in Chipman in November 2024\.

New lawyer, jury trial to come for accused in Chipman double-murder case

July 31 , 2025 at 12:35:49 p.m. ADT • :

One of two men accused of murder after two bodies were found in a burning vehicle near Chipman has acquired a new lawyer and waived a preliminary hearing.

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Beaubassin East man accused of murder to undergo psychiatric evaluation; Philippe LeBlanc will be taken to Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton for an evaluation\.

Beaubassin East man accused of murder to undergo psychiatric evaluation

July 31 , 2025 at 03:42:34 p.m. ADT • :

A Beaubassin East man accused of killing another man in the southeastern New Brunswick community will be evaluated to determine if he is fit to stand trial.

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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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49-year-old Moncton woman dead after Berry Mills crash; RCMP say the 49-year-old woman was alone in the SUV when the accident happened\.

49-year-old Moncton woman dead after Berry Mills crash

July 26 , 2025 at 02:26:38 p.m. ADT • :

A 49-year-old Moncton, N.B., woman is dead after two vehicles collided in Berry Mills, N.B., Friday morning. In a statement, RCMP said the crash happened on Berry Mills Road around 9 a.m. AT between a pickup truck and an SUV.

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Saint John emergency alert texts delayed for some residents, filtered out for others; A 'subset' of Saint John residents who signed up to receive emergency alert text messages from the city received delayed warnings about two shootings in May\.  

July 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Saint John emergency alert texts delayed for some residents, filtered out for others

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Saint Andrews town council votes for Market Wharf refurbishment despite public pushback; The moment when the Saint Andrews town council voted 6-1 to tender the Market Wharf refurbishment\.  

July 30 , 2025 at 04:43:14 p.m. ADT • :

Saint Andrews town council votes for Market Wharf refurbishment despite public pushback

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Saint John set to open homes for people who've been living in encampments; The green zone site has two courtyards and each unit has a bed, locking doors, heat, lights and internet\.  

July 28 , 2025 at 06:42:54 p.m. ADT • :

Saint John set to open homes for people who've been living in encampments

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RCMP end search for missing Shediac kayaker; Luc Bourgeois was last seen around 1 p\.m\. AT Thursday when he departed a boat launch in a kayak in the Shediac area\.  

July 27 , 2025 at 02:52:38 p.m. ADT • :

RCMP end search for missing Shediac kayaker

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Coasts and cliffsides: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick; Melissa Robinson snapped this photo of Dark Harbour pond and seawall on Grand Manan\.  

July 26 , 2025 at 10:01:00 a.m. ADT • :

Coasts and cliffsides: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick

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