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QMJHL roundup: Huggan helps Titan rally to tip Tigres 3-2 in OT

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New Brunswick election: Progressive Conservatives release platform to voters

New Brunswick election: Progressive Conservatives release platform to voters

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative Party released its entire platform to voters Saturday evening before election day on Oct. 21.
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'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy

'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy

FREDERICTON — Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say the topic of climate change hasn't been given eno
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Gravel made 31 saves as Saint John blanks Sherbrooke in QMJHL action

ST. JOHN, N.B. — Charles-Édward Gravel made 31 saves for the shutout as Saint John downed Sherbrooke 3-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action Friday night. Eriks Mateiko, Elliot Dubé and Olivier Groulx tallied for Saint John.
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N.B. election: Liberals promise full coverage for one round of in vitro fertilization

N.B. election: Liberals promise full coverage for one round of in vitro fertilization

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberals are promising to cover the cost of one round of in vitro fertilization treatment for people trying to start a family.
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N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

FREDERICTON — With New Brunswick's provincial election approaching, a housing advocacy group is calling on the next government to strengthen tenants' rights, particularly through caps on rent increases.
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N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated.
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N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs

N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs

FREDERICTON — Improving health care comes through better management, not spending more money, according to New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader, who says he'll bring "business acumen" to delivering services if he's re-elected to a third te
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N.B. election promise tracker: HST cuts, community care clinics, rent caps

Voters in New Brunswick are scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 21. Here's a look at some of the promises announced by the three major parties: Progressive Conservatives: — Cut the harmonized sales tax by two points, from 15 per cent to 13 per cent.
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N.B. election: Tory leader promises to help synagogues, churches increase security

N.B. election: Tory leader promises to help synagogues, churches increase security

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is promising synagogues, mosques, churches and community organizations more money for security measures, including the installation of surveillance cameras.
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