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Snow forecast through Christmas Eve for parts of the Maritimes

Snow forecast through Christmas Eve for parts of the Maritimes

HALIFAX — Parts of the Maritimes that were hit by a weekend snowstorm are in for more of the white stuff this Christmas Eve.
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Ontario reports spike in measles cases; 37 linked to an exposure in New Brunswick

Ontario reports spike in measles cases; 37 linked to an exposure in New Brunswick

TORONTO — Public health officials reported another 10 cases of measles in Ontario linked to an exposure in New Brunswick, bringing the number of patients affected by the outbreak to 37 as of mid-December.
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Death toll rises to three, including child, after head-on collision in Moncton, N.B.

Death toll rises to three, including child, after head-on collision in Moncton, N.B.

MONCTON, N.B. — RCMP say a child died several days after a head-on collision last week on a Moncton, N.B., highway that killed two other people. A 32-year-old woman from Moncton was allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 15 on Dec.
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'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year. The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan.
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QMJHL's Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold, will relocate to St. John's, N.L.

QMJHL's Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold, will relocate to St. John's, N.L.

BATHURST, N.B. — The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Acadie-Bathurst Titan are relocating to St. John's, N.L., starting next season, the league announced Friday. The QMJHL said the sale of the team to investors, John Harvey Patten, John R.
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MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his cabinet Friday when he shuffles his team days after Chrystia Freeland rattled the party and the government with her sudden resignation as finance minister.
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Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis

Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis

OTTAWA — Dominic LeBlanc is helping Justin Trudeau hold the house together even as a growing number of Liberals turn on the prime minister.
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New Brunswick Liberal government reverses changes to school gender identity policy

New Brunswick Liberal government reverses changes to school gender identity policy

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has followed through on a campaign pledge to reverse policy changes by the previous government concerning sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
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Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

OTTAWA — The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday — though officials maintain that target date was always the goal.
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Sex-ed group deemed 'inappropriate' by Tory government returns to N.B. schools

Sex-ed group deemed 'inappropriate' by Tory government returns to N.B. schools

FREDERICTON — A sexual-education group whose presentations were deemed "clearly inappropriate" by the previous New Brunswick Progressive Conservative government has been cleared to return to the province's schools.
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