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New Brunswick to allow medicare to pay for surgical abortions outside hospitals

New Brunswick to allow medicare to pay for surgical abortions outside hospitals

FREDERICTON — Surgical abortions administered outside hospitals in New Brunswick will now be fully funded by medicare, Premier Susan Holt announced Thursday, reversing a controversial rule from 1984 that limited the procedure's availability across th
About 10 per cent of N.B. students not immunized against measles, as outbreak grows

About 10 per cent of N.B. students not immunized against measles, as outbreak grows

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles after the number of cases of the disease in a recent outbreak has more than doubled since Friday.
Major Drilling buys South American drilling contractor, boosting rig count

Major Drilling buys South American drilling contractor, boosting rig count

MONCTON, N.B. — Major Drilling Group International Inc. has signed a deal to buy South American specialty drilling contractor Explomin Perforaciones in a deal worth up to US$85 million.
New Brunswick inmate captured after Saint John jail escape through fence: police

New Brunswick inmate captured after Saint John jail escape through fence: police

Police in New Brunswick say an inmate who escaped from a jail in Saint John by squeezing through a fence is back in custody. The Saint John Police Force issued an update at 8 p.m. saying 44-year-old Darel Dalgleish had been arrested without incident.
Susan Holt becomes N.B.'s first woman premier as new Liberal government sworn in

Susan Holt becomes N.B.'s first woman premier as new Liberal government sworn in

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's newly elected Liberal government officially took power on Sunday at a ceremony that saw the party's leader become the first woman to serve as premier in the province's history.
Scientists tag great white sharks to learn how best to protect endangered species

Scientists tag great white sharks to learn how best to protect endangered species

FREDERICTON — Over four days on the water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Heather Bowlby and her team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada tagged 15 great white sharks.
New Brunswick premier-designate Susan Holt announces 19-member cabinet

New Brunswick premier-designate Susan Holt announces 19-member cabinet

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's new Liberal cabinet will be composed of 19 ministers, including premier-designate Susan Holt, who led her party to a convincing majority victory over the Progressive Conservatives in last month's election.
New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

QMJHL Roundup: Sea Dogs snap Wildcats' three-game win streak with 3-2 OT victory

ST. JOHN, N.B. — Matteo Mann scored the game-winning goal 1:51 into overtime and the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives announce interim leader after election defeat

New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives announce interim leader after election defeat

FREDERICTON — A former provincial cabinet minister has been named as interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick.