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Collaborative care clinic in Tantramar promises to take all residents off waitlist within the year
Horizon Health is launching a new primary care clinic at the Tantramar Primary Health Care Centre in Sackville, and with the addition of more staff and space, it’s expected to take all Tantramar residents off of a years-long waiting list by next April.
Clients, courts and the computer age: N.B. justice system gets a revamp
The New Brunswick justice system is being brought into the digital age with a six year investment to modernize the court system, with the addition of electronic filing and improved in-court technology, as well as greater public access for self representation.
Campobello Island residents given tariff exemption for cross border shopping
After more than a month of paying 25 per cent tariffs on American goods, residents of Campobello Island can return to their cross-border shopping with ease, the federal government has decided.
Doctor says political mayhem in the U.S. pushed her to come home to New Brunswick
Dr. Sophia Halassy is settling into her new job as an obstetrician-gynecologist at a Moncton-area hospital, helping to tackle a years-long waiting list of desperate patients. Her return home from the United States was years in the making.
On Maine's doorstep, residents of N.B.'s Campobello Island feel abandoned in time of trade crisis
Residents of Campobello Island rely heavily on crossing the bridge into Lubec, Maine, for necessities. Now, they’re caught in the middle of the trade war with the U.S., forced to pay the retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada when they bring things home.
New Brunswick tourism feels the love from Canadians boycotting the U.S.
Tourists have been quickly booking spots in New Brunswick for this summer, generating talk of a banner year as many Canadians vow to vacation closer to home.
Chipman double-homicide case delayed again as defence waits for disclosure of evidence
A Chipman man charged with two counts of first-degree murder has had his case delayed for a third time because of a substantial amount of evidence that has yet to be shared with the defence.
Their loss, our gain: Canada positioned to lure top talent from U.S., recruiters say
After the election of Donald Trump as president and the elimination of an estimated 100,000 federal jobs in the United States, residents in that country are making up a growing proportion of job applicants in Canada.
Cross-border shoppers already feeling impact of U.S. tariffs
Residents of the border town of St. Stephen are used to crossing the line over to Calais, Maine for deals on groceries and gas, but those cross-border habits are being put to the test this week, with 25 per cent counter-tariffs on many American goods coming back into Canada.
Jury has recommendations for WorkSafeNB at inquest into death of Fredericton carpenter
A coroner's inquest into the death of a Red Seal carpenter who died from an 8.5 metre fall, concluded in Fredericton with 6 recommendations from the jury.