New Brunswick

Canada's coffee market brews bold competition

The country's high-end coffee market remains a competitive battleground despite months of recession. Late last week, two American companies snatched up the market share controlled by Timothy's Coffees of the World Inc. -- a...

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HMCS Fredericton begins anti-piracy patrols

Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton has taken up anti-piracy duties off east Africa and will spend the next six months patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. “This is an important day for my ship and her...

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UPS-sponsored campaign raises $13,000 for charity

FREDERICTON, N.B. -- A Brush of Hope, a UPS-sponsored campaign that raises money for The Kidney Foundation, has raised about $13,000 by auctioning off paintings created by Canadian celebrities. Celebrities such as Rush’s Alex...

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N.B. dialysis patients get early Christmas gift

Kidney dialysis patients in northwest New Brunswick have received an early Christmas present from the provincial government - funding to operate local dialysis machines six days a week, which will end travelling for treatment.

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Experts available to discuss health effects of abuse and domestic violence

Did you know that in 2007-08, there were 62,000 Canadian women living in shelters to escape domestic violence and abusive situations, according to Statistics Canada? While violence appears in different forms and locations, the...

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N.B. premier says he'll correct misinformation from N.L. premier on power deal

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct misleading statements from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams over the proposed sale of NB Power when he meet...

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Media Advisory: Government of Canada Invests in Agricultural Safety

Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux and Minister Keith Ashfield, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, will be in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, November 12, to make an important announcement for the Canadian...

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Woman accused of fraud to fund home renos

A Sussex, N.B., woman is on trial for allegedly defrauding $250,000 from the Sharp's Corner Drugstore to fund her home renovations. The fraud trial of Linda Marie Burton, who worked as a bookkeeper at the Sussex drug store,...

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Irving Oil's Saint John refinery upgrade completed

NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Privately-held Irving Oil said on Tuesday it completed the C$220 million upgrade of its 300,000 barrel per day refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. The majority of the work was to improve the...

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Protesters denounce NB Power sale to Quebec as N.B. throne speech touts deal

FREDERICTON - Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the New Brunswick legislature Tuesday as Premier Shawn Graham began his sales pitch to the public on the advantages of selling the province's public power utility to Quebec....

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