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Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.

Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.

Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces.
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Firefighting efforts continue in Newfoundland, New Brunswick bans woods activities

Firefighting efforts continue in Newfoundland, New Brunswick bans woods activities

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Maritime provinces, Ottawa announce $9 million to help restore regional air travel

Maritime provinces, Ottawa announce $9 million to help restore regional air travel

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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Investigation launched into death of man in northern New Brunswick jail cell

Investigation launched into death of man in northern New Brunswick jail cell

MIRAMICHI — New Brunswick’s police oversight agency is investigating the death of a man inside a jail cell at the municipal police station in Miramichi.
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Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

HALIFAX — Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.
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Man riding motorcycle dies after colliding with moose in northeastern New Brunswick

Man riding motorcycle dies after colliding with moose in northeastern New Brunswick

Police say a 60-year-old man is dead after colliding with a moose while riding a motorcycle in northeastern New Brunswick this weekend. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they responded Saturday to a report of a crash on Route 11 in Bertrand, N.B.
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Advocate hopes review of N.B. right-to-information law strengthens legislation

Advocate hopes review of N.B. right-to-information law strengthens legislation

FREDERICTON — Experts on government transparency are hoping a review of New Brunswick's right-to-information law — ranked as one of the worst in Canada — makes it easier for the public to access documents and records.
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Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital

Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick’s largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed.
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Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double overnight; 13 cases reported

Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double overnight; 13 cases reported

FREDERICTON — The number of confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick's south-central region has more than doubled over the past 24 hours. Public health officials say there are 13 confirmed cases of the contagious infection in Sussex, N.B.
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N.B. fast-tracking nursing home placements as hospitals struggle with overcrowding

N.B. fast-tracking nursing home placements as hospitals struggle with overcrowding

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's premier is blaming a lack of long-term care space for serious overcrowding at four regional hospitals, as her government tries to fast-track patients out of those facilities and into nursing homes.
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