Avastin fight now moves to P.E.I.
March 9, 2010
A cancer patient who successfully helped lobby the New Brunswick government to fund an expensive cancer drug is now shifting his focus to P.E.I. in an effort to have Avastin funded by that province.
Avastin fight now moves to P.E.I.
Tickets for CFL Moncton game start at $29
March 9, 2010
Canadian Football League officials and players descended on Moncton, N.B., to drum up excitement about the first regular season CFL game to be played in Atlantic Canada.
Tickets for CFL Moncton game start at $29
Toyota denies Prius recall coming
March 9, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday denied reports by the Wall Street Journal that the automaker plans to recall the Prius model involved in Monday’s high-profile case of unintended acceleration in San Diego.
Toyota denies Prius recall coming
Ottawa stalls Harbour Bridge repairs
March 9, 2010
The federal government says it needs more information before it can decide whether to allow the Saint John Harbour Bridge Authority to borrow money from a financial institution to finance bridge repairs.
Ottawa stalls Harbour Bridge repairs
CFL reveals ticket prices for 1st Atlantic Canada game
March 9, 2010
The Canadian Football League has released ticket prices for the first regular season game to be played in Atlantic Canada.
CFL reveals ticket prices for 1st Atlantic Canada game
Eastern snow crab stocks down 57%
March 9, 2010
A significant reduction in crab stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence is bad news for eastern Canadian fishermen.
Eastern snow crab stocks down 57%
94 jobs lost at CB call centre
March 9, 2010
A call centre in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., is laying off 94 employees. Minacs said that means half of its Cape Breton workforce will be cut by the end of April.
94 jobs lost at CB call centre
7 arrested in string of debit frauds
March 9, 2010
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a string of debit card frauds in New Brunswick that involved money being stolen from people’s bank accounts.
7 arrested in string of debit frauds
Crashed plane was chartered to count birds
March 9, 2010
The two Environment Canada employees involved in Sunday’s small-plane emergency landing on a Yarmouth County highway were counting birds.
Crashed plane was chartered to count birds
Rothesay man wins $1 million
March 9, 2010
New Brunswick’s newest millionaire, Steven Hanrahan, of Rothesay, says he’s still in shock about his Lotto 6/49 win and plans to take some time before deciding how to spend the money.
Dalhousie welcomes AbitibiBowater deal
March 9, 2010
Some retired mill workers in Dalhousie, N.B., are optimistic about a tentative agreement between AbitibiBowater and the union after the company dropped a proposal to terminate pension plans, which would have reduced pension benefits by an average of 25 per cent.
Dalhousie welcomes AbitibiBowater deal
Most in N.B. dissatisfied with Liberals: poll
March 9, 2010
The majority of New Brunswickers are dissatisfied with the performance of the governing Liberal party, but that hasn’t translated into more people planning to vote for the Progressive Conservatives, according to a new poll.
Most in N.B. dissatisfied with Liberals: poll
Police find missing man’s car
March 9, 2010
Police say they’ve located a car belonging to a 30-year-old Woodstock, N.B., man who’s been missing for two weeks.
CFL to announce Moncton ticket details
March 9, 2010
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham will reveal ticket details for the Sept. 26 regular-season game in Moncton between the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts.
CFL to announce Moncton ticket details
Ethiopian sisters reunited in Moncton
March 9, 2010
Three sisters from Ethiopia were reunited in Moncton, N.B., on Monday after a three-year-long effort by a couple from Bouctouche.
Ethiopian sisters reunited in Moncton
Howard still unbeaten at Brier
March 9, 2010
Ontario’s Glenn Howard is undefeated at 5-0 following Monday’s wins over New Brunswick and Nova Scotia at the Brier in Halifax.
Howard still unbeaten at Brier
N.B. woman wins N.L. pathology negligence suit
March 9, 2010
A New Brunswick woman has won a negligence lawsuit against a Newfoundland hospital and two pathologists after being told a mole she had removed was benign, only to find out six years later she had life-threatening skin cancer.
N.B. woman wins N.L. pathology negligence suit
Prayers offered for missing N.B. woman
March 9, 2010
People across the country prayed on Sunday for a New Brunswick woman, who has been missing for more than a week.
Prayers offered for missing N.B. woman
Plaskett’s Three nabs 6 awards at ECMA gala
March 9, 2010
Joel Plaskett’s latest album is called Three, but the Nova Scotian singer-songwriter more than doubled that at the East Coast Music Awards, presented in Sydney, N.S. Sunday night and capping four days of events celebrating Atlantic Canadian music.
Plaskett’s Three nabs 6 awards at ECMA gala
Fraser Papers’ N.B. workers accept contract
March 9, 2010
Workers at Fraser Papers’ Edmundston mill have reluctantly accepted a new contract that will change their pension plan and help the company emerge from bankruptcy protection, according to the union.
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