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TRURO HEIGHTS A Moncton man, who allegedly drove erratically from New Brunswick to the Truro area Saturday, is facing criminal code charges.

Herve Arseneau would never call himself an athlete, but he can now boast that he's run two legs of an Olympic relay - the torch relay, that is.

The bill, which would force the government to officially apologize to Canadians of Italian origin who were interned during the Second World War, would create an endowment for restitution and create a stamp to commemorate the event.

Post-secondary education will benefit from provisions in tomorrow's provincial budget, Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Labour and Training Donald Arseneault says.

The Harper government's attack on diplomat Richard Colvin could be the final blow in the unravelling of Canada's once-sacred tradition of an independent, non-partisan public service, warn experts.

It's been more than 60 years, but Glaidus Clark is finally going to lay her first husband to rest.

There are bomb-sniffing dogs and drug-sniffing dogs and dogs who can sniff out those in need of rescue, and then there's Ekko.

Police in western Newfoundland have been called in to investigate a fire that destroyed a house that had already seen its share of smoke.

The Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over his role in helping to block the 3 billion Chelsea Barracks housing scheme designed by Lord Rogers.

The father of a baby who died tragically after a fall from a balcony at Pearson airport told CTV Toronto his family is trying hard "to heal." Little Lucca Romano, who was 15-months-old, died Sunday after squirming out of his mother Veronica's arms and falling to his death.

Agenda is Salon's weekly look at what's going on around the province. Pick of the week: Beaverbrook Art Gallery presents a members' opening reception Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Sculpture Garden featuring 'The Birth of Venus' by artist Andre Lepointe and 'Celebrating 40 Years: New Brunswick Art Bank Anniversary ...

An 18-year-old man from the Moncton area has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in connection with a violent home invasion in Shediac earlier this year.

The Prince of Wales has delivered a personal thank-you to emergency services for their work in the recovery operation in the flood-ravaged town of Cockermouth.

The Prince of Wales willA conclude his two-day tour of Cumbria to visit flood-affected communities.

New Brunswickers braved bitter winds and freezing rain Friday as the Olympic torch made its way from Fredericton to the northern part of the province.

Canadian soldiers watch as U.S. Blackhawk helicopters land during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province last September.

Their extraordinary acts of bravery are separated by 27 years. But as the first woman in the Royal Navy to be awarded the Military Cross proudly collected her medal at Buckingham Palace today a veteran who received the equivalent award for his actions in the Falklands put his medal up for sale.

Tomorrow is Black Friday for U.S. retailers -- the biggest shopping day of the year south of the border -- and the Canada Border Services Agency is gearing up for a sharp increase of U.S.-bound Canadian shoppers.

It's unclear how much it will cost to decommission the Dalhousie generating station.

The Prince of Wales will spread the message that flood-damaged Cumbria is "open for business" today when he turns on a town's Christmas lights.

Canadian immigration officials arrested an Indian man in Toronto on Thursday after he gave a fiery speech at an event where the flag of the outlawed Tamil Tigers rebels was flown.

Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a two-story training structure used regularly by the Volunteer Fire Department in Baie Verte.

A Territorial Army Colour Sergeant from Sutton Coldfield has spoken of how he feared he might never see his baby after he was given a campaign medal by the Prince of Wales over service in Afghanistan.

A BARNSTAPLE engineering firm has won a 1million contract to supply its hi-tech equipment to the Royal Netherlands Navy, bringing its contract wins this month to 15million.

BUSINESS WIRE )--EDF EN Canada - an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company , announces the signing by EDF Energies Nouvelles and RES Canada of a framework agreement with German turbine supplier REpower, covering the delivery of up to 954 MW of generating capacity.

The Olympic torch has arrived in central New Brunswick to a celebration at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.

Britain's food heroes - including several from the South West - have been honoured.

Changes are needed to ensure more kids in the care of child welfare agencies find permanent homes and don't "age out" of the system before being adopted, says an editorial published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

A Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. employee has died after an incident at the company's Sussex, N.B., mine on Saturday.

The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada applauds the decision of the New Brunswick's Minister of Health Mary Schryer to implement a province wide colorectal cancer screening program and to provide funding for Avastin for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Last week, the new border crossing opened at the port of entry between Calais and St.

Worksafe N.B. officials are investigating the death of a worker at the Potash Corp.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have attended a wet and windswept Royal Film Performance of The Lovely Bones.

Some residents of southern New Brunswick were shaken by an earthquake Sunday evening.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Mental Health Article Date: 24 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr.

Princes William and Harry .... in a historically unique position in the modern monarchy.

The people of New Brunswick now have their turn to welcome the visit of the eagerly awaited Olympic Flame and to celebrate this historic moment.

An undated police handout photo of Thomas Andrew Reid, a Canadian musician who was killed in Texas Nov.

The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, crossing the Confederation Bridge after spending the weekend on P.E.I. The flame will pass through Port Elgin, Cap-Pele and stop in Shediac for a community celebration before moving on to Sackville, Memramcook and Dieppe.

Everyone who has been enjoying the unseasonably mild weather in New Brunswick over the past few weeks can expect more of the same.

Dr. Donald Weaver, a Halifax researcher with unmatched credentials, received the Prix Galien Research Award at a ceremony in Ottawa last night.

More than 100 people gathered on the weekend for a candlelight vigil in Fredericton to pay tribute to murdered teenager Hilary Bonnell.

THE doyenne of British cooking Delia Smith was awarded a CBE yesterday and described it as a tribute to all home chefs.

Oct. 6, 1950 file photo of 10-year-old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train "Rangitoto" as they leave Liverpool Street station in London bound for Auckland, New Zealand.

French navy ship The Graceful and crew will arrive at Crown Bay at 8 a.m. Saturday for three days of rest and relaxation in the Virgin Islands.

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Maggie, a fluffy old English sheep dog with a gentle demeanor, was shot more than 40 times at close range with a BB gun, her owner says.

Jeunesses Musicales Canada presents Jacques Offenbach's opera 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton Tuesday.

A Quispamsis, N.B., man says his dog is lucky to be alive after being shot about 40 times at close range with a BB gun.

Undated handout photo of Ashley Smith of Moncton, NB, a 19-year-old who died in a federal prison after spending five years in the youth criminal justice system.

Norwich City supremo Delia Smith has been awarded a CBE. The doyenne of British cooking described it as a tribute to all home chefs.

News in brief Published Friday November 20th, 2009 A3 Arthritis fundraiser set for Sunday The Medavie Blue Cross Jingle Bell Walk or Run for Arthritis will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Participants will walk or run one kilometre or five kilometres to raise money for the New Brunswick division of the Arthritis Society.

Amherst Lions Centre is hosting a bluegrass concert featuring The Bluegrass Diamonds and Blue Horizon Sunday, Nov.

The Prince of Wales is to visit the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon to meet aspiring actors and actresses.

Most of the electricity in Nova Scotia is currently generated by burning coal. Nova Scotia can meet a goal to double its use of renewable energy by 2015, using existing technology and with minimal impact on electricity rates, according to a report presented Tuesday in Halifax.

Victor Boudreau says he's very much aware of the challenges facing northern New Brunswick and the minister of Business New Brunswick wants his department's front-line workers to get a first-hand look at the troubled region as they try to develop programs and services to help bolster the struggling economy.

News in brief Published Thursday November 19th, 2009 A7 McLeod House residents could be home by weekend Students affected by a small fire Tuesday night in a residence at the University of New Brunswick should be back in their rooms by the weekend.

Residents in a Fredericton-area neighbourhood are upset they were not immediately notified after traces of chromium turned up in a monitoring well at the site of a chemical spill.

Widespread concern about the 'swine flu' is prompting H1N1 vaccination programs in many countries -- seldom seen on such a massive scale.

Premier Shawn Graham's controversial plan to sell New Brunswick's public power utility to Hydro-Quebec is expected to dominate debate when the provincial legislature opens Tuesday for its final session before next year's election.

Eleven years after he was charged with illegally digging clams in Kouchibouguac National Park, Jackie Vautour continues to argue that his constitutional rights as a Metis have been ignored by the justice system.

A group that campaigned for mandatory bilingual signs in the City of Dieppe is now turning its crusade to neighbouring Moncton.

A 31-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter in the death of an elderly man in a Moncton hotel three months ago.

Ben Elton has apologised for causing offence after launching into a crude comedy television rant about the Royal Family.

New Brunswick's Liberal government still has some work to do to sell members of its own party on the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. A majority of the delegates asking questions Saturday during a session at the party's biennial meeting expressed concerns with the $5 billion deal.

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.

Quebec Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis announces the creation of a special squad, called OpA©ration Marteau, to look into allegations of corruption and collusion in the Montreal construction ... Canada is viewed as one of the least corrupt countries in the world and is an "inspiration" for the U.S. and other nations in North and South ...

In this 1953 black and white photo released by the National Archives of Australia shown are British orphans at Melrose House, near Parramatta, Australia.

Cole Alexander McFadden is now the second of five accused to admit his role in the killing of a Shediac man in March.

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The new border crossing between Maine and New Brunswick will open at 9 AM Monday.

The announcement by Premiers Shawn Graham and Jean Charest represents a bold, courageous act of economic nation-building, and warrants the applause it is getting across Canada.

Police in New Brunswick say they have identified human remains as those of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell.

Home : Canada : Woman guilty of criminal negligence in baby's death Woman guilty of criminal negligence in baby's death Date: Monday Nov.

Leaders of Pacific Rim nations agreed yesterday on "a new growth paradigm," which included a rejection of "all forms of protectionism" and a commitment to slash the cost of doing business in the region by 25% by 2015.

NAVAL shipbuilding returned to the River Tyne last night with the award of a A 55m contract to construct sections of the Royal Navya s giant aircraft carriers.

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Bathurst artist Jean Frances poses with one of her paintings now on display at the Bathurst Heritage Museum.

The proposed sale of New Brunswick's public power company to Hydro-Quebec is fraught with questions about labour relations and job security, the union that represents more than 2,200 employees of NB Power said Friday.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

A military service medal that was left on board an Air Canada Jazz flight between Ottawa and Fredericton was hand-delivered back to its owner on Friday.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

New Brunswickers will go to the polls in a provincial election next September, but if the last three years are any indication, the next 10 months could prove a major challenge for Premier Shawn Graham's Liberal government as it seeks a second mandate.

Jacqueline Bourque's 'The Sum of Its Parts' is part of the 2009 New Brunswick College of Craft and Design faculty show at Government House.

A father slashed 10 years off his age and his son claimed to be older so they could both fight in the First World War.

Acadian Coach Lines is asking for regulatory approval to eliminate its Fredericton to Miramichi route as the motor carrier undertakes an ambitious plan to increase focus on travel between Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will leave Canada having made an altruistic gesture to the families of the country's servicemen and women.

P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz announced Friday morning he's setting up a negotiating team to sit down with Hydro-QuA©bec to buy electricity for the province.

Hydro-Quebec transmission lines CP Union says it has been trying to get details about the tentative agreement for two weeks but no one is providing any clarity Fredericton - Published on Friday, Nov.

Hilary Bonnell disappeared two months ago from her northern New Brunswick community.

A torchbearer steadies himself as he steps into a dory to carry the Olympic flame across Petty Harbour, N.L., to continue its journey across the northeast avalon.

Heavy rain coupled with high winds have lashed parts of the US East Coast, flooding streets, closing schools and causing five deaths.

Britain's Prince Charles speaks to a solider during an inspection at the departure ceremony from Ottawa Nov.

A fire early Monday morning destroyed a business located at 9494 Route 8 in Blissfield near Doaktown.

The Baie Verte Volunteer Fire Department will soon receive an upgrade to their communications system.

MANY visitors to Greece and its islands have probably, just like Oxenwood food writer Belinda Harley, fallen in love with a stray dog - " but, unlike her, have left it there.

NEWS IN BRIEF Published Thursday November 12th, 2009 A3 Police continue search for Knappe The Saint John Police Force is continuing its efforts in locating a missing person.

Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund is on track to rollout its advanced broadband network to customers in Fredericton and Saint John, N.B., by the middle of 2010.

Canadians will pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Wednesday, in remembrance of those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom.

The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla touched down in Montreal, where they received a formal welcome.

News in brief Published Wednesday November 11th, 2009 A5 Woman denies charges An Oromocto woman accused of multiple thefts in Fredericton refuted several charges in provincial court Tuesday.

The Royal Canadian Legion believes this year's Remembrance Day ceremony broke a turnout record, in part because of the vandalism that hit the city's cenotaph last weekend.

The UK mission to the United Nations has become the latest diplomatic office in New York to be targeted in an anthrax scare.

While acknowledging that industry gets "the bang up front", Energy Minister Jack Keir on Monday tried to assuage the fears of a couple of hundred Board of Trade members who came out to hear his thoughts on the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. The main issue seems to revolve around the fear of losing sovereignty, he said.

The Prince of Wales's Canadian tour has been marred by scenes of violence when anti-monarchy protesters clashed with riot police.

If you want to see some of the finest art in the world you don't need to visit New York, London or Paris - a small but prestigious gallery in New Brunswick may be just what you're looking for.

A 29-year-old Burnt Church, N.B., man is facing four charges in connection to a sexual assault that allegedly took place on Sunday.

When the Prince of Wales apologized to MPP Jim Watson for bringing some of Ottawa's political elite out onto a cold, windy runway last night, he needn't have bothered.

Dieppe is proposing a bylaw that will require all future commercial signs on the exterior of buildings in the southeastern New Brunswick city to be either in French or bilingual.

The Intelligent Community Forum named two New Brunswick cities among the seven most intelligent communities in the world.

Tour guide Frans van Marle poses in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Nov.9, 2009.

Prince Charles has received a medal marking his 32 years of service as an honourary member of the Canadian navy.

Kennewick's Billy Harris was inducted into the New Brunswick Baseball Hall of Fame at a ceremony Oct.

There's currently no way to hold a referendum or plebiscite in New Brunswick on the controversial deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec between elections, says New Brunswick chief electoral officer Mike Quinn.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, joined nearly 1,000 parishioners and guests for a special Remembrance Sunday service at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria Sunday.

Canada has had a pandemic plan of some kind since the late 1980s. After SARS killed 44 Canadians in 2003, more action followed: A federal chief public health officer was appointed, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created, and federal and provincial governments agreed on an up-to-date pandemic influenza plan.

Niagara-on-the-Lake and the growing number of wineries in the Niagara region of Southern Ontario were visited Thursday by Prince Charles.

There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.

The Duchess of Cornwall came face-to-face with her teenage past when she was reunited with a friend she had not seen for 45 years.

Solar panels at the Fellowship Village Retirement Community in Basking Ridge on Oct.

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The Queen will lead the nation in remembering Britain's war dead at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

One of England's oldest hunts have got their new season under way amid hopes that next year could see the repeal of the hunting ban.

A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout in 2011.

Home : Canada : Prince Charles and Camilla to spend evening in B.C. Prince Charles and Camilla to spend evening in B.C. Viewer CTV Toronto: Janice Golding at the Royal fair The Prince of Wales and the Dutchess of Cornwall were at Toronto's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Friday as part of their visit to Canada.

Drivers in Cape Breton and Sheet Harbour will have newer roads and bridges to travel on, thanks to $49.5 million in stimulus money.

Canada's top police officer in Afghanistan says more needs to be done to bring the Afghan National Police force up to par.

From left, Alison Power , David Smith , Tilly Jackson and Allison Chapman are part of the Fredericton High School production of The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan comedy.

Hydro-QuA©bec says it will offer employment to all NB Power employees and will respect existing labour agreements.

RCMP officers are searching two properties in northeastern New Brunswick. The investigation is believed to be linked to the disappearance of Hilary Bonnell.

Camilla, thhe Duchess of Cornwall looks on as Charles, the Prince of Wales speaks with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty after arriving in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday November 4, 2009.

For the third time in less than a week, a Moncton cab driver was robbed of cash while on duty.

Almost 30 youngsters were found drinking, or suspected of it, in less than four hours when Sussex Police ran an evening operation targeting underage drinking.

Thousands of conservative activists converged Thursday on Capitol Hill to protest the Democrats' plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system, denouncing the legislation as a government takeover that imposes Canadian-style care on Americans.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Charles, Prince of Wales, laugh as they visits the historic town of Cupids, N.L., on Nov.

It has been a sad week for political debate in New Brunswick ever since the news of the big power deal between Quebec and New Brunswick was announced.

Prince Charles met with some of Canada's leading business leaders Wednesday afternoon to discuss the social responsibility of corporations, a significant theme to his 11-day visit to Canada.

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Hilary Bonnell was last seen on Saturday, September 5 at about 7:30 a.m. walking on Highway 11 in the Burnt Church First Nation.

Promotion of investment opportunities in the province's mineral and petroleum sectors will be at the top of the agenda for the annual Exploration, Mining and Petroleum New Brunswick conference being held Nov.

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Home : Canada : Bathurst moms want winter tires all around on vehicle Bathurst moms want winter tires all around on vehicle Date: Wednesday Nov.

It's a good time for the federal gun registry to die. After 11 years of low-calibre crime-fighting -- shooting blanks at bad guys, backfiring financially or taking aim at all the wrong targets -- the billion-dollar boondoggle uncovered in 2002 by the Auditor General will likely be placed on the de-registration block Wednesday afternoon.

Being named to the Order of New Brunswick is making Fred Beairsto a "proud, honoured and humbled" man.

The Prince of Wales has praised the "strength of the Canadian character" at the start of his 11-day tour of the country with the Duchess of Cornwall.

Thousands of people in both the U.S. and Canada have been turned away from swine flu clinics in recent days because of a shortage of H1N1 vaccine, but countless others want nothing to do with getting inoculated against a flu that's spreading faster than any other.

With the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Polytechnique Massacre just weeks away, gun-control advocates and the victims' families are urging opposition members of Parliament to vote against a private member's bill that would abolish Canada's long-gun registry.

New Brunswick was already preparing for a reduced supply of H1N1 vaccine this week.

Arriving at Windsor Station Thursday night, for a gala marking his 25 years in politics, Jean Charest was in a buoyant mood.

Pakistan blast 'kills at least 35' A suicide bomber has killed 35 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital.

The Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall were welcomed to Canada on nOV.

A new poll suggests the majority of Canadians would prefer to see Prince William become King, not his father.

The remains of a young Canadian woman whose coffin was left unclaimed in England for more than 90 years will finally be laid to rest this month at her family plot in New Brunswick.

An Australian man was charged yesterday over the death of an Irish backpacker, police said, following an emotional plea by the victim's mother that he turn himself in.

Premier Shawn Graham waited awhile before commenting upon the discussions taking place between Hydro Quebec and NB Power, and his week of silence has been ponderous.

Lawrence Frederick Goulette took the stand in his own defence yesterday and said he never sexually assaulted a woman eight years ago.

Burberry took another step towards restoring its reputation as a classy brand when the Prince of Wales gave it his personal seal of approval in London.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, will visit 12 cities during their 11-day visit to Canada.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall begin an 11-day royal tour of Canada on Monday.

As fellow soldiers sent the body of Sapper Steven Marshall home yesterday, grieving friends in Canada braced for the sorrowful return of their fallen comrade.

The very first question I was asked early Thursday, Oct. 29 was, "Is this a good deal for New Brunswick?-" referring, of course, to the proposed Hydro-Quebec takeover of NB Power.

RCMP in Moncton, N.B., are investigating after two cab drivers were robbed. One cabbie was robbed early today after he picked up a fare in the city's downtown.