Guarantee sought

Guarantee sought

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The two Atlantic premiers who object to the agreement to sell most of NB Power says they want a written guarantee that their provinces will have access to the regional power grid if the sale goes through.

Panel to examine power proposal

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The province has set up an advisory panel to study the proposed sale of most of NB Power.

Distribution of children's book barred by education officials

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Education officials in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are refusing to allow the distribution of thousands of copies of a free book aimed at getting six-year-olds to read, saying the literature is racist and promotes stereotyping of First Nations people.

Case against Blackwater guard dropped

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The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

Floods batter Lake District

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Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
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Provincial journal

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The federal Green Party's deputy leader will be in Moncton today on a grassroots national training tour for candidates and party officials. Adriane Carr is the candidate for Vancouver Centre.

Correction

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An article published Thursday on C7 stated that Rothesay would be the only Olympic torch stop between Sussex and Saint John.

Province to spend up to $8M on poverty reduction plan

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Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock says the province will spend in the range of $5 million to $8 million putting the first stages of the poverty reduction plan in place.

On the record

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The following is an exchange during Friday's question period in the legislature between Opposition Tory member Bruce Fitch, a former energy minister in the previous Conservative administration, and Energy Minister Jack Keir on industrial benefits under the tentative agreement to sell most of the assets NB Power to Hydro-Québec:

P.E.I.'s Ghiz shows support for power pact

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Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz made a quick stop in Fredericton on Friday to give Premier Shawn Graham a boost in his campaign to sell the tentative agreement with Hydro-Québec.

Major shipment of H1N1 vaccine is expected

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A major shipment of more than 100,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine is expected in New Brunswick next week, enough to significantly speed up the inoculation process in the province.

Students told they can change 'horrible situation' for First Nations youth

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New Brunswick's child and youth advocate called on a group of Fredericton high school students to remember slain teen Hilary Bonnell as they become the leaders of tomorrow.

Lotteries eye cashing in on online poker craze

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Poker players in New Brunswick could soon have a legal, online option to play Texas Hold'em.

Remains in cage turn out to be skeleton of porpoise

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Hold those tears.

Search underway for solo N.S. sailor

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U.S. and Canadian aircraft continued searching an expanse of ocean off Bermuda on Friday for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.

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Panel to examine power proposal Distribution of children's book barred by education officials Students told they can change 'horrible situation' for First Nations youth Winfrey says prayer influenced decision Floods batter Lake District Search underway for solo N.S. sailor MacKay in talks with U.S. over 2011 troop pullout Healthy NBers may have access to H1N1 shots next week Sombre community bids goodbye to Hilary Power tops agenda

National journal

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Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several fraud charges.

MacKay in talks with U.S. over 2011 troop pullout

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Canadian troops can return home in 2011 assured that U.S. forces will be able to handle security for Canada's continuing diplomatic and development mission in Kandahar, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday.

World journal

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A retired State Department worker and his wife, accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba, pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him in jail for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom after six years.

Senator commits on key U.S. health care vote

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With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on U.S. President Barack Obama's signature issue.

Winfrey says prayer influenced decision

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Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.

Russian icebreaker reaches clear water

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A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.

Sombre community bids goodbye to Hilary

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Standing outside the church after the funeral, surrounded by family and friends, Pamela Fillier stood over her daughter's casket, weeping.

Power tops agenda

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Premier Shawn Graham plans to set the record straight on the "empty rhetoric" coming from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams on the agreement to sell most of NB Power's assets to Hydro-Québec.

Tory leader focuses on pact

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Opposition leader David Alward broke with tradition in his reply to the throne speech on Thursday, focusing on just one element of government policy - the tentative deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Québec.

Alberta man guilty of killing RCMP constable

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The conviction of an Alberta man for the murder of a Mountie brings relief in a northern community still trying to come to grips with the officer's death and the drug trade that may have contributed to it.

National journal

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The provinces are being asked to hold back a batch of swine flu vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions.

Provincial journal

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A 13-year-old boy is facing at least one charge after an incident earlier this week at Nashwaaksis Middle School. Fredericton police were called to the school after receiving a call of a possible threat.

Liberals release list of Tory loyalist, donor appointments

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Liberal MPs released a list Thursday of 233 federal appointments that the Harper Conservatives gave to their loyalists and donors.

Email vehicle registration reminders available

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A new email notification service is now available through Service New Brunswick for vehicle owners wanting to be reminded when their motor vehicle registration is about to expire.

ATV users extend olive branch

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The New Brunswick All Terrain Vehicle Federation is extending an olive branch to its detractors in an effort to find solutions to trail access issues in the province.

Amount of aid given to lobster fishermen slammed

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Proof is emerging that the federal fisheries department will never spend half of the $15 million it announced in June to help hard-pressed lobster fishermen, an industry representative and opposition critics say.

Healthy NBers may have access to H1N1 shots next week

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New Brunswick health officials are making progress with the largest vaccination program in provincial history, which may allow healthy citizens to access the shot in the next few weeks.

Hunters find skeleton of dog in cage

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Chuck Prince considers himself a 'dog guy.'

Miramichi council wary of any tax increase

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City treasurer Darlene O'Shea's nervous laugh at the beginning of this weekt's budget meeting was a telling sign of the dire straits faced by the city.

Northern journal

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A new movie about the history of the Port Roseway, N.S., will have a Miramichi connection thanks to a local production company.

Governments aid peat moss plant upgrade

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An international peat moss company is upgrading its plant in Shippagan, creating up to 100 jobs.

Call for public inquiry into prisoner handover rejected

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The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into bruising allegations by a federal official that the military handed over Afghan prisoners to face torture.

Health spending to hit $183B this year: report

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Canada's total health-care bill this year is predicted to reach $183 billion - or almost $5,500 for each man, woman and child in the country, says a report released Thursday.

Officials dismissed torture claims in '06

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Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the torture of prisoners and dismissed the concern, The Canadian Press has learned.

Nova Scotia: no way

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Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says his province could have had an arrangement similar to New Brunswick's proposed deal with Hydro-Québec, adding fuel to smouldering suspicions about the Quebec utility's expansionist ambitions in the Maritimes.

Laws said needed to protect children from Internet threats

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Bernard Richard plans to lobby the Graham government to draft legislation to better protect children from companies that mine their browsing habits for data or from sexual predators bent on exploiting them online.

Report shows power savings

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A new report says ratepayers in New Brunswick will save $5.6 billion on their power bills if a deal goes ahead between NB Power and Hydro-Québec.

Cenotaph may have fallen over

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Police in Fredericton now say it's possible that a broken granite cross at the provincial cenotaph may have toppled on its own, rather than having been vandalized.

United States headed for Vietnam War-like disaster in Afghanistan, two experts warn

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The United States is being dragged into a bloody Vietnam War-like morass because of a misguided obsession with establishing a national government in Kabul and its military failure to protect rural Afghans, a new analysis concludes.

Afghan president set to begin second term

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Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech today: answer international demands for reform while appeasing his political allies who returned him to power.
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