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Auditor general concerned over debt

New Brunswick's auditor general is raising concerns about the province's growing net debt and a lack of explanation from the government on how it will rein in spending. The net debt is expected to hit $9.6 billion by the end of March 2011, but Michael Ferguson says he expects it will reach $11 billion in subsequent years.

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Acadian Bus terminal in Moncton on the move

Moncton bus terminal planning move in mid-May

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NB Premier shrugs off latest poll results

The premier is shrugging of polls results

Local 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

Reward offered by missing woman's family

As the search for a missing Moncton woman enters Day 12, her family is hoping a cash reward will motivate someone to come forward. The family of Donna O'Rielly will hold a news conference this morning to formally offer up a 25-thousand dollar reward for her return.

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Federal government asking for public input on random breathalyzer tests

OTTAWA - The federal government is mulling over the idea of allowing random breathalyzer tests. The Justice Department has posted a discussion paper on its website, noting that breath-testing provisions in the Criminal Code are now 40 years old. It's one of a number of ideas contained in the

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'We have set our tiny miracle free;' Baby Isaiah taken off life support in Alta

EDMONTON - Surrounded by family, a brain-injured baby died in the arms of his loving parents in an Edmonton hospital after they had spent months trying everything in their power to keep him alive. Rebecka and Isaac May went to court in January seeking to prevent doctors from unhooking their son

National 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Mont. governor seeks federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for state programs

HELENA, Mon. - Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking U.S. government permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs. Schweitzer said he thinks the move could chop 40 per cent off the $100 million the state spends each year on prescription drug

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World 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

NYC agrees to pay up to $657M to settle health lawsuits filed by ground zero workers

NEW YORK - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center. Th

World 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

UN humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza isn't helping its security

The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory. John Holmes also warned that as bad as the hundreds of tunnels that bypass the blockade are, Gaza would have difficulty surviving if Egypt succeeds in blocking them b

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Obama tells lawmakers, advocates of his 'unwavering' commitment to immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year. Obama also met

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Sports 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Competitors in 1,770-km sled dog race fuel up on fancy meals, junk food

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race take care of their dogs first when they stop to rest, massaging sore paws and serving up stews of hearty grub for their teams. Then it's their turn - and there's no skimping on the people chow found along the lonely stretches of the

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SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Thursday: NHL Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 2 (after 2) N.Y. Islanders 1 St. Louis 2 (after 2) Boston 4 Philadelphia 1 (after 2) Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 3 (after 2) Columbus 2 Atlanta 0 (after 2) Montreal 3 Edmonton 2 (after 2) Detroit 3 Minnesota

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McGill extends streak with win over Montreal at CIS women's hky championship

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Rebecca Martindale scored 3:17 into overtime for McGill as the Martlets opened up the Canadian women's university hockey championship with a 2-1 over the Montreal Carabins. With the win, No. 1 seed McGill - the two-time defending CIS champions - extended its record winning str

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Business 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Power Corp. of Canada reports Q4 profit, as revenue falls from year ago

MONTREAL - Power Corp. of Canada said Thursday it earned $54 million in its latest quarter as revenue dropped. The diversified conglomerate said the profit amounted to 10 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31 compared with a loss of $535 million or $1.20 per diluted share in the

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Closed Listowel, Ont., soup factory to make hot dogs, employ up to 500 people

LISTOWEL, Ont. - A $3-million grant from the Ontario government - along with $40 million in private funds - will help turn a closed Campbell's Soup plant in this small southwestern community into a "very large hot dog factory," opening the shuttered doors to hundreds of new jobs. The old soup pl

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MPs accuse Transport Canada of inaction over Toyota safety concerns

OTTAWA - Transport Canada came under fire from MPs on Thursday over its handling of safety concerns with Toyota vehicles after disclosing that authorities had received 17 acceleration-related complaints before last fall's recall. Department officials were called on the carpet by opposition MPs a

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Entertainment 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Girlicious band member Natalie Mejia charged with cocaine possession in California

GLENDALE, Calif. - A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Natalie Mejia of Diamond Bar and 28-year-old P

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NYC ex-model sues for $10M over use of bikini photo as bawdy prop in comedy ?Couple?s Retreat?

NEW YORK - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat." Irina Krupnik filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit Thursday in a New York City court against NBC Universal. It distributed the 2009 Vince Vaughn comedy.

Entertainment 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' wins fiction prize from National Book Critics Circle in NYC

NEW YORK - Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," winner last year of the Man Booker Prize in London, was honoured Thursday night on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. The novel, set in the age of King Henry VIII, won the National Book Critics Circle Prize for fiction. It's a sympathetic narrative of royal