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Hurricane centre sticking with projections, for now

DARTMOUTH - The Canadian Hurricane Centre released its latest details on Hurricane Earl. Hurricane watches have been issued for Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby Counties.

Medical Society seeks election promise to end cap on new doctors

The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on all political parties to commit to removing the cap on its health care billing numbers to address a shortage of physicians in the province. The billing number system allows doctors to bill the province for medical services they deliver to patients.

Local 2 Sep, 2010 0 1

Bullying issue raised as kids head back to school

An anti-bullying activist says he's recieved e-mails from parents saying their kids are anxious about going back to school.

Local 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Gas prices up in NB

It's been going down in recent weeks, but the price of gas in New Brunswick jumped nearly 2 cents a litre this morning.

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National 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Toronto G20 detainees launch class action; seek $115 million in damages

TORONTO - Two residents of Toronto are spearheading a proposed class-action suit arising out of the mass detentions at the G20 summit in June. The plaintiffs have named the city's police services board, Canada's attorney general and the police board from neighbouring Peel region. The proposed action

National 2 Sep, 2010 1 0

Hurricane Earl wobbles westward but continues its march towards the Maritimes

HALIFAX - Fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia secured their boats as best they could Thursday as hurricane Earl continued its march towards Atlantic Canada. Despite a slight shuffle to the west, the storm's sights remained firmly set on the Maritimes for the weekend. Though forecasters said they c

National 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Bears found at B.C. grow-op safe for now, will be weaned off dog food

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nearly 20 tame black bears that were found roaming fields of pot plants in southern British Columbia will be weaned off their diet of dog food as wildlife officials try to avoid destroying the animals. Conservation officers have now identified 17 bears on a 28-hectare wooded propert

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World 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Engineers remove cap that stopped oil gusher; no more oil expected to leak, but crews stand by

NEW ORLEANS - Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. More oil is not expected to leak into the sea, but crews are on standby with collection vessels just in case. The cap was removed Thursday as a prelude to

World 2 Sep, 2010 1 0

Coast Guard: no sign of oil leak after Gulf platform fire, but crews continue to monitor

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months. The Coast Guard initially reporte

World 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Ohio governor commutes death sentence of condemned killer of 3 who claimed innocence

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A condemned inmate had his life spared Thursday when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland cited "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the inmate, even though the governor believes the prisoner committed the crimes. Strickland questioned some of the eyewitness testimony against K

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Sports 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Federer keeps cool on another hot day at Flushing Meadows

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Roger Federer will stroll into the third round of the U.S. Open. Kei Nishikori — he might crawl. Second-seeded Federer breezed through his match at steamy Flushing Meadows on Thursday, defeating Germany's Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in Arthur Ashe Stadium — a match that ended simulta

Sports 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

IOC president says illegal betting has turned into a problem on par with doping

BRUSSELS - IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping. Without taking any stand on the fixing allegations against three Pakistan cricketers, Rogge said Thursday the main problem for sports across the

Sports 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Fresh off divorce, Tiger Woods takes out US$54 million mortgage on Fla. estate

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. - Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a US$54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate. Mortgage documents filed last month in Martin County show Woods will make payments to an entity called JRD Florida Ventures LLC. That is a Virginia company whose regis

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Business 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

3G Capital to acquire Burger King for $24 per share, or US$3.26 billion

CHICAGO - Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC), America's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. Its shares soared to an 18-month high. Thursday's $24-per-share tender offer comes af

Business 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Dell ends bidding contest over data-storage maker 3Par, will not match HP's $2.07B offer

SEATTLE - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay US$33 per share for 3Par, or about US$2.07 billion. Dell's decision came barely an hour after 3Par announced it had received

Business 1 Sep, 2010 0 0

Growth in U.S., Chinese industrial sectors eases fears of new recession

WASHINGTON - Manufacturing is growing in the United States and abroad, easing fears that the world economy might be on the verge of a second recession. The U.S. sector expanded for a 13th straight month in August, coinciding with gains in Chinese manufacturing and auto sales. The news gave Wall Stre

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Entertainment 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

New NFB film examines stress on children of soldiers in Afghanistan

MONTREAL - Stress. Worry their dad will be killed by the Taliban. Long absences. More responsibilities. Coping with their father's post-traumatic stress disorder. That's the toll on the children of some military families with members serving in Afghanistan illustrated in the new National Film Board

Entertainment 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Chris Brown's career back on track with 'Deuces,' No. 1 on the R&B charts

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts. The 21-year-old's latest song, the goodbye groove "Deuces," hit the top spot of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart this week. Since Brown's February 2009 altercation with then-girlfriend Rihanna, he h

Entertainment 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Funk band War tells PepsiCo 'We can't be friends'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their song "Why Can't We Be Friends" in a new commercial. Even if PepsiCo and its advertising