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                      <title><![CDATA[Chronicle Herald staff vote for strike action]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Unionized members of the Chronicle Herald have voted 96% in favor of strike action over a wage dispute.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/327353--chronicle-herald-staff-vote-for-strike-action</link>
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                      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:11:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Saint John man  to face charges]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old Saint John man is facing charges after he allegedly drove through a stop sign and slammed head-on into a police car.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/327000--saint-john-man-to-face-charges</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:25:52 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Man denied bail on Sexual Assault]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[25 year old Bradley Scott Wilson appearing in court today charged with aggravated sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm, and unlawful confinement]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326987--man-denied-bail-on-sexual-assault</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:16 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Governments spending $17 million to help reopen shuttered mill in Miramichi]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The federal and New Brunswick governments will spend more than $17 million to help reopen a mill in Miramichi that shut down five years ago. Arbec Forest Products, a Quebec-based company, purchased the Weyerhaeuser mill in November.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326962--governments-spending-17-million-to-help-reopen-shuttered-mill-in-miramichi</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:54:26 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Man charged with making child pornography to appear in court later this month]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A 34 year-old man facing a single count of making child pornography will be back in court later this month to have a date set for a bail hearing. Shane Evan McCabe of no fixed address was arrested yesterday upon his release from jail, where he was already serving time for failing to register with the National Sex Offender Registry.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326947--man-charged-with-making-child-pornography-to-appear-in-court-later-this-month</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:24:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Man charged with producing child pornography]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A 34-year-old man has been charged with producing child pornography after images of child sexual abuse were found]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326936--man-charged-with-producing-child-pornography</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:57:01 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Province investing $6.7-million to help students succeed in school]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The province will spend $6.7 million over the next three years to change and expand course curriculum in schools. Education Minister Ramona Jennex has announced 39 initiatives aimed at improving classroom instruction and better preparing students for the workforce.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326932--province-investing-6-7-million-to-help-students-succeed-in-school</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Accident Claims Life of 58 Year old  Woman]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[One woman is dead and a number of others were taken to hospital yesterday after an accident involving two vehicles on route 130]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326925--accident-claims-life-of-58-year-old-woman</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:35:08 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Drugs Seized at East Side Home]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Saint John City Police along with the RCMP and the Rothesay Police executed a search Warrant on an East Saint John Address]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326906--drugs-seized-at-east-side-home</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:53:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[DNR search nets big pot bust near Scoudouc]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Natural Resources officials were looking for illegal moose meat near Scoudouc, but what they found was more than 63 pounds of pot.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326797--dnr-search-nets-big-pot-bust-near-scoudouc</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:33:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[The Bay may stay in Moncton]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Department store officials say sales have been strong in Moncton in recent years]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326748--the-bay-may-stay-in-moncton</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:23:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[NB unveils local government commissions]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Local Government Minister Bruce Fitch unveils responsibilities of 12 new commissions]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326742--nb-unveils-local-government-commissions</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:53:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Acting Fire Chief elaborates on budget cuts]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Acting Saint John Fire Chief Kevin Clifford is providing some more insight into the possible impact budget cuts will have on fire service in the city. The reduction in the Fire Department budget is going to mean the loss of at least 16 firefighters and the loss of one fire truck meaning reduced response times.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326740--acting-fire-chief-elaborates-on-budget-cuts</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:52:49 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Well known former politician slams MLA's for silence on Saint John pension issue]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A former New Brunswick cabinet minister is joining the mayor and a number of city councillors in criticizing Saint John MLA's for not speaking out on the issue of pension reform.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326732--well-known-former-politician-slams-mla-s-for-silence-on-saint-john-pension-issue</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:18:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Saint John Police Chief Bill Reid responds to Budget Cuts]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Saint John Police Chief Bill Reid has issued a press realease regarding the budget cuts to his Department.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326567--saint-john-police-chief-bill-reid-responds-to-budget-cuts</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:23 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Major hotel brand considering Algonquin Resort]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[FREDERICTON, N,B, - New Brunswick's Algonquin Resort may soon carry the Marriott banner. Tourism Minister Trevor Holder says the provincial government has entered final talks with a consortium consisting of New Castle Hotels and Southwest Properties to buy the Crown-owned resort.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326412--major-hotel-brand-considering-algonquin-resort</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:52:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[A Saint John MLA speaks about city budget]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The MLA for Saint John East has offered his two cents on the city's 2012 budget. While he won't comment on the specifics of the budget, Glen Tait says he's extremely disappointed that the mayor continually blames the provincial government for the economic woes of the city.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326399--a-saint-john-mla-speaks-about-city-budget</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:40:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Firefighters union says budget cuts will erode safety]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The city's 2012 municipal budget spells bad news for most departments and fire protection is no exception. Sixteen fire department positions are being eliminated which equates to one fire truck.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326398--firefighters-union-says-budget-cuts-will-erode-safety</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:34:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Algonquin Resort may get new management]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The hotel may go under Marriott banner if a deal is finalized]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326345--algonquin-resort-may-get-new-management</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:20 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[North end blaze considered suspicious]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Saint John Fire Department is considering an early morning fire at 200 Main Street North suspicious. At 2:35am, fire crews responded to a structure fire at the three unit apartment building, with flames and heavy smoke coming from the second floor.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326283--north-end-blaze-considered-suspicious</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:41:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Gas prices up for second week in a row]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[SAINT JOHN, N.B. - It's the second jump in the price of gas in New Brunswick in two weeks. The Energy and Utilities Board has increased the maximum price of self serve regular by two cents per litre to $130.4, with most stations selling for a few cents less.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326282--gas-prices-up-for-second-week-in-a-row</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:39:05 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Man gets plowed in Quispamsis]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - A frightening incident Wednesday afternoon in the middle of yesterday's storm. Rothesay Regional Police tell us a 56 year old man walking along the Gondola Point Arterial was taken to hospital after being struck by a snowplow.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326281--man-gets-plowed-in-quispamsis</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:32:14 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Common council votes for plan B budget]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Saint John Common Council has finally agreed on a tax rate and a budget that will mean major cuts to city services. The plan B budget will see the Fire Department cut 16 firefighter positions and at least one fire truck removed from service.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326277--common-council-votes-for-plan-b-budget</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:24:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[City passes Plan 'B' budget]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[SAINT JOHN - Common Councillors have passed a Plan B budget.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326158--city-passes-plan-b-budget</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:54:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Fire in the north end]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[SAINT JOHN - An apartment building in the north end had to be evacuated this afternoon after a fire in one of the units. Fire crews responded to a call at 6 Anglin Crescent near Sandy Point Road before 4 p.m.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news889.com/news/local/article/326146--fire-in-the-north-end</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:21:32 -0400</pubDate>
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