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Canadians should wait 60 days for a non-urgent MRI. In N.B., patients often wait a year
A Dieppe patient and an MRI technologist representative are calling for changes to shorten wait times for non-urgent scans in New Brunswick, which are currently nearly five times the national benchmark.
Supreme Court will rule on whether N.B. lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
Canada's top court will rule on whether New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be able to speak both English and French.
Man charged with 1st-degree murder of 2 Saint John boys found unfit to stand trial
A Saint John man accused of killing two boys in the city's north end last month has been found currently unfit to stand trial, bur ordered to undergo further psychiatric assessment.
High-risk sex offender granted leave privileges
A child sex offender considered a high risk for re-offending, who Saint John and Halifax police both issued alerts about, will continue to live at a halfway house for at least another year, but has now been granted leave privileges.
National recall of Swiss Chalet-brand chicken nuggets after reports of injuries
Swiss Chalet-brand frozen chicken breast nuggets, produced by Olymel, have been recalled across Canada over the possible presence of pieces of bone, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Wednesday.
Plans for aging Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital to cost $242M to $366M
A proposal to renovate and expand the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital could cost about $242 million, while tearing down the nearly 60-year-old building and constructing a new one could as much as $366 million.
Doctor shortage forces closure of Sussex ER on holiday Monday
No emergency care will be available at the Sussex Health Centre's ER this holiday Monday because of a lack of emergency physician coverage, says Horizon Health Network.
N.B. Medical Society calls for end of virtual ER pilot at 2 hospitals, warns of closures
The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on Horizon Health Network and the Department of Health to cancel the virtual care service being tested at two rural emergency departments immediately.
Horizon, 2 nurses deny negligence in death of Fredericton ER waiting room patient
A lawyer representing Horizon Health Network and two of its nurses says a lawsuit filed against them by the family of a man who died waiting for care at the Fredericton hospital's emergency department in 2022 should be dismissed with costs.
Man accused of murdering 2 Saint John boys remains in hospital
A Saint John man facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of two boys found in a north-end apartment last week remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say.