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FREDERICTON — The 18-bed Alzheimer's unit at the first nursing home in New Brunswick to report a COVID-19 outbreak has transformed into a "mini-hospital," according to the facility's owner.

FREDERICTON — A hearing will begin Aug. 17 to determine if a Fredericton man facing four counts of first-degree murder is fit to stand trial, but a judge still needs to decide whether the case will require one jury or two.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 case numbers remain unchanged at 261. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, chief medical officer of health, says one person is still in hospital due to the virus.

NORTH RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada — One person is dead and another injured following a single vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Lunenburg County, N.S. RCMP say they were called shortly after 1 p.m.

FREDERICTON — Public Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 near Campbellton — in the north of the province — bringing to 12 the number of cases in a cluster in the area. Dr.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The number of cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador remains unchanged on Sunday at 261. One person remains in hospital due to the virus. Public Health officials say 255 people have recovered.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The man at the centre of a high-profile murder case says a report by the New Brunswick Police Commission missed the intent of its review of how the Saint John Police Force conducts investigations.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Suncor Energy officials say a fire onboard the Terra Nova Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel Saturday morning has been extinguished. Spokeswoman Jessica Depencier says emergency teams responded immediately.

CAMPBELLTON, N.B. — People from a city in northern New Brunswick lined up outside testing centres Saturday, anxiously waiting to find out if they've been exposed to COVID-19. Health officials have been focusing on Campbellton, N.B.

BATHURST, N.B. — Fishermen in northeastern New Brunswick discovered a body in Chaleur Bay on Saturday morning. RCMP Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh says they were notified by fishermen in Petit-Rocher-Nord shortly before 8 a.m.