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FREDERICTON — A lawyer for the doctor who was blamed for triggering a COVID-19 outbreak in northern New Brunswick in May says his client has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing and wants an apology from Premier Blaine Higgs.

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — A Newfoundland teen was killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck on Tuesday. Clarenville RCMP say the teen was riding a dirt bike on a road in Burgoynes Cove when the collision happened at approximately 4:40 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland police say they are investigating suspects in the killing of a 47-year-old man found dead on a residential street in St. John's last weekend. Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers found the body of Paradise, N.L.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's public safety minister is reminding owners of restaurants, bars and other venues that welcome large gatherings, that they are required to collect the personal information of patrons in case of an outbreak of COVID-19.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Environmental groups are celebrating after the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court ruled the province's oil and gas board acted unreasonably by extending an exploration drilling licence beyond the defined term limit.

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick RCMP say no criminal charges will be laid after women at The Moncton Hospital were allegedly given a labour-inducing drug without their consent last year.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is strongly urging people to wear non-medical face masks indoors but so far isn't recommending they be mandatory. Dr.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is warning that the five new cases of COVID-19 discovered over the weekend indicate the province is still susceptible to the novel coronavirus.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Public health officials are warning of potential fines for skirting public health orders as images from a St. John's bar overflowing with patrons on the weekend draw criticism on social media.

FREDERICTON — The executive director of the New Brunswick Public Library Service is resigning after just five months on the job following accusations he got the position through political patronage.