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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: Lobster fishermen now only able to catch lobster from shore

Caraquet — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has revealed the most restrictive measures so far on lobster fishing in New Brunswick. But, New Brunswick lobster fishermen are saying that when scrutinized, DFO’s latest plan to save the whales doesn’t hold water. In a news release, DFO said today that lobster fishermen are no longer…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: Superstore reveals new self-serve checkout software was a prank

Halifax — The jig is up at Real Atlantic Superstores across Atlantic Canada. Yesterday, it was revealed that what started out as a cynical prank by the programmers simply got out of hand and snowballed into a massive failure. Loblaws rolled out new self-serve checkout software to its Atlantic locations in early May. Since then,…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: Maritimers mistaking licence plates for peel-off lotto tickets

Moncton — The mystery behind peeling licence plates in the Maritime provinces has been solved. But, the truth behind “plate-gate” unfortunately isn’t the ticket to stopping the problem. In recent years, the Atlantic provinces have all been stumped about the cause of so many peeling licence plates. It turns out the answer can be traced…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: ‘Strangles’ the clown terrorizes Rockwood Park horses

Saint John — A new pest has been horsing around at Saint John’s Rockwood Park, but it might not be the one that you expect. The co-owner and operator of the Rockwood Park stables said earlier this week that public access to the horses has been suspended due to “strangles turning up unexpectedly.” Today, it…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: New Brunswick creates ‘rainbow highway’

Fredericton — The government of New Brunswick is going out of its way to affirm its support for rainbow crosswalks, and some might argue they are now bordering on overcompensation. In March, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bill Fraser sent letters to 13 municipalities stating that according to the Transportation Association of Canada, all crosswalks should be…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: Report: Catwoman had evil plot to make Parlee Beach into litter box

Shediac — Well, the cat is out of the bag. Documents released today from a right to information request revealed an insidious secret plan to slowly transform New Brunswick’s Parlee Beach Provincial Park into the world’s largest public litter box. And, the malevolent mastermind behind the dastardly deed is none other than the infamous supervillain, Catwoman….

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: NB driver gets off on stopping traffic to let others pull out

Saint John — Do you remember those kids who used to like being Simon in “Simon Says” a little too much? A Saint John woman was one of those kids, and now she has upped her game to a whole new level. Judy Camyon is disregarding the “right of way” rules of driving in favour…

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From Shawn on “The Manatee”: Ford unveils new F-150 ‘New Brunswick’ edition

Toronto — New Brunswick is about to become an important part of Ford’s pilot project to sell optional truck accessories to Canadians. On Tuesday, Ford Motor Company unveiled new customization technology built for its wildly popular F-150 pickup trucks. The advanced tooling in its Canadian plants allows for hyper-local special editions of its new 2019…

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