Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Friday, September 6.

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An elderly couple was killed when their car collided with a dump truck loaded with potatoes in the town of Canton. Read more...

Universities in the Maritime provinces are hitting students with significant hikes in tuition fees this year. Read more...

A group is meeting at the State House in Augusta to discuss how to best expand gambling in Maine.  Read more...

Independent candidate for Governor Eliot Cutler says Maine needs health care reform to grow its economy and provide care to all residents.   Read more...

The province of Nova Scotia has reached an agreement with a Maine company to run a ferry between Yarmouth and Portland. Listen below

New Brunswick Premier David Alward has done a major overhaul to his cabinet. Read more...

 

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