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News •

High levels of DDT found in N.B. brook trout decades after spraying • Apr. 27, 2025, 11:23 PM ET (CBC)
Eager to vote: More than 200,000 New Brunswickers cast ballots early • Apr. 25, 2025, 12:34 AM ET (CBC)
N.L., N.B. sign agreement to explore breaking down interprovincial trade barriers • Apr. 24, 2025, 8:50 AM ET (CBC)
N.L. and N.B. premiers will meet for announcement on interprovincial trade • Apr. 24, 2025, 2:50 AM ET (CBC)
N.B. Power being forced to offer larger rate discounts to forestry mills • Apr. 23, 2025, 10:30 AM ET (CBC)

Facts

Capital Fredericton
Population (2021) 775,610; (2023 est.) 842,725
Date Of Admission 1867
Provincial Motto "Spem reduxit (Hope was restored)"
Provincial Flower purple violet
Seats In House Of Commons 10 (of 308)
Time Zone Atlantic (GMT − 4 hours)
Premier Blaine Higgs (Progressive Conservative Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 72,908
Total Area (Sq Mi) 28,150

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New Brunswick flag
The official seal of the Province of New Brunswick.
New Brunswick provincial flower
New Brunswick. Political map: cities. Includes locator. CORE MAP ONLY. CONTAINS IMAGEMAP TO CORE ARTICLES.
Lighthouse at Cape Enrage on the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Can.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Sand dune beach near Bouctouche, on the east coast of New Brunswick, Can.
Forested hills rising behind a small farm near Waterford, N.B.
Scenic drive along the coast of New Brunswick, Can.
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