A healthy man in blockaded Gaza faked cancer, hoping the deadly disease would be his ticket out of the territory that has become an open-air prison for its 1.4 million residents.

A new era dawns for the European Union on Thursday when 27 government leaders huddle at a summit intended to foster closer discussion and co-operation between its members.

Swine flu has struck isolated North Korea, its government acknowledged, although it was unclear whether there were any fatalities from the virus that has been circling the globe for months.

Police arrested a former top port executive and two other suspects Thursday for alleged corruption involving one of Malaysia's biggest financial scandals.

The city of Saint John is looking into changing its overnight winter parking ban, just a few weeks after the plan was introduced.

A Fredericton man has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison on several drug-related charges.

SAINT JOHN - It did not take long for the city to become a wonderland for winter lovers. Snowfall began late in the afternoon and dumped several centimetres on the region, covering sidewalks and making vehicle travel treacherous.

Winter weather warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have caused health officials in both provinces to cancel several H1N1 vaccination clinics.

MONCTON, N.B. - The region is expecting a severe winter storm starting this evening. The storm that made a mess in Southern Ontario and Quebec today will bring high winds and lots of snow to the area.

TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. - The man charged in the death of Hilary Bonnell will be in court December 21st. 29 year-old Curtis Bonnell, Hilary's cousin, has been charged with first-degree murder.

FREDERICTON, N.B. - New Brunswick motorists are getting an early Christmas present. The price at the pumps is set to drop tonight when the new price is set by the Energy and Utilities Board at midnight.

Another shutdown has been ordered at the potash mine in Sussex, just days after normal operations resumed.

SAINT JOHN - The municipal operations department is gearing up for the first major snow storm of the season. The weather system is expected to drop thirty centimetres of snow on the region before changing to rain overnight.

SAINT JOHN - Several organizations and groups have postponed or cancelled events due to today's expected winter storm. Please refer to the list below:

ROTHESAY - Conservative MLA Jeannot Volpe continues to raise alarm bells concerning Liberal spending. Volpe attended an open house in Rothesay which tackled the potential sale of NB Power.

SAINT JOHN - Gas prices are expected to be on the decline by tomorrow in New Brunswick. A source tells News 88.9, the cost of a litre of regular self-serve is expected to drop by approximately two cents.

The New Brunswick government is extending its health benefits coverage for up to three years for people moving off of social assistance.

MONCTON, NB - Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Fair Haven Funeral Home are erecting a memorial wall for victims of impaired driving in our region.

MIRAMICHI, NB - A first degree murder charge has been laid in the death of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell. Her 29-year-old cousin, Curtis Bonnell, was charged yesterday in Miramichi provinical court.

A Codiac RCMP corporal accused of committing sexual offences with a 15-year-old girl has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual exploitation.

Nearly a month after they discovered her body in a wooded area near Tracadie-Sheila, police are making a major announcement this afternoon related to the death of Hilary Bonnell.

New Brunswickers need not worry that Hydro-Québec will buy NB Power and then let it languish.

Jason Haley glances at a snowman on the front lawn of a York Street apartment as he walked to work Tuesday.

The chairman of NB Power says New Brunswickers should not worry about losing control of local energy policy if the public utility is sold to Hydro-Québec.

Harold Villers will always remember Christmas 1943.

New Brunswick isn't selling regulatory control of energy to Quebec, says Hydro-Quebec president and CEO Thierry Vandal.

The New Brunswick residential power rate won't go up to pay for growth in the amount of electricity used by big industry, says the president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec.

Kathryn Bourque could hardly believe her eyes after she opened a $650 bill from Ambulance NB for a minor treatment she received at a rural ambulance bay.

Sackville residents will have the opportunity to provide input into what they think about the community and how the town might live more sustainably.

RCMP have concluded their investigation into a July boating accident in Sackville that killed a popular Amherst high school teacher.

Dozens of delectable cakes will be up for bid during an upcoming fundraiser that will benefit Marshview Middle School's new band program and the local Tree of Hope campaign.

A Sackville native has been honoured as one of the country's most influential women. Pamela (Brooks) Hine was recognized Monday night during an awards summit and gala in Toronto as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

Salem Elementary students will have new playground equipment to enjoy by the spring of 2010. It's taken several years and a lot of fundraising, but school officials are now in the process of putting out the tenders for two new play structures, one for the kindergarten area at the side of the school and one for the Grade 1-4 playground in behind the facility.