MONCTON, NB - An RCMP officer who had been charged with two counts of sexual exploitation was visibly overcome as the judge declared him not guilty yesterday afternoon.

ROTHESAY, NB - Premier Shawn Graham still has quite the uphill battle if he wants New Brunswickers on board with a blockbuster deal to sell N.B. Power to Hydro-Quebec.

SAINT JOHN, NB - A planned outage last night resulted in lost power for many home owners in the Greater Saint John area. Emergency repairs were conducted to the transmission system.

SAINT JOHN, NB - An east Saint John couple is homeless after a serious fire and explosion at 107 Belmont Street. The fire broke out just before three this morning and was fully involved when crews arrived on scene.

SAINT JOHN, NB - A winter storm bearing down on the region will be on our doorstep by this afternoon. Meteorologist Richard Zurawski says there will be lots of precipitation and strong winds as a deep low pressure system heads our way from the Great Lakes area.

OTTAWA - A group of widows looking for fair compensation regarding spraying of Agent Orange and other defoliants at CFB Gagetown in the 1960s took their cause to Parliament Hill today.

MONCTON, N.B. - The Universite de Moncton's KC Irving Chair of Sustainable Development says the province should be thinking about building wind farms instead of selling NB Power to Hydro Quebec.

MONCTON, N.B. - A Codiac RCMP officer has been found not guilty of sexual exploitation. Corporal Al Boulianne was accused of kissing and touching the complainant in three incidents dating back to 2004, when she was 15 years old.

HALIFAX, NS - A young boy who was lost in the woods for two days in Cape Breton has died in a Halifax hospital. James Delorey, 7 was rushed to the IWK Monday night in critical condition after rescuers found him unconscious and suffering from severe hypothermia in the woods near South Bar.

CFL back in the Port City? Saint John, N.B. - With the largest football community in the province and the Canada Games Stadium set for a renovation, Barry Ogden says it's time for the CFL to return to the Port City.

St. Stephen, N.B. - A program designed to help reduce the wage gap between men and woman was launched in St. Stephen today. Ganong Brothers is one of seven organizations taking part in the Equality At Work program, which involves both employers and the public.

Gagetown, N.B. - As of midnight Thursday, the Gagetown Ferry will be taken out of service for the winter. The vessel runs seasonally 18-hours a day. It will be dry-docked at its winter quarters in Evandale.

Saint John, N.B. - A Saint John couple's decision to bet on longshots paid off in a big-time way. James and Tammy Whitenect won over $107,000 on Pro-Line over the weekend.

Halifax, N.B. - Plans to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec are not sitting well with organized labour. In 2006 the newly formed Liberal government committed to not sell or privatize the utility.

SAINT JOHN, NB - Common Council was given a brief history lesson during proceedings last night. The Saint John Heritage Development Board were on hand to present historical and architectural background on some buildings in the Peel Plaza area.

SAINT JOHN, NB - Adjustments, mechanisms, comparisons, any way you slice it Saint John would lose out on three million dollars if a provincial guideline is adopted come tax-time.

SAINT JOHN, NB - The province's energy minister is applauding the president and C-E-O of Hydro Quebec for getting the facts out on the proposed power pact.

HALIFAX, NS - A young boy who was lost in the woods for two days in Cape Breton is now in a Halifax hospital. James Delorey, 7 was in intensive care at last word, clinging to life after two nights alone in the woods near South Bar.

HALIFAX - The finance minister defended the proposed sale of NB Power at a speech today in Halifax. Greg Byrne said New Brunswick is not prepared to give a written guarantee about access to power transmission through the province if the sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec is approved.

SAINT JOHN - The city's municipal operations department is pleased with its response to a weekend snowstorm that blanketed the city. Deputy Commissioner Kevin Rice said the weather provided a perfect opportunity to test the city's new winter management plan.