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Three people – including two teens – are dead, and two others are injured after a crash that has left a greater Fredericton community shaken.
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Concern over speeding in Fredericton neighbourhood grows after 2 teens, young adult killed in crash
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N.B. officers seize 101K contraband cigarettes in Bathurst
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