CBC News Online - New Brunswick Digest - 2015-02-23

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Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:41:25 EST Flu-like illness forces closures at two N.B. hospitals Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:41:25 EST Hospitals in Moncton and Sackville, New Brunswick are restricting patients and visitors because of illness. Read More Bundle up: extreme cold coming to Maritimes Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:13:45 EST Steady west and northwest winds have returned to the Maritimes and those winds will be the driving force behind a substantial drop in temperatures Monday evening and concerns over wind chill. Read More Poverty group prefers income tax increase, not HST Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:58:28 EST A group that focuses on reducing poverty in New Brunswick says increasing the Harmonized Sales Tax would have a disproportionate effect on the working poor and people receiving social assistance. Read More Enrolment drops 14% in New Brunswick universities in 10 years Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:37:36 EST University enrolment in New Brunswick continues to fall while other Maritime provinces have managed to maintain or increase the number of students attending their institutions over the last 10 years. Read More Fredericton baseball players visit Cuba for goodwill tournament Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:07:08 EST Young baseball players in Fredericton got to experience how the sport is played in Cuba after a goodwill tournament in that nation. Read More More Headlines Wildlife federation calls on province to keep Larry's Gulch Fredericton polar plunge raises money for adult literacy Fredericton police searching for thieves after $35K in tires stolen Quispamsis school's padded room defended by principal Saint John police investigate attempted bank robbery Public inquiry into WorkSafeNB rehab centre needed, family says Kofi Ampong fraud case delayed, accused said to be in hospital Difficult conversations at work can lead to breakthroughs Compliments brand fruit cocktail recalled after tin found Pigeon keeps Rakshinda Kokab company at work