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​Thefts from cars are down slightly​, but the theft OF ​cars is up. ​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Fredericton Police chief Martin Gaudet about recent crime statistics released by the Fredericton Police Department.

Take a seed, leave a seed. A group of students at Ecole Sainte-Anne launched a grainotheque​, it's a seed library inside their actual library at school. ​J​eanne Armstrong dropped by the school for a look.

When the prime minister challenged premiers to pitch him an alternative to the carbon tax, Premier Blaine Higgs was ready. Higgs says Justin Trudeau needs to look at "the big picture." But there are many obstacles to Higgs' plan, both here and internationally. Our provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras has the story. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/why-blaine-higgs-big-picture-emissions-plan-long-odds-1.7180911

​An 8 night all expenses paid trip to London and Paris by the tourism minister and her deputy minister is raising some eyebrows.​ CBC's Robert Jones has been looking into this. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/yennah-hurley-tourism-deputy-largest-expense-1.7179159

​Cases of animal neglect and even cruelty are on the rise in this province, according to the New Brunswick SPCA. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to animal protection officer Tony Porter to get a sense of the numbers.

We take you back in time to the era of the Lucky Lunch, a popular diner in the 80s, to remember the beloved owner, Rocky Leung, who died last week. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Roger Shannon, who knew him well.