Starting today New Brunswick is celebrating it’s Celtic roots. The provincial government has declared April 2nd to April 8th Celtic Heritage Week. A government news release says roughly 42 percent of all people in the province can trace their linage to Celtic origins. Celtic heritage Week also incorporates a more recognized global event, Tartan Day, on April 6th.
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Fatal Crash near Fredericton
One person is dead following a head on crash near Fredericton on Friday afternoon. RCMP say a pickup truck and a motorhome collided in Astle around 1pm. The 66-year-old man driving the truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.