A Saint-Irénée man has won the lottery. Marco Bezeau had the $1 million winning ticket in last Wednesday’s Lotto 649 Guaranteed Prize draw. He accepted his cheque in Tracadie today, and plans to buy a new vehicle among other things. Épicerie Nedgar Doiron in Saumarez sold the winning ticket.
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NH man banned from Canada after having gun at NB border crossing
A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to having a gun when crossing the border into Canada. 67-year-old William Michael Lanigan had a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver at the St. Stephen crossing on May 20th. He told officers he forgot he had the gun at first, and has been fined $1500 and banned from Canada.