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Police have determined the death of a patient waiting for care at the Fredericton hospital's emergency department last year did not involve any criminality.

Peace officers who work for the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety may be handling more of the non-commercial traffic enforcement on the province’s highways, but it’s not clear exactly how much they’re doing or where it’s happening.

The Fredericton police major crime unit is investigating the death of a patient in the ER waiting room more than a year ago and a coroner's inquest into his death remains suspended pending the outcome, CBC News has learned.

In 40 pages of records turned over by the Department of Justice and Public Safety after an eight-month access-to-information battle, there’s no report assessing the business case for building a new Fredericton-region jail, including how much it might cost to operate, or any assessment of how much space the correctional system might need in the future.

At Murray Corner Provincial Park, a project is underway with tubes and pipes flushing that wastewater directly into a marsh. It has captured the attention of nearby residents who want to know if it could impact water quality.