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The premier of New Brunswick said Monday he hopes to hear back early in the new year about whether the federal government will sign-off on his province's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial emitters.Blaine Higgs met with the prime minister Monday morning, the latest - and likely last - of the provincial and territorial leaders to meet face-to-face with Justin Trudeau this year in the wake of the October election.He described the meeting as a cordial get together reflective of a changed tone in federal-provincial relations, a change that's the result of concerted efforts by provinces, territories and Trudeau to renew a national bond strained by the election results.One tangible example of those efforts, said Higgs, was the federal government's decision last week to approve New Brunswick's consumer carbon pricing plan.“Getting that behind us .

A social nerve centre in the heart of his hometown: That’s how Jules Forget sees the food and convenience store that bears his name in Mont-Laurier, a forestry town and outdoors tourism destination in Quebec’s Upper Laurentians region, a three-hour drive northwest of Montreal “It’s a real meeting place in the downtown core,” says Forget, owner of Dépanneur Jules, a Boni-Soir-affiliated business that carries everything from c-store standards like lottery tickets and tobacco to charcuterie, prepared foods and beer.