Author Archives: Brad Perry
Carney, Trump have 'productive' conversation: PMO
Trade challenges, opportunities, and a "new" economic and security relationship between Canada and the United States. Those were some of the topics discussed on Thursday between Prime Minister Mark Ca...
Aug 21, 2025 Flags of Canada and the United States, March 2025. Image: Randy Thoms/Acadia Broadcasting
Unexpected cruise ship visit to Saint John
A hurricane in the Atlantic brought an unexpected visitor to Saint John this week. The Norwegian Aqua and its roughly 3,000 passengers docked in the city on Wednesday. The cruise ship was headed for B...
Aug 21, 2025 Natalie Allaby, cruise development manager at Port Saint John, takes part in an inaugural plaque exchange on board the Norwegian Aqua on Aug. 20, 2025. Image: Facebook/Port Saint John
19 wildfires now burning across N.B.
The number of active wildfires burning across New Brunswick continues to drop, according to the Department of Natural Resources. There were 19 active fires reported as of mid-morning Thursday, down fr...
Aug 21, 2025 The Oldfield Road fire, north of Miramichi on Aug. 14, 2025. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick
Saint John make 6 arrests in drug trafficking investigation
Six people have been arrested in a months-long drug trafficking investigation in Saint John. Officers began their investigation in June and executed four search warrants on Wednesday. They seized more...
Aug 21, 2025 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
How did challenging winter impact Saint John's budget?
The challenging winter season has municipal staff in Saint John keeping a close eye on the city's budget. Craig Lavigne, the city's financial controller, gave an update to the city's finance committee...
Aug 21, 2025 A snow plow operator works to keep Saint John streets clear during a storm on Feb. 2, 2021. Image: Brad Perry
Man in critical condition after Saint John stabbing
A man is in critical condition in the hospital after a stabbing in Saint John, according to city police. Officers were called to the Douglas Avenue and Clarendon Street area around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday....
Aug 20, 2025 The Saint John Police Force headquarters. Image: Brad Perry
Canada Post, union return to the bargaining table
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has presented new offers to Canada Post. Both sides returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday with the help of federal mediators. Union officials said t...
Aug 20, 2025 Canada Post community mailboxes. Image: Canada Post
New agreement for N.B. court stenographers
More than 80 court stenographers have a new collective agreement with the province. The province announced the new agreement with CUPE Local 1840 on Wednesday. "We truly value the work of these skille...
Aug 20, 2025 From left: Dwayne Sugg, team lead of human resources consulting and employee relations, Justice and Public Safety; Mona Duguay, regional director, north region, Justice and Public Safety; Robyn Forbes, labour relations negotiator, Finance and Treasury Board; Justice Minister Rob McKee; Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy; Jennifer Oliver, CUPE Local 1840 president; Monica Doiron, CUPE Local 1840 first vice-president; Lorraine Urquhart, CUPE Local 1840 recording secretary; Brenda Renouf, CUPE Local 1840 regional vice-president; and Michelle Amon, CUPE national servicing representative. Image: Government of New Brunswick
Tariff impacts on small businesses in Canada
A new survey is shedding light on how tariffs prompted by the Canada-U.S. trade war are impacting small businesses. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says nearly two-thirds of sma...
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Fredericton woman still missing 4 years later
RCMP are renewing their appeal for information in a four-year-old missing persons case. Kari Lynn Rose Campbell of Fredericton has been missing since Aug. 19, 2021. She was last seen outside a home in...
Aug 20, 2025 Kari Campbell. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP