Author Archives: Brad Perry

Undetected rail flaw caused 2023 train derailment near Sussex
An undetected rail flaw led to a train derailment not far from Sussex, according to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB). The federal agency has released its investigation report into the derailment ...
Brad Perry Dec 17, 2024 chris robert / Unsplash

Acadie-Bathurst Titan moving to St. John's: report
It appears that a Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League team will be on the move next season. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan have reportedly been sold to a group of business leaders in St. John's, Nfld. Fr...
Brad Perry Dec 17, 2024 Megan Ellis / Unsplash

Inflation slows to 1.9% in November
Canada's inflation rate cooled slightly in November, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9 per cent year over year, down from a two per cent increas...
Brad Perry Dec 17, 2024 gemma / Unsplash

Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Harcourt
A man has died after police say his vehicle left the road in Harcourt. RCMP said the crash happened on Route 126 around 1:30 a.m. Monday. The 65-year-old man from Tilley Road in northeastern New Bruns...
Brad Perry Dec 17, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police

UPDATE: 2 dead, 4 injured in Moncton-area crash
Two people are dead after a head-on crash on Highway 15 in Moncton, according to RCMP. A 32-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, both from Moncton, were taken to the hospital but later died from thei...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 Image: Staff photo

$400K in contraband seized at Atlantic Institution
More than $400,000 worth of contraband has been seized from a federal prison in New Brunswick. Staff members seized a package containing contraband at Atlantic Institution in Renous on Dec. 9. Among t...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 A range barrier at Atlantic Institution in Renous. Image: Correctional Service Canada

Man dies after ATV crash in Saint John
A Saint John man has died after police say his all-terrain vehicle collided with a tree over the weekend. Police say first responders were called to Old Black River Road shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. A...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP

New commanding officer for New Brunswick RCMP
There is a new officer in charge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick. Assistant Commissioner Matco Sirotic is the 32nd commanding officer of the New Brunswick RCMP. He was appointed ...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 Assistant Commissioner Matco Sirotic is the 32nd commanding officer of the New Brunswick RCMP. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP

Annual pace of housing starts up 8% in November
Canada's annual pace of housing starts increased by eight per cent in November. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 262,443 units. That was compared to 242,207 units in Oc...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 Josh Olalde / Unsplash

Point Lepreau back in service after months-long outage
New Brunswick's nuclear generating station is once again producing electricity after being out of service for more than eight months. The Point Lepreau nuclear generating station returned to operation...
Brad Perry Dec 16, 2024 The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station can be seen in the background. Image: Submitted/NB Power
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