Author Archives: Brad Perry
Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in November
Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent in November, up 0.3 percentage points, as more people searched for work. Statistics Canada says that was the highest unemployment rate since January 2...
Dec 06, 2024 Jason Hafso / Unsplash
UPDATE: 2 missing St. George teens found, say RCMP
Mounties say two teenage girls reported missing in St. George have been located. The 14-year-olds had last been seen on Mount Pleasant Road around 2 p.m. Tuesday. RCMP asked for the public's help to l...
Dec 06, 2024 Image: Staff photo
Envision Saint John unveils economic development, tourism plans
They are being described as "bold" and "transformative" initiatives aimed at helping to drive growth and prosperity across the Saint John region. Envision Saint John: The Regional Growth Agency has re...
Dec 06, 2024 Andrew Beckett is the CEO of Envision Saint John. Image: Submitted/Envision Saint John
Santa Claus visits Charlotte County this weekend
Santa Claus will be making his way to Charlotte County this weekend. St. Stephen is holding its annual Santa Claus parade on Friday night. It begins at 6 p.m. from the Superstore parking lot on King S...
Dec 06, 2024 Jesson Mata / Unsplash
N.B. fuel prices expected to drop
It might be good to wait until Friday to fill up your fuel tank, according to an industry source. The price for regular self-serve gasoline is expected to drop by four cents on Thursday night. Diesel ...
Dec 05, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Watchdog looks into funding of private addiction centre
New Brunswick showed a lack of accountability and due diligence when it approved funding for a private addiction centre, according to a provincial watchdog. Child, Youth and Seniors' Advocate Kelly La...
Dec 05, 2024 New Brunswick Advocate Kelly Lamrock. Image: Brad Perry
Charlotte County CT scanner to be operational in early 2025
Charlotte County residents will have to wait a bit longer for a new state-of-the-art CT scanner to be up and running. The new addition at the Charlotte County Hospital (CCH) in St. Stephen was expecte...
Dec 05, 2024 The Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation donates $350,000 toward the purchase of a CT scan for the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen. Image: Staff photo
No firm date for Saint John pedway reopening
There is still no firm date for when the Saint Patrick Street pedway in uptown Saint John will fully reopen to the public. Part of the pedway connecting Market Square and Brunswick Square has been clo...
Dec 05, 2024 A rendering of the new stairs to replace two aging escalators in the Saint Patrick Street pedway in Saint John. Image: City of Saint John
UPDATE: Convicted armed robber back in custody
A convicted armed robber wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been taken into custody, according to Saint John police. Police said Thursday that the 26-year-old man was taken into custody without incid...
Dec 05, 2024 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo
Saint John Energy customers getting a $21 credit
Saint John Energy customers will be getting an early holiday gift from the municipal electricity utility over the coming weeks. A one-time credit of $21.05 is being issued on all December bills - equa...
Dec 05, 2024 bengt-re / CC