Author Archives: Brad Perry
Remembrance Day: What's open and closed in Greater Saint John
Monday is Remembrance Day and that means many places normally open on a weekday will not be. Malls, big-box stores and most grocery stores will be closed, including the Saint John City Market. Some dr...
Nov 10, 2024 Tim Mossholder / Unsplash
Remembrance Day: What's open and closed in Charlotte County
Monday is Remembrance Day and that means many places normally open on a weekday will not be. Malls, big-box stores and most grocery stores will be closed for the day on Monday. Some drug stores and sm...
Nov 10, 2024 Tim Mossholder / Unsplash
Remembrance Day: What's open and closed in Greater Moncton
Monday is Remembrance Day and that means many places normally open on a weekday will not be. Malls, big-box stores and most grocery stores will be closed for the day on Monday. Some drug stores and sm...
Nov 10, 2024 Tim Mossholder / Unsplash
NB Power rate hike approved - with some adjustments
NB Power was granted a rate hike by the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (NBEUB) on Friday. However, it will likely be several more days before customers know exactly how much the increase wil...
Nov 08, 2024 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Horizon Health eliminates use of travel nurses
Horizon Health says it has eliminated the use of travel nurses as expected. The health authority had committed to stop using travel nurses in late August. In its latest quarterly update on Thursday, H...
Nov 08, 2024 The Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Brad Perry
49-year-old man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
Saint John police are asking for help to find a 49-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Bruce Marion is accused of breaching the conditions of his statutory release by not reporting to the co...
Nov 08, 2024 Bruce Marion. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Surveillance program detects possible MSX in oysters
New Brunswick has prohibited the movement of oysters in the Spence Cove area along the province's east coast. The provincial surveillance program recently detected the possible presence of a disease k...
Nov 08, 2024 Valentyn_Volkov / Depositphotos.com
3 killed in northwestern N.B. crash
Three people from West Africa have died after their vehicle crashed in northwestern New Brunswick. First responders were called to the crash on Route 17 near Saint-Lonard around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. RC...
Nov 08, 2024 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Unemployment rate holds steady at 6.5%
Canada's unemployment rate held steady in October at 6.5 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. The agency said employment was little changed on a month-over-month basis with just 15,000 new jobs, ...
Nov 08, 2024 Unemployment rate by province and territory in October 2024. Image: Statistics Canada
5 years in prison for 'prolific' Charlotte County offender
A man charged in a 16-month crime spree across Charlotte County will spend time in prison. Joshua Gibson, 29, was sentenced to five years in prison during a court appearance this week. Gibson pleaded ...
Nov 08, 2024 The Saint John Law Courts building. Image: Brad Perry