Author Archives: Brad Perry
More acts announced for 2025 YQM Country Fest
Three more acts have been announced for the 2025 YQM Country Fest in Dieppe, N.B. The Reklaws, Tenille Arts and Tyler Joe Miller will play as part of the three-day festival. They will join previously-...
Oct 25, 2024 Image: Acadia Broadcasting Corporation
N.B. residents honoured with Decorations for Bravery
Four New Brunswickers have been presented with Decorations for Bravery by the governor-general. The Decorations for Bravery are considered to be among Canada's most prestigious civilian honours. Capt....
Oct 25, 2024 Decorations for Bravery. Image: Governor General of Canada
Susan Holt holds inaugural caucus meeting
New Brunswick's incoming Liberal premier is ready to hit the ground running. Susan Holt held an inaugural meeting with her caucus members on Thursday. She also met with outgoing premier Blaine Higgs a...
Oct 25, 2024 Liberal premier-designate Susan Holt and her caucus hold a news conference in Fredericton on Oct. 24, 2024. Image: YouTube video capture
10K expected in Saint John for first powwow
Thousands are expected to descend on Saint John throughout the weekend. The city is hosting its inaugural Menahqesk Powwow at TD Station on Saturday and Sunday. It is part of a "Powwow Trail" where pe...
Oct 25, 2024 Possesom Paul is part of Double Curve Media. Image: Zoom video capture
Gas, diesel prices down across N.B.
You will be paying a bit less at the fuel pumps in New Brunswick as of Friday. Regular self-serve gasoline fell by two cents overnight to a new maximum of $1.60 per litre. The most you will now pay fo...
Oct 25, 2024 sippakorn yamkasikorn / Unsplash
Small break at the pumps expected in N.B.
We can expect a small break at the fuel pumps in New Brunswick this week, according to an industry source. Gasoline and diesel prices are both expected to fall by more than two cents per litre on Thur...
Oct 24, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Possible measles exposures in Fredericton, Carleton County
Public Health is warning about potential exposure to a confirmed case of measles in the Fredericton and Carleton County areas. Officials say the case involves an individual who recently travelled outs...
Oct 24, 2024 CDC / Unsplash
N.S. man dies in southeastern N.B. crash
A 33-year-old man from Amherst, N.S., has died following a crash in southeastern New Brunswick. First responders were called to Route 16 in Point de Bute around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday. "The collision is ...
Oct 24, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Section of Riverfront Trail closed
A section of the Riverfront Trail in Moncton will be closed until further notice, according to city officials. The closure, announced Thursday, is related to the installation of new sanitary sewer wit...
Oct 24, 2024 A section of the Riverfront Trail in Moncton is closed until further notice. Image: Submitted/City of Moncton
Canada cuts immigration targets starting in 2025
Canada has unveiled plans to slash the number of permanent residents allowed into the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller made the announcement Thursday morning...
Oct 24, 2024 Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce new immigration targets on Oct. 24, 2024. Image: CPAC video capture