Author Archives: Brad Perry

Ottawa threatens to redirect funding for Chignecto Isthmus
Take it or leave it - that is the message from Ottawa when it comes to funding repairs to the Chignecto Isthmus. Upgrades are needed to the dykes protecting the critical link between New Brunswick and...
Brad Perry Sep 17, 2024 Image: Government of New Brunswick

Saint John council approves Sandy Point Road project
Saint John council has approved a controversial residential development along Sandy Point Road. That includes a new development condition for the five-storey, 76-unit building near Foster Thurston Dri...
Brad Perry Sep 17, 2024 A rendering of the proposed 76-unit development at 1750 Sandy Point Road in Saint John. Image: City of Saint John

Nurse managers, supervisors ratify agreement
More than 250 nurse managers and supervisors have a new contract with the province. The new agreement with the New Brunswick Nurses Union was ratified by members on Sept. 12. It includes a wage increa...
Brad Perry Sep 17, 2024 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry

Moncton man dies in motorcycle crash
A 26-year-old Moncton man has died after a motorcycle crash in Perth-Andover. First responders were called to the scene on Route 2 just before 4 p.m. Sunday. Investigators believe the driver lost cont...
Brad Perry Sep 17, 2024 Image: Staff photo

Inflation rate slows to 2% in August
Our country's inflation rate slowed to two per cent in August, down from 2.5 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada. Officials with the agency said the deceleration in the consumer price ind...
Brad Perry Sep 17, 2024 Jason Hafso / Unsplash

Saint John police investigate Duke Street break-in
Saint John police are investigating a break-in and theft at a south end business. It happened in the 10 block of Duke Street between 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday. Several items with a value o...
Brad Perry Sep 16, 2024 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa

Anglophone South superintendent welcomes cellphone rules
New Brunswick students now need to put their cellphones away during class time. The new rules from the province went into effect at the start of the school year. But for many in the Anglophone South S...
Brad Perry Sep 16, 2024 Derek O'Brien is the superintendent of the Anglophone South School District. Image: Brad Perry

More calls for Canada's fisheries minister to resign
There are growing calls for Canada's fisheries minister to step aside from her role. Around 50 lobster fishers from across southern New Brunswick gathered in Saint Andrews on Saturday for a peaceful p...
Brad Perry Sep 16, 2024 Lobster fishers gather in Saint Andrews on Sept. 14, 2024. Image: Vicki Hogarth/CHCO-TV

N.B. records $500M surplus at end of 2023-24
New Brunswick recorded a $500.8-million surplus at the end of the last fiscal year. That is 12 times higher than the $40.3 million surplus the province had budgeted for. Meanwhile, net debt decreased ...
Brad Perry Sep 16, 2024 Finance Minister Ernie Steeves speaks with reporters on Sept. 16, 2024. Image: Zoom video capture

Grand Lake residents seek greater police presence after shooting
Residents in the Grand Lake area are growing frustrated by what they say is a lack of police presence. This follows a recent shooting near Chipman which sent a 75-year-old man to hospital with serious...
Brad Perry Sep 16, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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