Author Archives: Brad Perry
Anglophone East hires security at 2 Moncton schools
The Anglophone East School District has hired security at Harrison Trimble High School and Edith Cavell School It comes after recent social media posts showed members of the city's homeless community ...
Sep 05, 2024 Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton. Image: Facebook/Harrison Trimble High School
Saint John cruise ship season ramping up
The cruise ship season in Saint John will ramp up over the next few weeks. Thursday is the first double ship day this year with nearly 6,000 passengers expected. The first of seven triple ship days th...
Sep 05, 2024 MSC Meraviglia arrives in Saint John on Sept. 27, 2023. Image: Submitted/MSC Cruises Canada
Man arrested after motor scooter stolen in St. George
Police have arrested a 38-year-old after a motor scooter was stolen in St. George. Officers responded to a residence on Brunswick Street on the afternoon of Aug. 27. Two days later, an officer on patr...
Sep 04, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2 killed in 4-vehicle crash on the Acadian Peninsula
Two people have died following a four-vehicle crash in Pointe-Alexandre on the Acadian Peninsula. RCMP said it happened at Route 313 and Pointe-Alexandre Road around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Investigators b...
Sep 04, 2024 Image: Staff photo
Man shot after arriving at home during break-in: RCMP
Mounties are looking for two suspects after a man was shot outside of a home near Chipman. Officers responded to a home on Route 123 in Gaspereau Forks around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. A 75-year-old man was ...
Sep 04, 2024 RCMP are looking for a vehicle involved in a shooting incident in Gaspereau Forks, near Chipman, on Sept. 1, 2024. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
New report looks at Moncton's menorah, nativity scene controversy
A new report is shedding light on Moncton's controversial decision not to display the nativity scene and menorah at city hall. The decision, made during a closed-door council meeting last November, wa...
Sep 04, 2024 The menorah outside Moncton City Hall in 2022. Image: Facebook/Moncton Jewish Community
Fatal motorcycle crash in northwestern N.B.
A man has died after losing control of his motorcycle in northwestern New Brunswick. It happened on Route 108 near Davis Mills Road in Grand Falls around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. "The crash is believed to h...
Sep 04, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Saint John gives initial approval to new school rezoning
Saint John's new south-end school and community hub are one step closer to reality. Council passed the first and second readings of the required rezonings following a public hearing on Tuesday evening...
Sep 04, 2024 A rendering of the new K-8 school and community hub proposed for the south end of Saint John. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
Samsung Canada recalls 326K stoves over fire hazard
If you have an electric range from Samsung Canada, it could be part of a recall. The company is recalling more than 326,000 units sold across the country since 2013. Officials say humans and pets can ...
Sep 04, 2024 One of the electric range models impacted by a recall from Samsung Canada. Image: Submitted/Health Canada
More closures, detours for Charlotte Street reconstruction
More street closures and detours due to a major street reconstruction project in uptown Saint John. Charlotte Street is currently closed to through traffic between Union Street and King Street as part...
Sep 04, 2024 Work continues on the Charlotte Street reconstruction project on Sept. 4, 2024. Image: Brad Perry