Author Archives: Brad Perry
Heat warning for much of N.B.
The New Brunswick Day long weekend is going to be a scorcher across much of the province. A heat warning has been issued starting Friday for most areas, except along the Fundy coast. Daytime highs wil...
Aug 01, 2024 Marcelo Jorge Vieira / CC
Man sentenced in St. Stephen assault
A Qubec man who assaulted another man in St. Stephen has been sentenced to jail time. Officers were called to a report of an assault with a weapon on Milltown Boulevard on April 30. Police say a 40-ye...
Aug 01, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
No major changes expected in fuel prices
Not much change is expected at the fuel pumps this week in New Brunswick. An industry source says gasoline prices should remain essentially unchanged on Thursday night. Diesel prices are expected to f...
Aug 01, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Transitional housing pilot for unhoused in Saint John
A transitional housing pilot project for people experiencing homelessness is coming to Saint John. The Somerset A.C.R.E.S. initiative will be located in Crescent Valley behind 344 Somerset Street. Up ...
Aug 01, 2024 A mobile trailer that will be used for a transitional housing projected for those experiencing homelessness in Saint John. Image: City of Saint John
Drug trafficking nets 2-year sentence for Moncton-area man
Two years in prison for a Moncton-area man charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Stephen Edgar, 70, was arrested on May 14 after a five-month investigation by Department of J...
Aug 01, 2024 The Moncton Law Courts. Image: Staff photo
Maritime communities among best to rent in Canada: report
Several Maritime communities are among the best places in Canada for renters. That is according to a new report released this week by international real estate search website Point2. Fredericton came ...
Aug 01, 2024 apid / Depositphotos.com
Partial closure of Water Street in Saint John
A section of Water Street in uptown Saint John will be closed for part of the New Brunswick Day long weekend. The closure between King Street and Prince William Street will last from noon Friday until...
Aug 01, 2024 Image: City of Saint John
Officers won't face charges after man seriously hurt during arrest
No charges will be laid against Bathurst police officers after a man was seriously hurt during an arrest. The incident took place in July 2022 but the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) only receiv...
Aug 01, 2024 Image: Bathurst Police Force
Aug. 1 marks Emancipation Day in N.B.
Emancipation Day is being marked on Thursday in New Brunswick and across Canada. It was on this date in 1834 that the British parliament passed a motion to officially abolish slavery. About 800,000 Af...
Aug 01, 2024 Scazon / CC
Several Canadian swimmers advance at Paris Olympics
Lots of action in the pool so far Thursday at the Paris Summer Olympics. Canada's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team is moving on to the evening final. Emma O'Cronin, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Julie Brouss...
Aug 01, 2024 FreerLaw / Depositphotos.com