Author Archives: Brad Perry
RCMP still investigating teen's 2017 disappearance
It has now been seven years since the disappearance of a St. Stephen teen. Brayden Thibault was last seen on the north side of Fredericton on July 31, 2017. Mounties believe Thibault, who was 17 at th...
Aug 01, 2024 Brayden Thibault of St. Stephen was last seen on Fredericton's north side in July 2017. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
St. Stephen High Class of 1984 giving back to the community
A St. Stephen High School grad class is giving back to the community during its upcoming reunion. The Class of 1984 will place a white stone heart outside Neighbourhood Works this weekend. Louise Maso...
Aug 01, 2024 Image: Facebook/Operation White Heart
Street closure on St. George Street
A portion of St. George Street in Moncton will be closed to thru traffic on Thursday. The closure from Bonaccord Street to Lutz Street will last from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Officials said infrastructure rep...
Jul 31, 2024 Road closed sign. Image: Randy Thoms/Acadia Broadcasting
Buskers on the Boardwalk returns to Saint John
A community and regional favourite in Greater Saint John is returning for the first time in several years. Buskers on the Boardwalk will take place in the renovated waterfront plaza from Aug. 9 to 11....
Jul 31, 2024 Image: Facebook/Buskers on the Boardwalk Festival
$3.6M for peacekeeping in Mi'gmaq communities
New Brunswick has announced $3.6 million for a peacekeeping program in eight Mi'gmaq communities. Funding for the Mi'gmaq Peacekeeping Initiative will be provided over three years, the province said i...
Jul 31, 2024 Scazon / CC
Canada's economy grows 0.2% in May: StatCan
Canada's economy grew by 0.2 per cent in May, according to new data from Statistics Canada. The manufacturing sector led the growth at 1.0 per cent, marking its largest increase since January 2023. No...
Jul 31, 2024 Jason Hafso / Unsplash
Canada's appeal of women's soccer penalty dismissed
A six-point deduction for Canada's women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics will remain. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer's appeal. Th...
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Man charged in child porn investigation
A northern New Brunswick man has been charged in a months-long child pornography investigation. The investigation began in November 2022 after information was received from the RCMP's National Child E...
Jul 31, 2024 Image: Staff photo
RCMP arrest man in drug trafficking investigation
An Elsipogtog First Nation man has been charged in a southeastern New Brunswick drug trafficking investigation. Mounties said they learned on Thursday that a "new and extremely dangerous" drug contain...
Jul 31, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Entangled North Atlantic right whale in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Another entangled North Atlantic right whale has been spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the whale was spotted east New Brunswick's Miscou Island on Saturday. A DFO ...
Jul 30, 2024 A file photo of a North Atlantic right whale. Image: DFO/Dr. Andrew J. Wright