Author Archives: Brad Perry
UPDATED: N.B. man wanted on arrest warrant in N.S. arrested
Mounties say a New Brunswick man wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant out of Nova Scotia has been arrested. The 39-year-old man is facing charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight ...
Jul 26, 2024 Image: Staff photo
3 N.B. athletes heading to the Olympics
Three New Brunswickers are among the Team Canada delegation at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Track and field athlete Craig Thorne of Quispamsis will look for a medal in the 110-metre hurdles even...
Jul 26, 2024 kovop58@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
More breaks at the fuel pumps expected in N.B.
It looks like New Brunswick drivers will be in for a small break at the fuel pumps this week. An industry source says gasoline and diesel prices will fall by around one cent per litre on Thursday nigh...
Jul 25, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
'Significant loss' reported in Jasper, Alta., amid wildfire
Residents in Jasper are dealing with their worst nightmare, according to Alberta's premier. A massive wildfire roared into the community Wednesday with flames hundreds of feet high. Danielle Smith tol...
Jul 25, 2024 A plume of smoke visible from Jasper, Alta., before the wildfire roared into the community on July 24, 2024. Image: Facebook/Jasper National Park
Mi'gmaq communities take N.B. to court over title assertion
Eight Mi'gmaq communities in New Brunswick are taking the province to court over title assertion. The eight communities are being represented by non-profit organization Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqn Inc. (MTI)...
Jul 25, 2024 The area included in a court challenge over title assertion by eight New Brunswick Mi'gmaq communities. Image: Facebook/Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqn Inc.
New details released in deaths of Rothesay couple
New details are being released on the deaths of two people in the Kennebecasis Valley community of Rothesay. Kennebecasis regional police say a man and a woman were found dead in a residence late Mond...
Jul 25, 2024 A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. Image: Staff photo
Construction activity underway at 99 King Street
Work is progressing on the long-awaited development at the top of King Street in Saint John. City staff recently issued street occupancy and excavation permits for the project at 99 King Street. In a ...
Jul 25, 2024 Crews work to remove the existing foundation walls at 99 King Street in Saint John. Image: Donna Reardon
Loblaw, George Weston to pay $500M in bread price-fixing scheme
Loblaw and its parent company will pay $500 million for their role in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme. The companies announced Thursday have entered into minutes of settlement to resolve national...
Jul 25, 2024 indigolotos / Depositphotos.com
3 N.B. judges appointed to new roles
Three New Brunswick judges have been appointed to new roles by Canada's justice minister. Court of King's Bench Justice Ivan Robichaud is now a judge with New Brunswick's Court of Appeal. Chief provin...
Jul 25, 2024 The Saint John Law Courts building. Image: Brad Perry
HMCS crew pedals across N.B. for Make-A-Wish Canada
The HMCS Ride for Wishes returns this weekend for the first time since the pandemic began. Ten crew members from HMCS Fredericton members will cycle across the province to raise money for Make-A-Wish ...
Jul 25, 2024 HMCS Fredericton members take part in the HMCS Ride for Wishes in 2018. Image: Submitted/Make-A-Wish Canada, New Brunswick