Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. signs trade, labour mobility MOU with P.E.I.
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve trade and labour mobility. It is the fourth MOU New Brunswick has signed, following similar memorandums with...
Jul 30, 2025 Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz (left) and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt sign a memorandum of understanding concerning free trade and labour mobility. Image: Government of New Brunswick
Shots fired at home led to Fredericton-area emergency alert
New details have been released about what led to an emergency alert in the Fredericton area on Tuesday. RCMP responded to a report of shots fired at a home in Richibucto Road shortly after 4 a.m. No o...
Jul 30, 2025 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75%
The Bank of Canada is once again holding its key interest rate at 2.75 per cent, officials announced Wednesday. Governor Tiff Macklem said the decision comes as uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs on...
Jul 30, 2025 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. Image: YouTube video capture
Measles case count holds steady in Sussex region
The Sussex region has gone more than a week without reporting any new cases of measles. However, the regional medical officer of health says they continue to actively monitor the outbreak. A total of ...
Jul 30, 2025 CDC / Unsplash
Emergency exercise at Linde Canada in Saint John
Do not be surprised to see emergency vehicles in the Grandview Avenue area of Saint John on Wednesday. Linde Canada Inc. is holding an emergency simulation exercise at its CO2 plant, located at 430 Gr...
Jul 29, 2025 A Saint John Fire Department truck is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
Saint John working to determine 'red zones' for encampments
Saint John is still ironing out details on where tent encampments will not be allowed in the city. City staff provided an update on its homelessness strategy approved by council in June 2024. Establis...
Jul 29, 2025 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
Businesses welcome fare reduction on ferries, Confederation Bridge
Lower tolls on the Confederation Bridge and fees on interprovincial ferries are being welcomed by businesses in the Saint John region. On Monday, the prime minister announced that the Confederation Br...
Jul 29, 2025 Shannon Merrifield is the CEO of the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. Image: LinkedIn/Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce
UPDATE: 2 arrested after police operation near Fredericton
Two people have been arrested after an RCMP operation in the Fredericton area that prompted an emergency alert. Mounties issued the alert in the Zealand and Burtts Corner area, northwest of the city, ...
Jul 29, 2025 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Counterfeit money circulating in Saint John region: police
A warning for businesses in the Saint John area to be on the lookout for counterfeit money. Saint John police said they received complaints from three banks earlier in July involving $100 bills. "It i...
Jul 29, 2025 The Saint John Police Force headquarters. Image: Brad Perry
Pedestrian struck in Richibucto hit-and-run
A weekend hit-and-run in Richibucto is under investigation by police. Mounties say a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Highway 11 near Exit 42. Officers were called to the scene at around 2 a.m. S...
Jul 28, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police