Author Archives: Brad Perry
Another heat warning for much of N.B.
Much of New Brunswick is in for another several days of very warm and humid weather. A heat warning has been issued for central and southern New Brunswick, excluding the Fundy coast. The high will rea...
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Missing Kings County woman found dead: RCMP
A 53-year-old woman reported missing in Kings County has been found dead. The Barnesville woman was last seen at a home in the Hampton-area community on Wednesday. RCMP turned to the public asking for...
Jul 11, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Small fuel price increases expected in N.B.
Not much change is coming at the fuel pumps this week, according to an industry source. Gasoline prices are expected to rise by less than 0.2 cents per litre on Thursday night. Diesel users should ant...
Jul 11, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Ottawa commits $47.8B to reform First Nations child welfare system
It is being described as a historic and groundbreaking milestone for First Nations children and their families. Ottawa has agreed to commit $47.8 billion over 10 years to reform First Nations child an...
Jul 11, 2024 National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak of the Assembly of First Nations speaks to reporters on July 11, 2024. Image: CPAC video capture
Site preparation continues for new Saint John school
Site preparation for the new kindergarten to Grade 8 school in the south end of Saint John continues to progress. Brent McGovern, the city's chief administrative officer, provided an update to council...
Jul 11, 2024 The community's vision for a new school in Saint John's south end. Image: Submitted/Envision Saint John
Man seriously hurt after ATV collides with RCMP cruiser
One person suffered serious injuries after his all-terrain vehicle collided with an RCMP cruiser, according to an independent police watchdog. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) said the head-o...
Jul 11, 2024 Image: Staff photo
2 tornadoes confirmed in N.B. in late June
A round of severe storms in late June brought not one but two tornadoes to western New Brunswick. That is according to an investigation conducted by the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western Universit...
Jul 11, 2024 Drone image showing damage to trees and shingles on a house roof with the Carlow tornado on June 30, 2024. Image: Northern Tornadoes Project
New stormwater collection system for Parlee Beach
Water quality problems at Parlee Beach Provincial Park could soon be a thing of the past. The province is investing $4 million in the park, which includes a new stormwater collection system. Runoff wi...
Jul 11, 2024 Parlee Beach Provincial Park. Image: Parks NB
Rents grow at slowest pace in a year: report
Average rental prices continue to climb across Canada but the growth is slowing, according to a new report from Urbanation and Rentals.ca. Asking rents increased seven per cent year over year in June ...
Jul 11, 2024 Photo courtesy photos-public-domain.com
Source Atlantic being sold to Lawson Canada
Source Atlantic, an industrial wholesale distributor based in Saint John, N.B., is being sold. Ocean Capital Holdings announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement to sell Source Atlantic to Lawson ...
Jul 10, 2024 Source Atlantic on Chesley Drive in Saint John, N.B. Image: Facebook/Source Atlantic