Author Archives: Brad Perry
Water rescue at Lepreau Basin
A reminder from the Musquash Fire Department about checking tide times before going into the water. Firefighters were dispatched to a water rescue at Lepreau Basin at around 12:30 p.m. Monday. A man, ...
Jul 28, 2025 Firefighters respond to a water rescue at Lepreau Basin on July 28, 2025. Image: Submitted/Musquash Fire Department
New transitional housing units to open in Saint John
More than two dozen people experiencing homelessness in Saint John will soon have a roof over their heads. One of two new transitional housing communities on the city's east side will start welcoming ...
Jul 28, 2025 Some of the units that make up the Neighbourly Homes community on Egbert Street in Saint John. Image: Brad Perry
New temporary dog park for Saint John's south end
Residents in the south end of Saint John will be getting a new temporary dog park in the coming weeks. The dog park at Rainbow Park was recently closed as redevelopment work begins for a new K-8 schoo...
Jul 28, 2025 motionshooter / Depositphotos.com
Ottawa cutting tolls on Confederation Bridge, interprovincial ferries
Travelling throughout Atlantic Canada will soon cost much less for many. Ottawa is reducing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and interprovincial ferries in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Jul 28, 2025 The Confederation Bridge connecting Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Image: Tara Clow
Construction set to start on Saint John's 1st roundabout
Construction work on the first roundabout in Saint John is expected to begin Monday. The roundabout is being built at the intersection of Sandy Point Road and Foster Thurston Drive. Work is expected t...
Jul 28, 2025 Draft rendering of the proposed single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Sandy Point Road and Foster Thurston Drive. Image: City of Saint John
Preparations well underway for Atlantic Balloon Fiesta
We are just weeks away now from the much-anticipated Atlantic Balloon Fiesta in Sussex. Now in its 39th year, the festival attracts tens of thousands of people from across the region. Alannah Pearson,...
Jul 28, 2025 Kyle Hinkson / Unsplash
Supreme Court won't review class-action involving labour-inducing drug
A proposed class-action lawsuit involving the Horizon Health Network and a former Moncton nurse can go ahead. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it will not review a lower court ruling tha...
Jul 25, 2025 The Moncton Hospital. Image: Submitted/Horizon Health Network
UPDATE: 1 killed, 2 injured in head-on Moncton crash
One person was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash in Moncton. It happened on Berry Mills Road between Horsman Road and Zach Road just before 10 a.m. Friday. RCMP St...
Jul 25, 2025 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
U.S. president says he's not focused on Canada trade deal
The U.S. president says they "haven't been focused on" reaching a trade deal with Canada. Donald Trump made the comments while speaking with reporters on Friday morning. "We don't have a deal with Can...
Jul 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump. Image: C-SPAN video capture
SiRT closes investigation into Moncton arrest
An independent police watchdog has closed its investigation into an arrest by the RCMP in Moncton. Officers were called to a report of two men fighting outside the Moncton Lions Club on June 3. The Se...
Jul 25, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police