Author Archives: Brad Perry
Harness racing resumes at N.B. raceway after fatal incident
Harness racing will resume at a New Brunswick raceway following a tragic incident this spring. A three-year-old boy died at the Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock on June 14. He was struck by the start...
Jul 25, 2025 Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock. Image: Connell Park Raceway - Woodstock NB
Longtime Kennebecasis Valley firefighter mourned
The Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Don Kearney died on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 53 years old. Kearney was a member of the fire de...
Jul 24, 2025 Don Kearney, a firefighter with the Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department, passed away on July 23, 2025. Image: Kennebecasis Community Funeral Home
Restoration work begins for new Saint John performing arts centre
Major restoration work has begun at the former Sydney Street Courthouse in uptown Saint John in preparation for a significant transformation. The Saint John Theatre Company plans to turn the 200-year-...
Jul 24, 2025 Restoration work has begun on the former Sydney Street Courthouse in Saint John. Image: Submitted/Brian Goodwin
Lily Lake closed to swimming due to bacteria
Lily Lake in Saint John's Rockwood Park is off-limits to swimming until further notice. Recent testing by Public Health found high levels of E. coli bacteria, the city said Thursday. "Warning signs ha...
Jul 24, 2025 Lily Lake in Saint John is closed to swimming due to high levels of E. coli bacteria. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
Cross-border travel continues to fall: StatCan
Fewer Canadians are making trips south of the border as a trade war continues between the two countries. The number of Canadian-resident return trips dropped 31.9 per cent year over year in May, accor...
Jul 23, 2025 The border crossing between St. Stephen, N.B., and Calais, Maine. Image: Staff photo
N.B. not renewing licence for controversial Moncton scrapyard
The New Brunswick government will not be renewing the salvage dealer's licence for a controversial Moncton scrapyard. Public Safety Minister Robert Gauvin wrote to American Iron & Metal (AIM) last...
Jul 23, 2025 Image: Facebook/AIM Recycling Saint John
N.B. Museum aims to raise $35M for revitalization project
The New Brunswick Museum is looking to raise $35 million for its massive revitalization project. Officials with the provincial museum introduced their capital campaign chair and leadership on Tuesday....
Jul 23, 2025 A rendering of the revitalized New Brunswick Museum. Image: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Water transmission line leak in Moncton
Residents in Greater Moncton may experience dirty water or reduced water pressure. The City of Moncton said it is dealing with a leak on one of its water transmission lines. "At this time, there is no...
Jul 22, 2025 Andres Siimon / Unsplash
$29M to help train more francophone health-care staff in N.B.
Ottawa has announced more than $29 million in funding to help train more francophone health-care professionals in New Brunswick. The funding will be split between l'Universit de Moncton, the Centre fo...
Jul 22, 2025 Dr. Denis Prud'homme is the president of l'Université de Moncton. Image: Submitted/Université de Moncton
Planned power outage in Saint Andrews area Wednesday night
Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Saint Andrews area will have no power overnight Wednesday night. A planned power outage will take place in the area beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday and lasting u...
Jul 22, 2025 bengt-re / CC