Author Archives: Brad Perry
Power rates, fuel prices increase in N.B.
It is now more expensive to power your home and fuel your vehicle in New Brunswick. Residential power rates in the province increased by 13.2 per cent as of Monday, April 1. The average NB Power custo...
Apr 01, 2024 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Concern from teachers over added learning time
There is some concern from New Brunswick teachers over plans to add additional learning time for the province's youngest students. Starting in September, the school day for kindergarten to Grade 2 stu...
Apr 01, 2024 Peter Lagacy is the president of the New Brunswick Teachers' Association. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick Teachers' Association
3 killed in Moncton crash
Three people from the Bathurst area have died after a head-on crash in Moncton. Emergency crews were called to the traffic circle near CF Champlain at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. "The collision is believ...
Mar 31, 2024 waferboard / CC
Scotiabank to close Grand Bay-Westfield branch
The lone remaining financial institution in Grand Bay-Westfield will be closing its doors for good. Scotiabank has confirmed to our newsroom that its branch in the community will close on Oct. 1. A sp...
Mar 31, 2024 PiggyBank / Unsplash
Replace carbon tax with LNG exports: Higgs
New Brunswick's premier says exporting liquefied natural gas is a better alternative to the federal carbon tax. Blaine Higgs made the comments during an appearance before a House of Commons committee ...
Mar 29, 2024 Premier Blaine Higgs speaks before a House of Commons committee on March 28, 2024. Image: House of Commons video capture
27 charges laid in vehicle-related fraud investigation
Mounties have laid more than two dozen charges in a vehicle-related fraud investigation in the Fredericton area. Police received several reports of possible frauds at DMR Auto Sales in Richibucto Road...
Mar 29, 2024 waferboard / CC
Fuel prices down across N.B.
You will be paying a bit less to fill up your vehicle's fuel tank on Friday. Gasoline and diesel prices fell following the weekly setting by the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board. The new maxim...
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Saint John urged to take leadership role on AIM Recycling
A Saint John advocacy group is calling on the city to take a leadership role concerning a controversial recycling facility on the waterfront. Members of Liveable Saint John appeared before the city's ...
Mar 28, 2024 A fire broke out at the American Iron and Metal recycling facility in west Saint John on Sept. 14, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
Gasoline, diesel prices heading down in N.B.
It looks like New Brunswick drivers will get a bit of a break at the fuel pumps this week. An industry source says gasoline prices will fall by around two cents per litre on Thursday night. Diesel use...
Mar 28, 2024 Dawn McDonald / Unsplash
PC MLA Trevor Holder announces resignation
A long-time New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA has made the decision to step down. Portland-Simonds MLA Trevor Holder made the announcement in the legislature on Thursday. "There is a time for...
Mar 28, 2024 Portland-Simonds MLA Trevor Holder announced his resignation on March 28, 2024. Image: Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick video capture