Author Archives: Brad Perry
PC MLA Dorothy Shephard not re-offering
Another New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA has decided not to re-offer in the upcoming election. Dorothy Shephard said Thursday she made the decision after much discussion with her family and ...
Mar 21, 2024 Progressive Conservative MLA Dorothy Shephard speaks in the legislature on Nov. 25, 2022. Image: New Brunswick Legislature video capture
N.B. physicians disappointed with provincial budget
Physicians in New Brunswick are expressing disappointment with the Higgs government's latest budget. The $13.3-billion budget, unveiled on Tuesday, allocates a record nearly $3.8 billion toward health...
Mar 21, 2024 Dr. Paula Keating is the president of the New Brunswick Medical Society. Image: Submitted
Bed bug concerns at UNB Saint John
Reports of bed bugs at UNB Saint John have prompted concern from students at the university. The issue became public this week after several posts were made on Facebook and Instagram. However, one stu...
Mar 21, 2024 Image: Brad Perry
Arrest made in alleged Saint John stabbing
Police say charges have been laid following an alleged stabbing in uptown Saint John. Officers were called to the area of Union and Waterloo streets around 3:15 p.m. Monday. A 43-year-old man was rush...
Mar 20, 2024 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo
Fatal snowmobile crash in northern N.B.
A 42-year-old man has died following a snowmobile crash in northern New Brunswick. The crash happened near Governor's Lodge, a wilderness resort in the Popple Depot area, about an hour's drive from Ba...
Mar 20, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Conservatives threaten non-confidence motion over carbon tax
The federal Conservatives are threatening a non-confidence motion over the upcoming carbon tax increase. Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that his party would call a vote of non-confidence if th...
Mar 20, 2024 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)
City looks to increase residential parking permit fee
Residents in Saint John's south-central peninsula may soon have to fork out more for parking passes. The city wants to increase the price of residential zone parking permits to $75 per year from the c...
Mar 20, 2024 The City of Saint John sign is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
Power bills expected to rise nearly 13% in April
New Brunswick residents will see their power rates climb by nearly 13 per cent in April. This follows back-to-back decisions by the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board. On Tuesday, the EUB grante...
Mar 20, 2024 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
COVID, influenza hospitalizations rise in N.B.
COVID-19 and influenza hospitalizations in New Brunswick were up during the first full week of March. The latest Respiratory Watch report shows 44 hospital admissions during the week of March 3. That ...
Mar 20, 2024 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
RCMP officer cleared in Moncton shooting
A Codiac RCMP officer will not face charges after shooting a man during a call in Moncton last year. The Serious Incident Response Team launched an investigation into the incident, which happened on M...
Mar 20, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police