Author Archives: Brad Perry
$25K donation for Hestia House in Saint John
100 Women Who Care of Greater Saint John has made its latest donation to a local charity in the city. Hestia House received a cheque for $25,300 on Tuesday night from the group of generous women. It w...
Mar 15, 2024 From left to right: 100 Women Who Care co-organizer Shannon Merrifield, Hestia House executive director Jana Comeau, Hestia House board president Sarah Rouse, and 100 Women Who Care co-organizer Brittany Merrifield. Image: Submitted/100 Women Who Care of Greater Saint John
2 arrested after loaded firearms seized from vehicle
Saint John police say they seized two loaded firearms from a stolen vehicle following a brief pursuit. An undercover officer allegedly saw a pickup truck driving recklessly uptown around 2 p.m. Thursd...
Mar 15, 2024 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Housing starts up 14% in February: CMHC
Canada's housing starts were up 14 per cent in February following two months of decreases. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 253,468 units. That was compared to 223,176 ...
Mar 15, 2024 Josh Olalde / Unsplash
Peace officers raid Moncton dispensary
A woman is facing charges after Justice and Public Safety officers raided an illegal Moncton dispensary. Peace officers from the department searched the Hydrostop on Baig Boulevard on March 8. Departm...
Mar 15, 2024 Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety say they seized contraband cannabis and other illegal products from a Moncton dispensary on March 8, 2024. Image: Submitted/Department of Justice and Public Safety
Peace officers raid Saint John dispensary
A man is facing charges after Justice and Public Safety officers raided an illegal Saint John dispensary. Peace officers searched Cloud Nine Vape, formerly Isla's Emporium, on Germain Street on March ...
Mar 15, 2024 Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety say they seized contraband cannabis and other illegal products from a Saint John dispensary on March 6, 2024. Image: Submitted/Department of Justice and Public Safety
Saint John police unveil 2024 priorities
The Saint John Police Force is looking to take a more holistic approach to health and wellness for its members. It is one of the 31 priority areas the municipal police force is looking to tackle over ...
Mar 15, 2024 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
Conservative leader to talk carbon tax in N.B.
The federal Conservative leader is bringing his "Spike the Hike, Axe the Tax" message to New Brunswick. Pierre Poilievre will be in Moncton and Saint John on Friday before heading to Fredericton for a...
Mar 15, 2024 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)
Boxcar Country Music Festival unveils first acts
Just over four months until the Boxcar Country Music Festival and we are getting an idea of who will be performing. Officials behind the uptown festival announced the first six acts on Thursday mornin...
Mar 14, 2024 Image: Facebook/Boxcar Country Music Festival
No injuries after vehicle hits school bus
No injuries were reported following a collision involving a school bus in Charlotte County. The crash happened along Route 170 in the area of St. David Ridge Road on Thursday morning. A spokesperson f...
Mar 14, 2024 Austin Pacheco / Unsplash
UPDATE: Police ID man in Dieppe jewellery theft
Mounties have identified a man they were looking for following a break-in and theft in Dieppe. Police say a business on Paul Street was broken into sometime between 4 and 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 24. Among t...
Mar 14, 2024 Image: Staff photo