Author Archives: Brad Perry

Inflation ticks up to 3.4% in December
Canada's inflation rate ticked up in December, according to Statistics Canada. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis last month. Officials said it was largely due to hig...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 gemma / Unsplash

Help for St. Stephen residents experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness in St. Stephen will soon have a new place to go. The province says a temporary housing initiative is being set up on Happy Valley Road, near Route 1. Mobile trailers w...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 Social Development Minister Jill Green. Image: YouTube video capture

Man arrested in Sussex-area break-ins
Police have arrested a Sussex man after a series of break and enters in the community. Officers responded to a report of a person unlawfully at a residence on Freeze Court on Dec. 6. "The individual l...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 Image: Staff photo

Overnight parking ban in Moncton
You may need to find somewhere else to park your vehicle on Tuesday night. The City of Moncton has declared a temporary overnight parking ban. No on-street parking will be allowed anywhere in the city...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 Jackson Simmer / Unsplash

Property assessment notices in the mail
New Brunswick property owners are getting their 2024 assessments this week. Provincial figures show the overall assessment base is up 10.4 per cent, or $8.4 billion. Officials said the southeast regio...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 Scazon / CC

Fraud education sessions for seniors
Police in Saint John are hoping to increase fraud prevention among seniors in the community. The city's police force is planning to hold a series of in-person education sessions this year. Staff Sgt. ...
Brad Perry Jan 16, 2024 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo

Messy mix of winter weather on the way
Another round of messy wintry weather has its sights set on the province for Tuesday. Snow will move in across southern New Brunswick throughout the afternoon and evening. It will change to rain for m...
Brad Perry Jan 15, 2024 Jessica Fadel / Unsplash

State funeral for former NDP leader
A state funeral will be held for long-time federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent, who died on Jan. 11. The funeral will take place in Ottawa on Jan. 28, the prime minister's office announced on Monday. "It ...
Brad Perry Jan 15, 2024 Matt Jiggins / CC

Transit tickets now available through app
Paying for your transit fare in Saint John just became a whole lot easier. Saint John Transit users can now buy tickets and passes through a mobile app. It is the first phase of the agency's new digit...
Brad Perry Jan 15, 2024 One of the buses in the Saint John Transit fleet. Image: staff photo

Home prices increase 4.3% in 2023
National aggregate home prices increased 4.3 per cent last year across Canada. That is according to data from the latest Royal LePage House Price Survey released Monday. However, prices fell 1.7 per c...
Brad Perry Jan 15, 2024 Maria Ziegler / Unsplash
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