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UPDATE: Dr. Jennifer Russell speaks about COVID-19 response
New Brunswick's top doctor faced questions Thursday about her role in the province's COVID-19 response. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, appeared before the legislature's pub...
Nov 02, 2023 Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's outgoing chief medical officer of health, speaks before the legislature's standing committee on public accounts on Nov. 2, 2023. Image: Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick video capture
Nearly $25M for Carleton Martello Tower, Fundy National Park
Ottawa has announced nearly $25 million for a historic site and a national park in New Brunswick. $14.8 million has been earmarked for the arleton Martello Tower National Historic Site in Saint John. ...
Nov 02, 2023 Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long is pictured in front of Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site with Kurt Peacock, team leader – visitor experience, Parks Canada, for the site. Image: Submitted
RCMP release sketch of person of interest in Sackville stabbing
Mounties have released a sketch of a person of interest following a stabbing in Sackville. Officers were called to a residence on Salem Street around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 7. "The victim confronted a man ...
Nov 02, 2023 RCMP are looking for a person of interest after a stabbing in Sackville on Oct. 7. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Flair Airlines adding more Saint John flights in 2024
Flair Airlines will expand its seasonal service between Saint John and Toronto next year. Garth Lund, chief commercial officer, said more weekly rotations are being added between the two cities. "It'l...
Nov 02, 2023 A Flair Airlines plane at the Saint John Airport. Image: Submitted/Saint John Airport
Dr. Jennifer Russell to lead planned institute at UNB
New Brunswick's outgoing chief medical officer of health has a new job. Dr. Jennifer Russell is joining the University of New Brunswick this fall, the university announced Wednesday. Russell will be t...
Nov 01, 2023 Dr. Jennifer Russell. Image: University of New Brunswick
Rothesay plans to hold property tax rate in 2024
Rothesay is seeking community feedback on its proposed 2024 operating budget. The town plans to hold its property tax rate at $1.19 per $100 of assessed value While Rothesay's assessment base has grow...
Nov 01, 2023 Rothesay Town Hall. Image: Staff photo
Below-average forest fire season in N.B.
While much of Canada dealt with a record-breaking forest fire season, the situation was much different here. New Brunswick has ended its 2023 forest fire season with a below-average number of fires. T...
Nov 01, 2023 The Stein Lake fire burns near Saint Andrews in May 2023. Image: Submitted
Sussex building destroyed by fire
A building formerly used for livestock auctions in Sussex has gone up in flames. Emergency crews were called to Park Street around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. Sussex Fire Chief Tony Reicker said crews knock...
Nov 01, 2023 This Sussex building, which used to host livestock auctions, was destroyed by fire on Nov. 1, 2023. Image: ©2023 Google
COVID hospitalizations, deaths increase in N.B.
New Brunswick has recorded a slight increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths, according to new data from Public Health. The latest Respiratory Watch report shows 58 admissions between Oct. ...
Nov 01, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Clean-up continues after train derailment
Crews continued to remove rail cars Tuesday after a train derailment not far from Sussex. CN said six cars left the track in a wooded area near Dunsinane on Monday afternoon. No injuries, fires, leaks...
Oct 31, 2023 chris robert / Unsplash