Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. to review sex education curriculum in schools
New Brunswick's education minister says his department is reviewing the province's sex education curriculum. Bill Hogan was asked about the review during an education announcement in Saint John on Wed...
Sep 27, 2023 Education Minister Bill Hogan speaks during a news conference in December 2022. Image: YouTube screen capture
COVID hospitalizations, deaths up in N.B.
New Brunswick is reporting an increase in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths in its latest Respiratory Watch report. Public Health says there were 91 hospital admissions during the two-week per...
Sep 27, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Will the 2022-23 surplus reach $1B?
New Brunswickers will find out Wednesday how large the province's surplus was during the last fiscal year. The province's finance minister is set to release the consolidated financial statements for 2...
Sep 27, 2023 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry
Inmate death at Atlantic Institution
The death of an inmate from Atlantic Institution in Renous is under investigation. Correctional Service Canada says Matthew Marshall died in custody on Sunday. Marshall was serving a sentence of more ...
Sep 27, 2023 Grant Durr / Unsplash
UPDATED: Garbage collection halted across Saint John
Garbage collection ground to a halt across Saint John on Tuesday amid ongoing strike action by the city's inside workers. City officials claim picket lines by CUPE Local 486 workers have prevented gar...
Sep 26, 2023 Photos from the City of Saint John appear to show workers standing in front of garbage trucks lined up along Whitebone Way on Sept. 25, 2023. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
Saint John Energy adding 3 giant storage batteries to its grid
Saint John Energy will soon have the largest battery capacity of any electric utility in Eastern Canada. The electric utility is currently installing three Tesla Megapack batteries at its Somerset Str...
Sep 26, 2023 The final of three Tesla Megapack batteries are lowered into place at Saint John Energy's Somerset Street substation on Sept. 8, 2023. Image: Submitted/Saint John Energy
Food Banks Canada releases first poverty report card
Canada is not doing well when it comes to poverty reduction efforts, according to the first poverty report card from Food Banks Canada. The federal and provincial governments were graded on 13 indicat...
Sep 26, 2023 Aaron Doucett / Unsplash
Walter Ball, former music teacher and councillor, dies at 92
A well-known Saint John music teacher and former city councillor has died. Walter Ball passed away on Saturday at the age of 92, according to his obituary. He is described as a musician, a teacher, an...
Sep 26, 2023 Walter Ball. Image: Brenan's Funeral Home
Teen arrested in connection with firearm offences
Mounties say a 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with firearm and drug offences in Moncton. Police said they responded to reports of people breaking into vehicles in the Neville Street area ...
Sep 26, 2023 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Resident moose hunt season begins Tuesday
Do not be surprised to see people in orange vests over the coming days. The 2023 resident moose hunt in New Brunswick begins on Tuesday. Officials said there were 5,115 licenses up for grabs in this y...
Sep 26, 2023 Zachery Perry / Unsplash