Author Archives: Brad Perry
Drop in gas prices expected this week
Some New Brunswick drivers will get a slight break when fuel prices change Thursday night. An industry source says the maximum price for gasoline will fall more than three cents per litre. This will m...
Aug 24, 2023 Dawn McDonald / Unsplash
Danish retailer JYSK sets sights on N.B.
A Danish home retailer is looking to open its first New Brunswick location. JYSK Canada is seeking to rezone a commercial building on Saint John's west side. The building, located at 384 Lancaster Ave...
Aug 24, 2023 New Brunswick's first JYSK Canada store is being planned for 384 Lancaster Avenue in Saint John. Image: Saint John council package
Sea Dogs acquire Philadelphia Flyers prospect
The Saint John Sea Dogs have acquired Philadelphia Flyers prospect Matteo Mann from Chicoutimi. In return, Chicoutimi will receive a second-round pick in 2024 and a third-round pick in 2026 from the S...
Aug 24, 2023 Image: Submitted/Saint John Sea Dogs
Moonlight Bazaar postponed due to weather
Those hoping to check out the Moonlight Bazaar in uptown Saint John will have to wait a bit longer. The one-day street festival was slated to take place on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m....
Aug 24, 2023 The 2023 edition of the Moonlight Bazaar will once again include both Mars and the moon. Image: Submitted/Lauchlan Ough
Online fundraiser for N.B. man killed in workplace incident
New Brunswickers are coming together to help a Moncton family struck by tragedy. Jamie Harris died while on the job at a construction site in Dieppe earlier this week. Harris was an employee of Perfec...
Aug 24, 2023 Jamie Harris was killed in a workplace incident in Dieppe on Aug. 21, 2023. Image: Facebook/Perfection Contracting
Saint John nabs N.B. junior baseball title
The Saint John Alpines have won the 2023 New Brunswick Junior Baseball League title. Saint John clinched a 5-4 win over the Chatham Ironmen on Wednesday in the fifth and deciding game of the series. T...
Aug 24, 2023 Diana Polekhina / Unsplash
Country music fans flock to Dieppe for YQM Country Fest
Cowboy hats and boots are a common sight as the excitement builds for YQM Country Fest. Top country artists including Morgan Wallen and Keith Urban will hit the stage in Dieppe, N.B., starting Thursda...
Aug 24, 2023 Morgan Wallen, Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett are among the performers at the 2023 YQM Country Fest in Dieppe, N.B., which takes place from Aug. 24 to 26. Image: Facebook/YQM Country Fest
Saint John aims to bring home national baseball title
A New Brunswick baseball team is in Alberta hoping to bring home a national championship. The Saint John Alpines are competing in the 2023 Canada Men's National Championships in Red Deer. Speaking ahe...
Aug 24, 2023 Mike Bowman / Unsplash
Missing 25-year-old woman from Moncton
Mounties are asking for the public's help to find a missing 25-year-old woman from Moncton. Brittany Hammond was last seen at a Mark Avenue residence between 5 and 6 p.m. on Aug. 17. Police said they ...
Aug 23, 2023 Brittany Hammond. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
N.B. makes 'clarifications' to Policy 713 after advocate's report
New Brunswick is maintaining its controversial changes to gender identity policy in schools - with some minor tweaks. That is despite a report from the province's child and youth advocate which found ...
Aug 23, 2023 Education Minister Bill Hogan speaks during a news conference in December 2022. Image: YouTube screen capture