Author Archives: Brad Perry
Fire damages Saint John building
A weekend fire has caused damage to a building in Saint John's north end. Fire crews were called to the building on Victoria Street early Saturday morning. Firefighters worked to extinguish flames on ...
Aug 21, 2023 A Saint John Fire Department truck is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
No-swimming advisories lifted at provincial park beaches
Good news if you are looking to take a dip at one of New Brunswick's provincial park beaches. No-swimming advisories that were in place at six provincial park beaches have been lifted. Affected parks ...
Aug 20, 2023 New River Beach Provincial Park. Image: Facebook/Parc New River Beach Park
N.B. man cycling to raise awareness about schizophrenia
A New Brunswick man hopes to become the first person with schizophrenia to bicycle across Canada. Matthew Dickson began in Vancouver back in June and hopes to arrive in Newfoundland by late August. "I...
Aug 19, 2023 Matthew Dickson in Saint John on Aug. 17, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
Search continues 2 years later for missing Saint John man
Two years after his disappearance, Saint John police continue to ask for help to find Curtis William Thorne. The 27-year-old man was last seen in the Michael Crescent area of the east side on Aug. 6, ...
Aug 18, 2023 Curtis William Thorne was last seen in the Michael Crescent area of east Saint John in August 2021. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Dominion Park to celebrate grand reopening
A west Saint John park will celebrate its grand reopening on Saturday. City officials say phase one of upgrades at Dominion Park are complete. Celebrations will begin at 1 p.m with remarks from Coun. ...
Aug 18, 2023 Dominion Park in Saint John. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
DEC urges N.B. to follow Policy 713 recommendations
A district education council is calling on the province to follow the child and youth advocate's recommendations on Policy 713. The Anglophone South District Education Council passed a motion at its m...
Aug 18, 2023 MChe Lee / Unsplash
Investigation into N.B. man's 2021 disappearance remains active: police
It has now been two years since the disappearance of a 76-year-old man from Musquash, near Saint John. Paul Doughty was last seen at a business near McKay Loop Road and Route 175 in the Pennfield area...
Aug 18, 2023 Paul Doughty. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Thousands flee wildfires in Kelowna area of B.C.
There is a state of emergency in the Kelowna area of British Columbia, where wildfires have forced thousands from their homes Meanwhile, thousands of others have been told they may need to leave at a ...
Aug 18, 2023
Trans-Canada Highway crash leaves 1 dead
One person has died after a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Moncton. RCMP say the single-vehicle crash happened in Boundary Creek around 10:15 p.m. Thursday. The driver and lone occupant of the...
Aug 18, 2023 Image: Staff photo
Gas prices up, diesel prices fall slightly
Some New Brunswick motorists are paying more to fill up their fuel tanks on Friday. The maximum price for regular self-serve gasoline climbed 3.5 cents overnight. The most you will now pay is $1.89 pe...
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