Author Archives: Brad Perry

Drop in diesel prices expected Tuesday night
Diesel users in New Brunswick should see an unexpected break at the pumps on Tuesday night. An industry source says the provincial regulator will use its interrupter clause at midnight. Diesel prices ...
Brad Perry Jun 24, 2025 mary_smn / Depositphotos.com

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ends
The risk of severe thunderstorms across a wide swath of New Brunswick has passed. The remaining severe thunderstorm watch, which was issued early Tuesday afternoon, came to an end around 8:45 p.m. Env...
Brad Perry Jun 24, 2025 gunnar3000 / Depositphotos.com

Inflation rate holds at 1.7% in May: StatCan
Our country's inflation rate held steady at 1.7 per cent year-over-year in May, according to Statistics Canada. Officials said a smaller price increase for rent and a drop in travel tours put downward...
Brad Perry Jun 24, 2025 Jason Hafso / Unsplash

Israel, Iran agree to ceasefire: Trump
Israel and Iran have agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire," according to the U.S. president. Donald Trump made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday evening. Trump sai...
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump. Image: C-SPAN video capture

Man charged with 1st-degree murder in southeastern N.B.
A man has been charged with murder following a weekend death in a southeastern New Brunswick community. RCMP said they received a report of a missing 67-year-old man in Beaubassin East on Saturday eve...
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Grand Bay-Westfield student wins $100K Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarship
A Grand Bay-Westfield student has 100,000 reasons to celebrate as she heads off to university in the fall. Daniella Overko has been named one of 10 annual recipients of the Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarsh...
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 Danielle Overko (centre) with her family and staff from the University of New Brunswick after receiving a Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarship valued at $100,000. Image: Submitted/University of New Brunswick

High heat, humidity expected to peak on Tuesday
A taste of that summer heat and humidity across much of New Brunswick over the next couple of days. But Environment Canada says the warm air mass that began moving into the region on Monday should be ...
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 HorenkO / Depositphotos.com

Oulton College adding more nursing seats in $3M expansion
A New Brunswick college is adding more seats to help tackle the province's nursing shortage. Oulton College in Moncton is spending $3 million to expand its Elmwood Drive campus. The move will add 300 ...
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 A rendering of the $3-million expansion at Oulton College's Elmwood Drive campus in Moncton. Image: Submitted/Oulton College

Dieppe honours women trailblazers in the city
Eight trails in Dieppe have been named after women who helped to shape the history of the city. Their names and biographical panels were unveiled on Saturday as part of the Women Trailblazers project....
Brad Perry Jun 23, 2025 Image: Submitted/City of Dieppe

Summer officially begins on Friday
We are just hours away from officially putting spring in the rearview mirror. Summer officially begins at 10:42 p.m. ET Friday in the northern hemisphere. It is the one day every year when we have the...
Brad Perry Jun 20, 2025 HorenkO / Depositphotos.com
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