Author Archives: Brad Perry
UPDATED: Saint John to lose 3 of 5 daily Air Canada routes
The Saint John Airport will be hit hard by Air Canada cuts starting in September. Three of five daily routes to Toronto and Montreal are being slashed by the airline. Sandy Ross, CEO of the Saint John...
Aug 10, 2023 An Air Canada plane at the Saint John Airport. Image: Submitted/Saint John Airport
Five-year anniversary of Fredericton shooting
Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of a tragic shooting that rocked the country. It was on this day in 2018 that four people, including two police officers, were killed outside of an apartment c...
Aug 10, 2023 A makeshift memorial formed outside of the Fredericton Police Force headquarters after four people, including two police officers, were killed on Aug. 10, 2018. Image: Brad Perry
UPDATED: Missing 14-year-old boy located
Saint John police say a missing 14-year-old has been located. The teen was last seen in the Crown Street area on July 29. Police said they were concerned for the teen's safety. In an update on Thursda...
Aug 10, 2023 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo
Search suspended for 2 missing boaters
A search for two missing boaters off the coast of northeastern New Brunswick has been suspended. Aldric Thibodeau, 75, and Landre Thibodeau, 82, failed to return from a fishing trip earlier this week....
Aug 10, 2023 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
July rainfall totals well above normal in some areas
There was no shortage of rain across much of New Brunswick during the month of July. In fact, many southern regions saw totals that were well above normal, according to Environment Canada. Meteorologi...
Aug 10, 2023 Image: Acadia Broadcasting
Work begins on UNB's Health and Social Innovation Centre
It is being described as a transformational project for New Brunswick's health-care sector. Work is underway on the Health and Social Innovation Centre at the University of New Brunswick's Saint John ...
Aug 09, 2023 A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Aug. 9, 2023, for the new Health and Social Innovation Centre at the University of New Brunswick's Saint John campus. Image: Brad Perry
2 medals for N.B. at Jeux de la Francophonie
The 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie was a success for New Brunswick athletes. New Brunswick nabbed two medals at the Games, which were held in Central Africa. Fredericton wrestlers Vivian Kutnowski and E...
Aug 09, 2023 Fredericton wrestlers Vivian Kutnowski and Elena Sehic. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick
UPDATED: RCMP arrest St. Stephen man wanted on warrants
Police say a St. Stephen man wanted on two arrest warrants has been taken into custody. The 27-year-old was arrested in a rural area north of the community on Tuesday. Mounties said he failed to appea...
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$100M worth of building permit applications so far in 2023
It has been a busy year so far when it comes to development applications in Saint John. The city said it received 406 building-related permit applications worth $100 million between January and July. ...
Aug 09, 2023 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Image: staff photo
Man arrested after report of person armed with rifle
Saint John police say one person has been arrested in connection with a firearm investigation uptown. Police said they received a report of someone with a rifle in the 50-block of Waterloo Street over...
Aug 09, 2023 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa