Author Archives: Brad Perry

Provincial cabinet shuffle coming Tuesday
We are likely to see some new faces in Premier Blaine Higgs' cabinet this week. A swearing-in ceremony will take place Tuesday morning at Government House in Fredericton. It comes after two of the pre...
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry

Provincial co-ordinator to help address campus sexual violence
A provincial co-ordinator is being hired to help address campus sexual violence in New Brunswick. The co-ordinator will work with publicly funded post-secondary institutions to identify their service ...
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 The University of New Brunswick campus in Fredericton. Image: UNB.ca

UPDATED: Missing Kennebecasis Valley teen located
The Kennebecasis Regional Police Force says a missing 17-year-old has been located. The teen was reported missing by police on Monday morning. Investigators said they were concerned for his safety.
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. Image: Staff photo

Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested: police
Saint John police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested. The 27-year-old man was taken into custody by the RCMP on June 20. A warrant was issued for his arrest four days earlier ...
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry

Timely primary care access becomes more challenging: survey
It is becoming more difficult for New Brunswick residents with a primary care provider to get an appointment. That is one of the key observations from the New Brunswick Health Council's latest primary...
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 Online Marketing / Unsplash

Federal benefit 'life-changing' for Canadians with disabilities: advocate
Disability advocates are applauding a new federal bill which received royal assent last week. Bill C-22 will create a federal income supplement for working-age people with disabilities. Shelley Petit,...
Brad Perry Jun 26, 2023 Jason Hafso / Unsplash

Quebec wildfire smoke affecting N.B. air quality
Smoke from wildfires in Quebec is causing air quality concerns in New Brunswick. A special air quality statement has been issued for nearly the entire province, with the exception of Saint John and Ch...
Brad Perry Jun 25, 2023 DESIGNECOLOGIST / Unsplash

Former N.B. MLA dies at age 92
A former Progressive Conservative MLA and cabinet minister has died. Omer Lger passed away Friday at the age of 92, according to his obituary. Lger was first elected in the riding of Kent in a 1971 by...
Brad Perry Jun 25, 2023 Omer Léger passed away on June 23, 2023, at the age of 92. Image: Passage Funeral Co-operative

Premier says he won't be resigning
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no plans to resign as premier or party leader. Higgs made the comments following a meeting of the party's provincial council on Saturday. There has been ...
Brad Perry Jun 25, 2023 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Image: CPAC video capture/file photo

Man, woman arrested after police seize firearms, prohibited weapons
Two New Brunswickers have been arrested as part of a national operation targeting the manufacturing and trafficking of privately made firearms. New Brunswick RCMP began an investigation into the manuf...
Brad Perry Jun 24, 2023 Items seized from a home in Geary, N.B., on June 20, 2023, as part of a national operation targeting the manufacturing and trafficking of privately made firearms. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
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