Author Archives: Brad Perry
$6.7M in funding for N.B. tourism projects
A federal funding boost for the tourism industry in New Brunswick. Officials announced $6.7 million on Friday to support a total of 53 projects. The money comes from the federal government's Tourism R...
May 26, 2023 Image: Submitted/ACOA
Coroner's inquest into ER waiting room death postponed
The coroner's inquest into the death of a patient waiting for care in a New Brunswick emergency department has been postponed. Donald Darrell Mesheau died in the emergency department waiting room at t...
May 26, 2023 The Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/Horizon Health Network
N.B. NDP launch leadership election period
Members of the New Brunswick NDP are searching for the party's next leader, officials announced Friday. An election period will launch on May 31 and continue until the party's leadership convention on...
May 26, 2023 Alex White. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick NDP
Man with baseball bat demands money from woman in St. Stephen
Mounties are looking to identify a person of interest after an attempted robbery in St. Stephen. Officers were called to the reported attempted robbery on King Street around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday Invest...
May 26, 2023 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
West side break-in leads to 2 arrests
Two arrests after a break-in and theft at a west Saint John home earlier this week. Saint John police said they were called to a Rodney Street residence on Wednesday. The next day, officers arrested a...
May 26, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Special Olympics Swimming Competition coming to Saint John
Special Olympics athletes from across the province are descending on Saint John this weekend. The Canada Games Aquatic Centre will host the Special Olympics Swimming Competition on Saturday. Officials...
May 26, 2023 The Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John. Image: Tara Clow
Delay implementation of clean fuel regulations: Atlantic premiers
Premiers in Atlantic Canada are calling on Ottawa to delay the implementation of new clean fuel regulations. In a joint news release Thursday, the premiers said they want to see a plan to "address the...
May 26, 2023 futureatlas.com / CC
Federal funding supports 87 community projects in N.B.
Ottawa will invest more than $61 million to empower seniors in their communities, the government announced Wednesday. Funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) will support more than...
May 25, 2023 CDC / Unsplash
Forecasters anticipate near-normal hurricane season
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says we should expect near-normal activity in the Atlantic this year. But forecasters say two competing factors will determine just how many storms we actually end up see...
May 25, 2023 A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA's 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. Image: NOAA
French immersion changes spark frustration in Grand Bay-Westfield
Changes coming to French immersion programs in Grand Bay-Westfield are not sitting well with some in the community. Mayor Brittany Merrifield made her position very clear during the town's latest coun...
May 25, 2023 Image: Submitted/Town of Grand Bay-Westfield