Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. announces $2.5M in medical student scholarships
New Brunswick is investing $2.5 million over the next five years in a new medical student scholarship fund. The scholarship fund is expected to help as many as 300 medical students pay for some of the...
Apr 27, 2023 From left to right: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation executive director Alyssa Long; foundation board chair Dr. Michael Simon; and Rothesay MLA Ted Flemming. Image: Brad Perry
Industry calls for tax changes for small private campgrounds
Members of Canada's RV and camping industry are in Ottawa this week to push for changes to tax rules. The Recreational Vehicle Dealer Association of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCR...
Apr 27, 2023 Brian Yurasits / Unsplash
Charges laid after report of shots fired in Saint John
Three of four people taken into custody following a report of shots fired in west Saint John are now facing charges. Officers responded to a report of shots fired inside a building on Duke Street West...
Apr 26, 2023 Members of the Saint John Police Force's Emergency Tactical Services are seen outside of a Duke Street West building on Apr. 25, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
Human remains IDed as missing Saint John woman
Human remains found over the winter have been identified as belonging to a missing Saint John woman. Shirley Woodhouse was last seen in the area of Cape Spencer on Red Head Road on Nov. 8, 2022. The 7...
Apr 26, 2023 Shirley Woodhouse. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Ottawa announces new details of firearms buyback program
The federal government has announced new details of its buyback program for prohibited assault-style firearms. Ottawa announced Wednesday it had inked an agreement with the Canadian Sporting Arms and ...
Apr 26, 2023 Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announces new details about the federal government's firearms buyback program on April 26, 2023. Image: CPAC video capture
Another cryptocurrency scam with N.B. victims
The Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) is warning about another cryptocurrency scam making the rounds. GoldberryCo is encouraging people to invest through social media, news articles an...
Apr 26, 2023 Forextime.com / CC
UPDATE: 4 people in custody after report of shots fired
Four people are in custody after a police operation on Saint John's lower west side, according to police. Officers responded to a report of shots fired inside a building on Duke Street West around 3:3...
Apr 25, 2023 Members of the Saint John Police Force's Emergency Tactical Services are seen outside of a Duke Street West building on Apr. 25, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
No weapon found after report of man waving rifle: police
Reports of an armed person prompted a heavy police presence in part of Saint John on Tuesday. Officers were called to an apartment building on Wright Street just before 11:30 a.m. "It was alleged that...
Apr 25, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
N.B. moves to monthly COVID reporting until fall
New Brunswick will move to monthly reporting of COVID-19 numbers for the next few months. Public Health announced the change in its latest weekly COVIDWATCH update on Tuesday. Starting May 2, the week...
Apr 25, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
'Degrassi' stars coming to Thundercon
The iconic stars of the classic Canadian television franchise 'Degrassi' are coming to Thunder Bay this September, as the latest addition to the guest list for Thundercon includes Pat Mastroianni and ...
Apr 25, 2023 Submitted Photo