Author Archives: Brad Perry
New federal-provincial partnership for N.B.'s agriculture sector
A new federal-provincial partnership will mean more support for New Brunswick's agriculture sector. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will make $8.5 million available annually, a 25 pe...
Apr 24, 2023 Dan Meyers / Unsplash
PSAC plans to 'escalate' strike action on Monday
The union representing striking federal public service workers is preparing to ramp up strike action on Monday. More than 155,000 Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency workers are entering their si...
Apr 24, 2023 Public service workers picket in front of a federal government building in uptown Saint John on April 19, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
N.S. junior hockey team relocating to N.B.
New Brunswick will gain another Maritime Junior Hockey League team next season. The South Shore Lumberjacks are moving from Bridgewater, N.S., to Bouctouche. Members of the league's board of governors...
Apr 24, 2023 Samantha Gades / Unsplash
Saint John fires force at least 16 people from their homes
Two fires in uptown Saint John forced at least 16 people from their homes over the weekend, according to the Canadian Red Cross. A large older house with six apartments on Waterloo Street caught fire ...
Apr 24, 2023 Ian Carroll / CC
Neighbourhood Works launches $1.5M fundraising campaign
A not-for-profit in Charlotte County needs your help to turn a former church into a community service hub for those experiencing need. Neighbourhood Works, formerly Charlotte County Group Homes, has l...
Apr 24, 2023 Neighbourhood Works is located in the former Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Stephen. Image: Mark Downey
Byelections take place Monday in 3 N.B. ridings
Thousands of New Brunswickers are heading to the polls on Monday to cast their ballots. Provincial byelections are taking place in Dieppe, Restigouche-Chaleur, and Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isido...
Apr 24, 2023 Image: Submitted/Elections NB
NBCC graduate employment rate hits 5-year high
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) says its graduate employment rate has reached a five-year high. That is according to the findings of an annual survey by the Department of Post-Secondary Educati...
Apr 21, 2023 Mary Butler is the president and CEO of New Brunswick Community College. Image: Submitted
Physiotherapist loses licence after intimate relationship with client
An intimate relationship with a client has cost a Saint John physiotherapist his licence for at least five years. Robert Landers was found guilty on two counts of professional misconduct by the Colleg...
Apr 21, 2023 Conscious Design / Unsplash
Attempted armed robbery leads to weapons seizure
Police have seized several weapons after an attempted armed robbery in Saint John. Officers were called to the area of Sewell Street uptown around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday. According to police, a taxi drive...
Apr 21, 2023 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
Ottawa should pay for most of Chignecto Isthmus repairs: provinces
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia want the federal government to cover most of the costs to protect the Chignecto Isthmus. Officials from both provinces met earlier this week to discuss on how to best pro...
Apr 21, 2023 Image: Government of New Brunswick