Author Archives: Brad Perry
St. Stephen co-responds to Oak Bay fire calls after resignations
The community of Oak Bay is now without much of its volunteer fire department after several members resigned. But the Municipal District of St. Stephen is assuring residents that there are plans in pl...
Mar 27, 2023 The Oak Bay Fire Department hall. Image: © 2023 Google
Saint John to play Gatineau in first round of QMJHL playoffs
First-round matches have been set for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. The Saint John Sea Dogs will face the Gatineau Olympiques as they compete for the Gilles-Courteau Trophy. The seri...
Mar 27, 2023 The front entrance of TD Station in Saint John. Image: Brad Perry
Moncton to play Baie-Comeau in first round of QMJHL playoffs
First-round matches have been set for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. The Moncton Wildcats will face the Baie-Comeau Drakkar as they compete for the Gilles-Courteau Trophy. The series ...
Mar 27, 2023 Avenir Centre in Moncton. Image: Tara Clow
Pipe collapse led to boil water advisory in St. Stephen
New details have been released about what led to a 10-day boil water advisory in the community of St. Stephen. The municipality said it received a high turbidity alarm for water coming from its primar...
Mar 27, 2023 Andres Siimon / Unsplash
Some buses running late due to road conditions
Road conditions have led to some late buses in eastern New Brunswick on Monday morning. The Francophone South School District said buses are running one hour late in the following regions: Baie-Sainte...
Mar 27, 2023 Austin Pacheco / Unsplash
Woman killed in crash near Fredericton
Police say a 33-year-old woman has died after her car left the road in Lincoln, near Fredericton. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Nevers Road around 8:45 a.m. Saturday. The driver, who was...
Mar 26, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
UPDATE: Missing St. George woman located safe
Mounties say a missing woman from St. George has been located and is safe. The 41-year-old was last seen near L'Etete Road on Thursday and was reported missing to police on Friday. RCMP said they were...
Mar 26, 2023 waferboard / CC
No injuries after reported explosion at U de M lab
No one was hurt after a reported explosion inside a lab at l'Universit de Moncton on Saturday. Platoon Chief Keith Guptill with the Moncton Fire Department said they responded to the scene shortly aft...
Mar 25, 2023 Emergency crews respond to reports of a small explosion inside a science lab at l'Université de Moncton on March 25, 2023. Image: Submitted/Wade Perry
UPDATED: More snow to wrap up the weekend
Another round of winter weather is expected across New Brunswick to wrap up the weekend. Snow will begin from west to east Saturday night, spreading through the entire province by Sunday morning. Betw...
Mar 25, 2023 Eneko Muiño / CC
N.B. doing away with self-referred PCR testing
New Brunswick is doing away with the self-referral option for COVID-19 PCR testing. As of April 1, PCR tests will only be available when requested by a health-care provider. "The number of self-referr...
Mar 25, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash