Author Archives: Brad Perry
Independent review launched after man injured during arrest
Mounties have asked for an independent review after a man was injured during an arrest in Woodstock First Nation. Police say they responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Maliseet Drive around 5...
Mar 25, 2023 waferboard / CC
Teen killed in snowmobile crash near Campbellton
Mounties say a 17-year-old boy has died after a snowmobile crash in northern New Brunswick. It happened on a provincial trail near Glencoe, southwest of Campbellton, around 2 a.m. Friday. Investigator...
Mar 24, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tour encourages women to look at aviation careers
A non-profit organization wants to get more women involved in the aviation industry. Elevate Aviation's cross-country tour recently made stops in Saint John and Moncton. Founder Kendra Kincade is an a...
Mar 24, 2023 Kendra Kincade, the founder of Elevate Aviation, speaks to high school students at the Saint John Airport on March 20, 2023. Image: Submitted/Saint John Airport
Boil water advisory lifted in St. Stephen
The 10-day boil water advisory in St. Stephen has finally come to an end, officials announced Friday. "Public Health has advised that they have completed all necessary testing," the municipality said ...
Mar 24, 2023 Andres Siimon / Unsplash
Budget 'will not get my support': Green leader
New Brunswick's Green party leader says he will not support the provincial budget unveiled this week. In his reply to the budget speech on Friday, David Coon said it is the wrong budget for our times....
Mar 24, 2023 Green Party leader David Coon delivers his reply to the provincial budget on March 24, 2023. Image: New Brunswick Legislature video capture
Man charged after woman struck by vehicle: police
A man is facing charges in an alleged Saint John hit and run that happened just before Christmas. Police say they were called to the parking lot of McAllister Place on the east side on the evening of ...
Mar 24, 2023 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
UPDATE: One injured, three arrested after early morning shooting
Three people are in custody and a woman is in the hospital after an early morning shooting in west Saint John. Saint John police say they were called to the parking lot of a north end business around ...
Mar 24, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
School buses running late in southeastern N.B.
A late start to the day for many students in southeastern New Brunswick on Friday. The Anglophone East School District says all buses are running one hour late, but schools will open on time. Buses ar...
Mar 24, 2023 Austin Pacheco / Unsplash
Gas prices inch up, diesel prices fall
Mixed news at the fuel pumps in New Brunswick after the weekly setting by the Energy and Utilities Board. The new maximum price for regular self-serve is $1.59 per litre, an increase of seven-tenths o...
Mar 24, 2023
Opposition MPs pass motion calling for foreign interference inquiry
There is mounting pressure for the Trudeau government to call a public inquiry into foreign election interference. Opposition MPs in the House of Commons passed a motion Thursday urging the government...
Mar 23, 2023 NDP leader Jagmeet Singh addresses reporters on March 23, 2023. Image: CPAC video capture