Author Archives: Brad Perry
Dozens Displaced After Apartment Building Fire
A fire in eastern New Brunswick has forced more than three dozen people from their homes. Crews were called to a 32-unit building in Elsipogtog First Nation late Wednesday night. The Canadian Red Cros...
Feb 24, 2023 Ian Carroll / CC
N.B., Ottawa Reach Agreement On Health-Care Funding
New Brunswick has reached an agreement in principle with Ottawa on increased health-care funding. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the agreement during a town hall in Halifax on Thursday. It ca...
Feb 23, 2023 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
UPDATE: Woman Wanted In Justin Breau Murder Arrested
Police say five people have now been arrested in connection with the death of a Saint John man last summer. Sarah Jean Belzil turned herself in to police on Thursday, one day after police announced an...
Feb 23, 2023 Sarah Jean Belzil, 36, is wanted on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Justin David Breau. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Imperial Theatre Gets $2.1M In Federal Funding
Imperial Theatre in Saint John is getting more than $2.1 million in federal funding for energy efficiency upgrades. Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long made the announcement Thursday morning at the upto...
Feb 23, 2023 Angela Campbell is the executive director of Imperial Theatre. Image: Brad Perry
Saint John Hands Out Heritage Awards
Several property owners and tradespeople have been recognized by Saint John's Heritage Development Board. The Heritage Awards honour those who have helped conserve the city's heritage buildings over t...
Feb 23, 2023 The property at 156 Sydney Street received one of the 2022 Heritage Awards from the Saint John Heritage Development Board. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
Fentanyl Disguised As Oxycocet Could Be Circulating: Police
Police in Saint John are warning about possible counterfeit pills circulating in the community. Officers seized a large quantity of pills from a residence in the city's north end in Nov. 2022. Investi...
Feb 23, 2023 Saint John police warned in early 2023 that fentanyl disguised as Oxycocet pills could be circulating in the community. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Three More COVID Deaths Reported, Hospitalizations Increase
New Brunswick confirmed three more COVID-related deaths in its latest weekly report, bringing the total to 825. Public Health said none of the deaths happened during the reporting period, between Feb....
Feb 23, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Saint John Wants To Help Develop Daycare Spaces
Saint John will look at ways to help support the development of more daycare spaces in the city. At Tuesday's council meeting, a joint motion by councillors Joanna Killen and Barry Ogden was approved ...
Feb 22, 2023 BBC Creative / Unsplash
Provincial, Federal Officials Discuss Bilateral Health Funding
A bilateral agreement between New Brunswick and Ottawa for more health-care funding should be in place soon. Premier Blaine Higgs and Health Minister Bruce Fitch met with federal officials in Saint Jo...
Feb 22, 2023 Provincial and federal officials meet in Saint John on Feb. 22, 2023, to discuss a bilateral health funding agreement. Image: Brad Perry
Several Arrests In Firearm Investigation
Several arrests have been made after a firearm investigation in west Saint John. Officers were called to a residence on Duke Street West around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police said it was reported that two ...
Feb 22, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry