Author Archives: Brad Perry
Two Children Killed After Bus Crashes Into Québec Daycare
A tragic scene Wednesday morning at a daycare centre in the Montreal area. Two children are dead and six others are hurt after a city bus plowed into a daycare in Laval. Emergency crews were called to...
Feb 08, 2023 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Saint John Council Denies Rezoning For Daycare Relocation
Saint John council has quashed plans to relocate a 48-space daycare on the city's west side, leaving its future in jeopardy. Butterflies and Bumblebees Daycare needs to move from its Dever Road locati...
Feb 08, 2023 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Image: staff photo
Three N.B. Newspapers Reduce Print Editions
Big changes are coming in March for readers of New Brunswick's three English-language daily newspapers. The Telegraph-Journal, Times & Transcript, and Daily Gleaner will only be published on Wedne...
Feb 08, 2023 Image: Brad Perry
N.B. Adds 31 More COVID Deaths
New Brunswick confirmed 31 more COVID-related deaths in its latest weekly report, bringing the total to 812. But Public Health said most of the deaths actually happened months ago and have only just b...
Feb 07, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Canadian Masters Curling Coming To N.B.
New Brunswick will play host to the 2023 Canadian Masters Curling Championships this spring. The Thistle-St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John has been selected to host the event in April. COVID-19 d...
Feb 07, 2023 Sigve Indregard / CC
Slow Down, Restart French Immersion Plans: Teachers
There are growing concerns from New Brunswick teachers over planned changes to French immersion. On Friday, the New Brunswick Teachers' Association took to Twitter to express its concerns with the cur...
Feb 07, 2023 Connie Keating is president of the New Brunswick Teachers' Association. Image: Submitted
Water Issues Close Uptown Restaurant
The impacts of this weekend's extreme temperatures continue to be felt by some businesses. An uptown Saint John restaurant has been forced to close its doors until further notice. Gahan House Port Cit...
Feb 07, 2023 Image: Facebook/Gahan House Port City
Vehicle Crashes Into Tree In Queen Square West
A 19-year-old man has been arrested for impaired driving after a crash in west Saint John. Police say they were called to the collision in Queen Square West around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. "A caller reporte...
Feb 07, 2023 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
NB Liquor, Cannabis NB Report Sales Increase
NB Liquor and Cannabis NB both reported an increase in sales during the third quarter. Unaudited results for the period between Oct. 3, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, were recently released. Sales at NB Liqu...
Feb 07, 2023 The Cannabis NB store in Rothesay. Image: Brad Perry
Man Arrested, Cannabis Seized From Dieppe Business
Cannabis and other items have been seized from a Dieppe business following a search last week. A search warrant was executed at Green Buddha/Giggles to Go on Champlain Street on Thursday. The search w...
Feb 07, 2023 Cannabis and other items were seized from businesses in Fredericton and Dieppe on Feb. 2 by investigators with the Department of Justice and Public Safety’s Safer Communities program. Image: Submitted