Author Archives: Brad Perry
COVID Hospitalizations Fall Over The Past Week
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and reported cases fell over the past week in New Brunswick. According to the latest weekly COVID report, there were 23 new hospital admissions for the week end...
Nov 08, 2022 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Six N.B. Employers Selected For New Immigration Stream
A new immigration stream has been launched to help address critical labour force vacancies in New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Critical Worker Pilot will provide more flexibility for employers to help...
Nov 08, 2022 Scazon / CC
Officer Praised For Trying To Stop Teen From Jumping From Overpass
An RCMP officer will not face charges after a 13-year-old girl jumped from an overpass in Oromocto this spring. The Department of Justice and Public Safety asked Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Respons...
Nov 08, 2022 waferboard / CC
N.B. Communities Set More Temperature Records
More temperature records were set throughout New Brunswick on Monday, according to Environment Canada. It was the third straight day of record-setting temperatures in a number of communities. St. Step...
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Police Target Seatbelt Usage In New Campaign
Saint John police have launched their latest road safety campaign of the year. This week, the force's traffic management officers will be targeting seatbelt usage. "The campaign will focus on educatin...
Nov 07, 2022 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
National Farmers Union Opposes Potential Potash Exploration
An organization representing farmers is opposing the potential for potash exploration in New Brunswick. In October, the province issued a request for proposals for potash exploration in southeastern r...
Nov 07, 2022 James St. John / CC
Missing Hunter's ATV Located, Say RCMP
An all-terrain vehicle believed to be linked to a missing 77-year-old hunter from McAdam has been found. Mounties said the ATV that Kenneth Snedden was believed to be travelling on was located on Satu...
Nov 07, 2022 Kenneth William Snedden. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
2019 Disappearance Of N.B. Man Being Treated As Homicide
Mounties are now investigating the disappearance of a Woodstock-area man as a homicide. And investigators believe his remains could be somewhere in central or southeastern New Brunswick. Brady Tompkin...
Nov 07, 2022 Brady Sherman Tompkins. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Florida Boy Allegedly Kidnapped Found In N.B., Say RCMP
A six-year-old boy from Florida believed to have been kidnapped by his father and grandmother has been found in New Brunswick. New Brunswick RCMP said the boy was located "safe and sound" in Moncton o...
Oct 30, 2022 waferboard / CC
Missing Hunter In McAdam Area
Search teams have descended on the McAdam area as they search for a missing 77-year-old hunter. Kenneth William Snedden was last seen at a home in the village around 1 p.m. Friday. Mounties say Snedde...
Oct 29, 2022 Kenneth William Snedden. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP