Author Archives: Brad Perry
Anglophone South Adds 700 More Students
There has been a huge growth in enrolment numbers for the Anglophone South School District. Unofficial enrolment numbers were presented at last week's District Education Council meeting. The district ...
Oct 20, 2022 Zoë Watson is the outgoing superintendent of the Anglophone South School District. Image: Brad Perry
Food Prices Continue To Climb As Overall Inflation Slows
Canada's inflation rate has slowed for a third month, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. The Consumer Price Index rose 6.9 per cent year-over-year in September, down from 7.0 per ...
Oct 19, 2022 Army Medicine / CC
Human Remains Found At Long Wharf Identified As Missing Student
Saint John police say human remains found at Long Wharf have been identified as a 20-year-old man missing since early May. Chi "John" Thien Tran was last seen in the Parkwood Avenue area of the city's...
Oct 19, 2022 Chi "John" Thien Tran. Image: Saint John Police Force
Temporary Increase To GST Credit Approved
About 11 million Canadians and families will be getting a bit of extra money over the coming months. Federal legislation to double the GST Credit for six months received Royal Assent on Tuesday. In a ...
Oct 19, 2022 PiggyBank / Unsplash
Fred Harrison Selected For Port SJ Artist Residency
An artist best known for his murals in the Sussex area has been chosen for the second Port Saint John Artist Residency. Fred Harrison has been selected for the latest biennial artist residency at the ...
Oct 18, 2022 Image: Submitted
Students Enrolled In French Immersion Will Continue: Minister
New Brunswick's new education minister is trying to allay the fears of parents who have children in French immersion. This comes as the province prepares to have a new French program for all anglophon...
Oct 18, 2022 Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan. Image: Submitted/Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Continue To Rise In N.B.
The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increased over the past week in New Brunswick. According to the latest weekly COVID report, there were 29 hospital admissions for the week ending Satu...
Oct 18, 2022 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Man Wanted On Canada-Wide Warrant
Saint John police are looking for another man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Cole Hearn, who was living at a community correctional centre in the city, is accused of breaching the conditions ...
Oct 18, 2022 Cole Hearn. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
New Pilot Aims To Reduce Youth Substance Use
New Brunswick is working with an Icelandic research consultancy to help reduce substance use among youth. The five-year pilot project, announced on Tuesday, is being done in collaboration with Planet ...
Oct 18, 2022 The Planet Youth program is unveiled on Oct. 18, 2022. From left to right: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Saint John Harbour MLA Arlene Dunn; Planet Youth CEO Pall Rikhardsson; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; and Education Minister Bill Hogan. Image: Brad Perry
KVHS Softball Team Nabs Provincial Title
Another big win for the girls' softball team at Kennebecasis Valley High School (KVHS). The team picked up its fourth NBIAA provincial title in five seasons over the weekend. Kennebecasis Valley High ...
Oct 18, 2022 The Kennebecasis Valley High School girls' softball team nabbed the NBIAA provincial title on Oct. 16, 2022. Image: Submitted/Jason Thorne