Author Archives: Brad Perry
Sussex ER Temporarily Cuts Overnight Hours
Residents in the Sussex area will be without their local emergency department during late evening and overnight hours for the foreseeable future. Starting next Monday, Sept. 12, the ER at the Sussex H...
Sep 06, 2022 The Sussex Health Centre. Image: Twitter/Horizon Health Network
UPDATED: Lockdown Ends At NBCC Saint John, Investigation Continues
A lockdown at NBCC Saint John's Grandview Avenue campus has ended, but what prompted it remains a mystery. Spokesperson Karen Rawlines said a lockdown alert was issued for the east Saint John campus a...
Sep 06, 2022 The NBCC Saint John campus on Grandview Avenue in Saint John. Image: NBCC
No COVID Mandates As New School Year Begins
Things will look a bit more normal as students and staff begin returning to school on Tuesday. For the first time in two years, students are starting the year without any COVID-19 restrictions. Zo Wat...
Sep 06, 2022 Zoë Watson is the outgoing superintendent of the Anglophone South School District. Image: Brad Perry
Safety Tips For Back To School
Students in New Brunswick will start heading back to class on Tuesday for another school year. That means police forces across the province will be stepping up patrols to ensure everyone stays safe. S...
Sep 05, 2022 Image: RCMP/submitted
UPDATED: One Of Two Sask. Stabbing Suspects Found Dead
Saskatchewan RCMP say one of two people wanted in a stabbing spree that left 10 dead and at least 18 injured has been found dead. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said a deceased man was found ...
Sep 05, 2022 Damien and Myles Sanderson. Image: Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted
Two People From N.S. Killed In N.B. Crash
Two people from Nova Scotia have died following a two-vehicle crash in southeastern New Brunswick. Mounties say the collision between a motorcycle and an SUV happened on Route 114 in Hopewell Hill jus...
Sep 05, 2022 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Premier Open To Boosting Health-Care Spending
New Brunswick's premier is facing more pressure to increase health-care investments. It comes after the province reported a significant jump in its projected surplus for this year. Premier Blaine Higg...
Sep 02, 2022 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Image: CPAC video capture/file photo
No Carbon Price Deadline Extension For Atlantic Premiers
Atlantic premiers will not get more time from Ottawa to submit their plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has rejected their last-minute request for...
Sep 02, 2022 Marek Piwnicki / Unsplash
Fredericton Condo Complex Evacuated After Fire
A fire has forced dozens of people from a 40-unit condominium complex on Fredericton's south side, according to the Canadian Red Cross. Fire crews on called to the four-storey on Serenity Lane at arou...
Sep 02, 2022 Ian Carroll / CC
RCMP Investigate Charlotte County Homicide
New Brunswick RCMP say they are treating a suspicious death in Charlotte County as a homicide. Police said they received a report of an unresponsive man in Rollingdam at around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Once ...
Sep 01, 2022 An RCMP cruiser. Image: staff photo