Author Archives: Brad Perry
First Confirmed Monkeypox Case In N.B.
New Brunswick health officials are reporting the province's first confirmed case of monkeypox. Public Health said in a statement late Friday that the individual is isolating and is being monitored. He...
Aug 12, 2022 NIAID / CC
Road Design Could Jeopardize New Build: Developer
A proposed 36-unit apartment building in Rothesay could be in jeopardy, according to the developer behind the project. Brett Taylor appeared before council Monday night to express concerns about the p...
Aug 12, 2022 A rendering of the proposed development on Woodland Avenue near the intersection with Hampton Road. in Rothesay. Image: town staff report
Gordie Dwyer To Coach Acadie-Bathurst Titan
A former Saint John Sea Dogs coach will now be behind the bench of another QMJHL League team. Gordie Dwyer has been named the next head coach and general manager of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Dwyer ha...
Aug 12, 2022 Gordie Dwyer is the new head coach and general manager of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Image: Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Input Sought On Electoral Riding Boundaries
You will soon have the chance to recommend changes to the province's 49 electoral districts. The Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission will visit 12 communities to gather input. The indep...
Aug 12, 2022 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry
Four More Medals For N.B. At Canada Summer Games
Team New Brunswick continues to rack up the hardware at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont. New Brunswick athletes took home four more medals on Thursday, bringing the total so far to 10. Wrestle...
Aug 12, 2022 New Brunswick won four medals at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont., on Aug. 12, 2022. Vivian Kutnowski (left) and Kai Leblanc (right) each won bronze medals. Image: Team NB/Twitter
10 Arrested In Undercover Drug Investigation
Ten people have been arrested in an ongoing undercover investigation targeting street-level drug traffickers in greater Saint John. During the investigation, dubbed Operation Sandstorm, undercover off...
Aug 12, 2022 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
UPDATED: Missing Woman Located Safe, Say Police
A missing 73-year-old woman has been located, according to Kennebecasis regional police. The woman had last been seen walking on Second Street in the town of Quispamsis. Police asked for the public's ...
Aug 11, 2022 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Cannabis NB To Open Another Saint John Store
Saint John is getting another Cannabis NB store in the coming weeks. There are job postings on the Crown corporation's website for a new store in the "west Saint John area." Cannabis NB is looking to ...
Aug 11, 2022 This vacant storefront in west Saint John will soon be the home of a Cannabis NB location. Image: Brad Perry
Newcomers Centre Launches New Season Of Anti-Racism Podcast
The Saint John Newcomers Centre has launched the second season of its anti-racism podcast. Racialized 506 underlines the challenges of anti-racism and amplifies the voices of underrepresented people. ...
Aug 11, 2022 Mohamed Bagha is the managing director of the Saint John Newcomers Centre. Image: submitted
Two More Medals For N.B. At Canada Summer Games
Two more medals for Team New Brunswick on Wednesday at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont. Para swimmers Jesse Canney of Durham Bridge and Ella Tucker of Sackville each won bronze in their 1...
Aug 11, 2022 Jesse Canney (left) and Ella Tucker (right) each won a bronze medal for Team New Brunswick at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont., on Aug. 10, 2022. Image: Team NB/Twitter