Author Archives: Brad Perry
Advocate orders quarterly reporting on child welfare spending
A New Brunswick watchdog will require quarterly reporting on the province's child welfare spending commitments. Advocate Kelly Lamrock released a report last week showing the government has mandated $...
May 01, 2025 New Brunswick Advocate Kelly Lamrock. Image: Brad Perry
Campobello Island ferry starting early this year
Many Campobello Island residents are likely breathing a huge sigh of relief. The seasonal ferry returned to service Thursday, more than one month early. It comes amid the ongoing tariff dispute betwee...
May 01, 2025 The Campobello Island ferry. Image: Steve Mackin
N.B. reaffirms $1.9M to support fertility treatments
New Brunswick is looking to help ease the financial burden on families struggling with infertility. The province has reaffirmed its $1.9-million commitment to support access to fertility treatments. I...
May 01, 2025 Image: X/Premier Susan Holt
Saint John makes case for industrial park expansion
Saint John is dealing with a significant shortage of development-ready industrial land. That is why the city is proposing a controversial expansion of the Spruce Lake Industrial Park. Officials met wi...
Apr 30, 2025 Ian MacKinnon (left), general manager of Saint John Industrial Parks, and Andrew Beckett, CEO of Envision Saint John, speak with reporters on April 28, 2025. Image: Alex Allan
Officer, bystander assaulted in Saint John: police
A 20-year-old man has been charged after a police officer and a bystander were allegedly assaulted in Saint John. It all started around 12:30 a.m. Friday, when police responded to a call in the city's...
Apr 30, 2025 The Saint John Police Force headquarters. Image: Brad Perry
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader
Jonathan Pedneault is stepping down as co-leader of the federal Green Party. Pedneault made the announcement on Wednesday, two days after the latest federal election. The co-leader failed to win his M...
Apr 30, 2025 Jonathan Pedneault was the former co-leader of the Green Party of Canada. Image: CPAC video capture
Canada's GDP falls 0.2% in February
Canada's economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada. That partly offset the 0.4 per cent increase in real gross domestic product we saw a month earlier. After drivi...
Apr 30, 2025 Jason Hafso / Unsplash
Charlotte County man charged after allegedly fleeing police
An Oak Bay man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after allegedly fleeing police in Charlotte County. RCMP said they received a call about a dangerous driver in Oak Haven on ...
Apr 30, 2025 Image: Staff photo
Supervisor appointed in Strait Shores after council resignations
A supervisor has been appointed to oversee the rural community of Strait Shores in southeastern New Brunswick. It follows the recent resignations of former mayor Jason Stokes and councillors Stacy Jon...
Apr 30, 2025 Scazon / CC
'Slow Down, Move Over' campaign by Saint John police
The Saint John Police Force is focusing on the province's "Slow Down, Move Over" law this week. It is the latest in a series of traffic enforcement campaigns the police force is undertaking. "The focu...
Apr 29, 2025 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry