Author Archives: Brad Perry
Tenille Townes, Tim Hicks to headline Boxcar Country Festival
Some big names in country music are heading to Saint John this summer. Organizers have unveiled the lineup for this year's Boxcar Country Festival. Tenille Townes and Tim Hicks will headline the two-d...
Apr 10, 2025 Image: Facebook/Boxcar Country Music Festival
NB Power fined by nuclear safety commission
NB Power has been fined nearly $25,000 by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The fine is the result of safety violations at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Staff are required to hav...
Apr 10, 2025 The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station can be seen in the background. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Province announces additional funding for municipalities
Municipalities are set to get more provincial funding under a new fiscal reform model announced by the province. Local governments will receive $138 million next year, more than double the $63 million...
Apr 10, 2025 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry
Trump pausing reciprocal tariffs for 90 days
President Donald Trump is pausing "reciprocal" tariffs on most countries for 90 days. However, he is raising the tariff on Chinese imports to a staggering 125 per cent. In a social media post, Trump s...
Apr 09, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping new tariffs on imports on April 2, 2025. Image: CPAC video capture
UPDATE: Convicted armed robber arrested, say police
Saint John police say a convicted armed robber wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested. The 47-year-old man was accused of breaching the conditions of his statutory release. He allegedly fai...
Apr 09, 2025 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
Fuel retailers being inspected after massive diesel spill
New Brunswick's environment department has announced a province-wide inspection of fuel retailers. This comes after tens of thousands of litres of diesel leaked at an Irving Oil station near Woodstock...
Apr 09, 2025 Anita_Bonita / Depositphotos.com
Saint John Water customers facing higher rates
Saint John Water users will soon be paying more after years of rate freezes. Council approved the utility's first long-term financial plan on Monday night. The plan proposes rate increases of one per ...
Apr 08, 2025 Clint Budd / CC
Mayor of Saint Andrews to step down in June
The mayor of Saint Andrews says he will be stepping down from his role in early June. Brad Henderson made the "bittersweet" announcement in a social media post on Tuesday. Henderson wrote that he has ...
Apr 08, 2025 Brad Henderson is the mayor of Saint Andrews. Image: Facebook/Brad Henderson - Mayor, Town of Saint Andrews
Horizon announces first family health team
Fredericton will be home to the Horizon Health Network's first family health team. It is one of 30 such teams the Liberal government has promised to launch over four years. Patients are matched with a...
Apr 08, 2025 Online Marketing / Unsplash
Workplace fatality in Riverview under investigation
One person has died following a workplace incident at a cellular tower site in Riverview. First responders were called to the scene on Coverdale Road late Monday morning. WorkSafeNB confirmed to our n...
Apr 07, 2025 First responders on the scene of a fatal workplace incident in Riverview on April 7, 2025. Image: Submitted/Wade Perry