Author Archives: Brad Perry
Supreme Court to decide if N.B. lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
Canada's top court will decide whether New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be able to speak both English and French. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday that it would hear the applicat...
Feb 27, 2025 spirope / Depositphotos.com
Man charged after attempted robbery in Thunder Bay
A man is facing charges after allegedly trying to steal items from a Thunder Bay store, according to police. Officers responded to a commercial address in the 100 block of Cumberland Street North on W...
Feb 27, 2025 Thunder Bay Police logo on the side of a police vehicle - (File Photo)
OPP investigate theft, arson near Ptarmigan Bay
The Kenora OPP are investigating a break-in, arson and theft near Ptarmigan Bay on Lake of the Woods. Police say a storage shed was burned down sometime overnight between Feb. 13 and 14. Around $20,00...
Feb 27, 2025 OPP police vehicle parked on street, undated
Some buses travelling on paved roads only
Some students in the Quad Counties will need to find another way to and from school on Thursday. The Strait Regional Centre for Education says buses in Inverness and Richmond counties are travelling o...
Feb 27, 2025 Austin Pacheco / Unsplash
Parts of N.S. bracing for heavy rain Thursday
It is going to be a rainy Thursday across much of Nova Scotia. A rainfall warning is out for the Atlantic coast and Cape Breton, as well as Antigonish and Pictou counties. Between 25 and 50 millimetre...
Feb 27, 2025 Stormseeker / Unsplash
Another N.B. covered bridge demolished
New Brunswick has lost another one of its iconic covered bridges. The William Mitton Covered Bridge near Riverview has been demolished. Provincial officials said demolition work began on Tuesday and i...
Feb 26, 2025 The William Mitton Covered Bridge pictured on Dec. 13, 2024. The bridge was demolished in late February 2025. Image: Submitted/Tina Lynch
Review into high NB Power bills will take several more weeks
NB Power says a third-party audit looking into metering and billing accuracy is taking longer than initially expected. The report was supposed to be ready for when the utility appears before the legis...
Feb 26, 2025 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Saint John tiny home community approved by council
A proposed affordable housing project consisting of up to 75 homes in east Saint John has passed a significant hurdle. Council gave its final approval for the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community during its ...
Feb 26, 2025 An overview of the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community being proposed in east Saint John. Image: Saint John council packet
Another boil water order possible in St. Stephen
St. Stephen residents are being told to prepare for the potential of another boil water order. Planned work is taking place on the municipality's potable water system on Wednesday. Officials said the ...
Feb 26, 2025 Andres Siimon / Unsplash
Town of Riverview may stop using X
The Town of Riverview could soon be moving away from a popular social media platform. A motion passed at committee of the whole this week recommends the town stop using X, formerly known as Twitter. T...
Feb 26, 2025 Image: Tara Clow