Author Archives: Brad Perry
More lane reductions along Moncton's Main Street
Get ready for even more delays along Main Street in Moncton this week. City officials say asphalt milling will take place between King Street and Mechanic Street. That means there will be lane reducti...
Sep 08, 2025 Construction sign, May 2025. Image: Randy Thoms/Acadia Broadcasting
Former Canadiens' goaltender Ken Dryden dies at 78
Ken Dryden, a former Montreal Canadiens goaltender and federal cabinet minister, has died. The hockey star passed away on Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. Dryden had been select...
Sep 06, 2025 Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden died on Sept. 5, 2025, at the age of 78. Image: Frank Prazak/Hockey Hall of Fame
N.B. needs more time to finish mystery brain disease probe
It will now be late December before New Brunswick releases its report on the mystery brain disease investigation. The news comes as the province announces it has asked the Public Health Agency of Cana...
Sep 06, 2025 The Moncton Hospital. Image: Submitted/Horizon Health Network
Burn ban continues across N.B.
New Brunswick is entering its fifth weekend with a provincewide burn ban. The ban was first issued back on Aug. 6 due to the high wildfire risk. There were 12 active fires burning throughout the provi...
Sep 05, 2025 Crews work to contain the Irishtown fire, north of Moncton, on Aug. 12, 2025. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick
Moncton to host 1st physiotherapy program in N.B.
Planning is underway for New Brunswick's first program to train physiotherapists, officials announced Thursday. The provincial government and l'Universit de Moncton are working together to launch the ...
Sep 04, 2025 Dr. Denis Prud'homme is the president of l'Université de Moncton. Image: Submitted/Université de Moncton
Fuel prices expected to rise in N.B.
Expect to see some increases at the fuel pumps this week in New Brunswick, according to an industry source. The maximum price for regular self-serve is expected to rise by around 2.5 cents per litre o...
Sep 04, 2025 engin akyurt / Unsplash
RCMP make 4 separate drug seizures in Charlotte County
RCMP say they have made four separate drug-related seizures as they try to disrupt the distribution of illicit substances in Charlotte County. Police said an all-terrain vehicle fled from a St. Stephe...
Sep 04, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
N.B. addressing child welfare funding concerns: advocate
New Brunswick's advocate says he is encouraged by the province's actions to address child welfare funding concerns. In a recent report, Kelly Lamrock said the province budgeted $23 million less this y...
Sep 04, 2025 New Brunswick Advocate Kelly Lamrock. Image: Brad Perry
Sussex-area measles outbreak declared over
A measles outbreak in the Sussex region that began nearly two months ago is now over. Public Health officially declared an end to the outbreak on Thursday morning. The first case was reported on July ...
Sep 04, 2025 CDC / Unsplash
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta returns to Sussex this weekend
Hot air balloons will be taking to the skies in the Sussex area over the coming days. The 39th annual Atlantic Balloon Fiesta begins Thursday evening and runs through Sunday. Alannah Pearson, pilot co...
Sep 04, 2025 Kyle Hinkson / Unsplash