Author Archives: Brad Perry
Jurors make 10 recommendations after Dieppe workplace death
A coroner's inquest into a workplace fatality has made 10 recommendations to prevent similar deaths. Jamie Harris died at the site of a water main break in the City of Dieppe on Aug. 21, 2023. A two-d...
Feb 26, 2025 Emergency crews responded to a workplace fatality in Dieppe on Aug. 21, 2023. Image: Submitted/Wade Perry
Criminality not suspected in Bathurst deaths: police
New details have been released after the bodies of two people were found in a Bathurst home. Officers were dispatched to Frenette Street for a possible sudden death on Saturday evening. The Bathurst P...
Feb 25, 2025 Image: Bathurst Police Force
Man charged after firearm discharged in Darlings Island
A Hampton man has been charged after a firearm was discharged in Darlings Island, according to RCMP. Police responded to the firearm-related complaint on Darlings Island shortly before 10:30 p.m. last...
Feb 25, 2025 Image: Staff photo
Andrew Furey resigns as premier of Nfld.
Another Atlantic Canadian premier is saying goodbye to politics. Newfoundland and Labrador's Andrew Furey says it is time for him to move on. He has served as the 14th premier of that province since A...
Feb 25, 2025 Andrew Furey is the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. Image: Facebook/Andrew Furey
Saint John sends Wolastoq Park proposal back to staff
Saint John council has put off a decision on whether to allow a massive parking lot in part of Wolastoq Park. Council voted Monday night to refer Irving Pulp & Paper's application to the city's CA...
Feb 25, 2025 An aerial view of the proposed parking lot adjacent to the pulp mill. Image: Irving Pulp & Paper
UPDATE: Saint John home extensively damaged by fire
A home in Saint John's north end suffered major damage following an early morning house fire. The blaze broke out on Somerset Street between Wellesley Avenue and Magazine Street just before 6 a.m. Tue...
Feb 25, 2025 First responders are on the scene of a house fire on Somerset Street in Saint John on Feb. 25, 2025. Image: Nesta Matthews
Tariffs against Canada 'on time, on schedule': Trump
The U.S. president says tariffs on goods coming from Canada will be going ahead "on time, on schedule" next week. Donald Trump made the comments to reporters during a news conference at the Oval Offic...
Feb 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump. Image: C-SPAN video capture
New CT scanner up and running in St. Stephen
The new CT scanner at the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen is officially up and running. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the state-of-the-art equipment was held at the hospital on Monday. Steve ...
Feb 24, 2025 The new CT scanner at the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen was unveiled on Feb. 24, 2025. From left: Steve Backman, president of the Charlotte County Hospital Foundation; Margaret Melanson, president and CEO of Horizon Health; and Celina Bountalas, director of medical imaging for the Saint John area with Horizon Health. Image: Brad Perry
Irving Paper lays off 140 workers at Saint John mill
Irving Paper is laying off 140 employees as the company shuts down 50 per cent of operations at its Saint John mill. The company blames the province's uncompetitive industrial electricity as the reaso...
Feb 24, 2025 The Irving Paper mill on Bayside Drive in Saint John. Image: Submitted/Irving Paper
2 dead after being found unresponsive in Bathurst home
Two people have died after being found unresponsive in a home in south Bathurst. Police said they responded to a call at a residence in the community on Saturday. No other details about the deaths hav...
Feb 24, 2025 Image: Bathurst Police Force