Author Archives: Brad Perry
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing police while impaired
A Kingston Peninsula man has been arrested after police said he fled from officers while driving impaired. RCMP said they tried to stop a vehicle with a burnt-out headlight in Carter's Point around 11...
Feb 14, 2025 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Man accused of killing 2 boys officially charged
A man accused of killing two boys in Saint John's north end has officially been charged. Roman Kamyshnyy, 45, faces two counts of first-degree murder following the Jan. 29 incident. Officers responded...
Feb 14, 2025 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
13th annual radiothon raises $324K for Saint John hospital
The 13th annual Love Your Hospital Radiothon on Country 94 and 97.3 The Wave was another huge success. Thursday's 12-hour fundraiser raised $324,300 for the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation - t...
Feb 13, 2025 The Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Brad Perry
No emergency care at Sussex ER on Monday
Residents in the Sussex area will have to go elsewhere on Monday if they require emergency care. Horizon Health said no emergency physician is available to staff the emergency department that day. Vir...
Feb 13, 2025 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Hickey Road should reopen Thursday after water main break
Much of Hickey Road in Saint John has reopened after a water main break on Wednesday. The closure of the busy east side road extended from Bruce Lane to Simonds High School. City officials said Thursd...
Feb 13, 2025 A watermain break in Saint John on Feb. 12, 2025, shut down a section of Hickey Road between Bruce Lane and Simonds High School. Image: Google Maps
Man charged after robbery at Hampton business
Charges have been laid following a robbery at a Hampton business which saw an employee pepper-sprayed. A man entered the Main Street business and stole lottery tickets around 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 5, acc...
Feb 13, 2025 Image: Staff photo
Moncton mourns long-time city employee
Flags have been lowered to half-mast at Moncton City Hall in honour of a long-time municipal employee. Bill Budd passed away on Monday after a sudden illness, the city announced in a news release on T...
Feb 13, 2025 Bill Budd, a long-time city employee in Moncton, passed away on Feb. 10, 2025. Image: Cobb's Funeral Home and Cremation Center
Mixed news expected at N.B. fuel pumps
There is mixed news at the New Brunswick fuel pumps this week, according to an industry source. The price of regular self-serve is expected to fall by just under half a cent per litre on Thursday nigh...
Feb 13, 2025 Dawn McDonald / Unsplash
ER virtual care pilot should be cancelled: medical society
The New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) is calling for the cancellation of a virtual care pilot project at two rural emergency departments in the province. Patients visiting the Sussex Health Centre ...
Feb 13, 2025 The Sussex Health Centre. Image: Twitter/Horizon Health Network
Woman dies after snowmobile hits moose in northern N.B.
A 53-year-old woman has died after her snowmobile hit a moose on the Acadian Peninsula. RCMP said they received a call about the crash on a trail near Leech shortly before midnight on Wednesday night....
Feb 13, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police