Author Archives: Brad Perry
Overnight parking ban for Saint John's south/central peninsula
Some Saint John drivers who park on the street will need to make other arrangements. The city has declared an overnight parking ban in the south/central peninsula from 11 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Satu...
Feb 07, 2025 Jackson Simmer / Unsplash
RCMP probe break-in and theft at Saint Andrews business
Mounties are investigating a break-in and theft at a storage facility in Saint Andrews earlier this week. The incident happened at the Augustus Street business between 4:15 and 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday. "...
Feb 07, 2025 RCMP released surveillance video photos of a man they described as a "person of interest" in connection with a break-in and theft at a Saint Andrews business. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
Canada added 76K jobs in January: StatCan
The country's unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada. New figures released on Friday show employment across the country rose by 76,000 last month. Sta...
Feb 07, 2025 Unemployment rate by province and territory in January 2025. Image: Statistics Canada
School buses running on 1-hour delay
Many students in southern New Brunswick will have a later start to their day on Friday. All buses in the Anglophone South School District are running on a one-hour delay. It is a similar story for Fra...
Feb 07, 2025 Austin Pacheco / Unsplash
Gasoline prices up, diesel prices down in N.B.
There is mixed news at the fuel pumps after the weekly setting by the provincial regulator. Gasoline prices rose by just over one cent on Thursday night. Regular self-serve is now selling for a maximu...
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UPDATED: One dead after targeted home invasion in Berry Mills
RCMP have confirmed that one person is dead following a home invasion in Berry Mills, near Moncton. Officers responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence on Isaiah Street just before 6 a.m....
Feb 06, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
N.B. hospital gets state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner
Patients at one New Brunswick hospital now have access to an innovative medical imaging system. The Saint John Regional Hospital is the first in Canada to go live with the Omni Legend PET/CT scanner. ...
Feb 06, 2025 The new PET/CT scanner at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Horizon Health
Man allegedly tried to grab officer's gun: Thunder Bay police
A man is facing charges after allegedly trying to grab a Thunder Bay police officer's firearm. Officers responded to Syndicate Avenue South shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday to arrest someone wanted on a...
Feb 06, 2025 Thunder Bay Police logo on the side of a police vehicle - (File Photo)
School bus, car collide in the Kennebecasis Valley
No injuries were reported after a collision between a school bus and a car in the Kennebecasis Valley. The Kennebecasis Regional Police Force said it happened on Hampton Road at around 8:50 a.m. Thurs...
Feb 06, 2025 A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. Image: Staff photo
Air passenger growth continues to rebound in Saint John
The Saint John Airport continues to see passenger growth after major drops during the pandemic. Around 180,000 passengers flew through YSJ in 2024, according to a spokesperson for the airport. Lori Ca...
Feb 05, 2025 The exterior of the Saint John Airport. Image: Brad Perry