Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. watchdog calls on province to improve language rights
A New Brunswick watchdog is hoping the new Liberal government will take action on language rights in the province. Official Languages Commissioner Shirley MacLean made the comments Tuesday while discu...
Jan 22, 2025 Shirley MacLean is the official languages commissioner for New Brunswick. Image: Zoom video capture
UPDATE: Boil water order for Kings Court in St. Stephen
A boil water order has been issued for Kings Court in St. Stephen, which includes the town's elementary school. The order follows a watermain break Tuesday that left homes and businesses in the area w...
Jan 21, 2025 Supplied photo
UPDATE: Liberals order audit into high NB Power bills
The New Brunswick government has ordered NB Power to conduct a third-party audit after concerns over higher than normal power bills. Premier Susan Holt and Energy Minister Rene Legacy announced the au...
Jan 21, 2025 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
New 5-year deal for Codiac Transpo workers
A new five-year deal between Codiac Transpo employees and the City of Moncton is now in effect. Council officially ratified the new collective agreement during Monday night's regular meeting. Workers ...
Jan 21, 2025 Image: Submitted/City of Moncton
Overnight parking ban for parts of Saint John
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 north, east and west areas of the city from midnight Tuesday ...
Jan 21, 2025 Jackson Simmer / Unsplash
Inflation slows to 1.8% in December: StatCan
Canada's inflation rate cooled slightly to 1.8 per cent in December, according to Statistics Canada. It comes as a temporary tax break on certain goods was introduced in the middle of the month. Food ...
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UPDATE: Power restored in east Saint John
Power has been restored to more than 900 homes and businesses in east Saint John after a Tuesday morning outage. Saint John Energy said the outage impacted customers in the Westmorland Road, Golden Gr...
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Man charged with murder in Chipman double homicide
A 42-year-old man from Chipman has been charged in connection with a double homicide in the community. Police received a report of a vehicle on fire with two people inside off Midland Road around 8 a....
Jan 20, 2025 Image: Staff photo
Property assessment notices now in the mail
Many New Brunswickers may be feeling blue when they head to their mailboxes this week. Property assessment notices are now in the mail, the province announced on Monday. More than half of properties -...
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Bitter cold temperatures expected this week
You may want to dig out the wool socks and thermal underwear over the next few days. A blast of bitter cold temperatures is moving into southern New Brunswick starting Monday. Temperatures on Monday n...
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