Author Archives: Tara Clow
Salmonella outbreak linked to geckos
A salmonella outbreak involving direct or indirect contact with geckos is under investigation. The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting 35 cases in seven provinces: British Columbia (2), Albert...
Mar 27, 2024 Gecko
Image: Public Health Agency of Canada
Deadline quickly approaching to claim $64M lottery ticket
Time is running out for someone who bought a lucky Lotto 6/49 ticket in northeastern New Brunswick worth $64 million. It was sold in Gloucester County for the Gold Ball draw on April 15, 2023. The one...
Mar 27, 2024 MaksymKapliuk / Depositphotos.com
Proposed provincial tax credit for volunteer firefighters, search and rescue
Firefighters and search and rescue volunteers could soon receive provincial non-refundable tax credits. Proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act were introduced on Tuesday in the legislature in Frede...
Mar 27, 2024 VAKSMANV101 / Depositphotos.com
Ensure your eclipse glasses are certified, astronomer says
The hunt is on for glasses for the April 8 total solar eclipse, but an amateur astronomer advises you to check the quality to ensure they're safe. "You can't look directly at the sun because it'll bur...
Mar 27, 2024 BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives / CC
City of Moncton to host EclipSol event on April 8
The City of Moncton is hosting its first EclipSol event. It's to help celebrate the total solar eclipse on April 8. Large crowds are expected to gather at Bore Park from noon until 6 p.m. for activiti...
Mar 27, 2024 Enrique Farelo / CC
Petit-Rocher-Ouest man faces child pornography charges
Charges have been laid in connection with a child exploitation investigation in northern New Brunswick. RCMP arrested a 53-year-old man in Petit-Rocher-Ouest in March after a search of a home where se...
Mar 27, 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of RCMP NB)
N.B. premier continues to call for cancellation of carbon tax increase
New Brunswick's premier is again speaking out about the carbon tax increase. Blaine Higgs has requested the opportunity to speak before the federal Finance Committee this week, to make the case as to ...
Mar 26, 2024 NB Premier Blaine Higgs (Image: Zoom)
More than $430M for N.B. health care
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced two bilateral agreements on Tuesday that will see more than $430 million invested to improve healthcare access and services in New Brunswick. In the firs...
Mar 26, 2024 Seated, from left: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and federal Health Minister Mark Holland. Standing, from left: Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions and mental health services; federal Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc; and Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors. Image: Courtesy of Government of New Brunswick
Beaverbrook School closed for the day
An email notification was sent to parents Tuesday morning to inform them Beaverbrook School was closing for the day. According to the email, the facility closed due to a paint odour. A letter from Ang...
Mar 26, 2024 v-strelok / Depositphotos.com
A pet bunny is not the best Easter gift
A fluffy live bunny might not be the best choice if you're looking for the perfect Easter gift. "We can't deny that bunnies are adorable and can make good pets. But the care and the time they need, un...
Mar 25, 2024 Image: submitted by New Brunswick Invasive Species Council