
Bomb threat at Saint John school deemed not credible: police
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a school in the Millidgeville neighbourhood of Saint John. Saint John police said officers were called to Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain on Wednesday morning. Det. Sgt. Matt Weir said school officials had already started to evacuate the building when officers arrived. "O...
Feb 12, 2025

UPDATE: 2 firefighters hurt while battling Saint John fire
Two firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at an east Saint John auto repair shop. Firefighters responded to Hank the Mechanic on Rothesay Avenue at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Chief Rob Nichol said the first arriving crews were met with heavy black smoke pouring from the building. "Crews were able to knoc...
Feb 11, 2025

Wolastoq Park parking proposal should be denied: city staff
An application by Irving Pulp & Paper to build a 500-space parking lot in part of Saint John's Wolastoq Park should be denied, according to city staff. The rezoning application and municipal plan amendment came before city council for a public hearing on Monday night. Company officials said the extra parking would ...
Feb 11, 2025

Hampton employee pepper-sprayed during theft
Mounties are looking for information from the public as they investigate a theft at a Hampton business. A man entered the Main Street business and stole lottery tickets around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect pepper-sprayed a worker in the face before fleeing in a white compact four-door hatchback. Police said the emp...
Feb 11, 2025

UPDATE: Convicted armed robber back in custody, say police
Saint John police say a convicted armed robber wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is back in custody. The 26-year-old man was wanted for allegedly breaching the conditions of his statutory release by not returning to the community correctional centre in Saint John. The Saint John Police Force asked for the public's help t...
Feb 10, 2025

New CEO taking over Saint John Chamber of Commerce
A new CEO is taking over the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. Shannon Merrifield will take over the position on Feb. 24. She has co-chaired the board of the New Brunswick Museum, Co-Founded Fusion Saint John, and is currently the co-director of 100 Women Who Care for the Saint John area. Most recently, she was th...
Feb 10, 2025

2 workers hurt in Saint John convenience store robbery
Two employees suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a convenience store robbery in Saint John's south end. Police said a masked man entered a store at the corner of St. James Street and Sydney Street around 10 p.m. Saturday. In a news release on Monday, police allege the suspect assaulted an employee with a weap...
Feb 10, 2025

2 arrested after allegedly blocking ambulance in Saint John
Two people, including a youth, have been arrested after allegedly blocking an ambulance responding to an emergency. Saint John police said the incident happened on Route 1 westbound near the Rothesay Avenue exit around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. According to investigators, the ambulance was being blocked by two vehicles prevent...
Feb 10, 2025

Saint John launches scholarship for med students
Saint John council hopes a new medical education scholarship will help to attract new doctors to the city. Council recently voted to support two medical students through the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation. Coun. Greg Norton, who brought forward the motion, said the students will commit to working in the cit...
Feb 10, 2025
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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. Saturday. "This means there is no on-street parking allowed anywhere in the South/Central Peninsula area," the cit...
Feb 07, 2025
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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. "An individual used his vehicle to force open a security fence to gain access to a storage facility," RCMP said...
Feb 07, 2025

'Bolsters our ability to do more': New ladder fire truck arrives in Saint Andrews
The long-awaited ladder fire truck has arrived in Saint Andrews. The municipal council in Saint Andrews viewed the truck, which extends about 100 feet, as a significant priority. Crews, mainly volunteers, have spent three days training on the truck, which cost the municipality around $1.5 million in total. "It mea...
Feb 07, 2025

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 Francophone South School District buses in the Saint John and Quispamsis regions. Crews are continuing to clean up roads an...
Feb 07, 2025
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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. Thursday. Two students were on board the bus at the time of the crash, Const. Troy MacIntosh said in a social media post. &qu...
Feb 06, 2025

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 Carle, the manager of marketing, public and corporate relations, said that was up from 175,000 in 2023. "It was less ...
Feb 05, 2025

Billy's Seafood Company closes after 32 years
A staple of the Saint John City Market has closed its doors after more than three decades in business. Billy's Seafood Company made the announcement in a post on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. "I started the Market when I was 17 years old. It will always be a part of who I am," Owner Billy Grant wrote i...
Feb 04, 2025

Lily Lake in Saint John opens for public skating
Time to lace up your skates - Lily Lake in Saint John's Rockwood Park is now open for public skating. City officials said the recent cold snap we had allowed crews to plow snow and flood the ice surface. "The ice is now thick enough to ensure safe skating and ice maintenance," said a news release on Tuesday. ...
Feb 04, 2025
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UPDATE: Wanted McAdam man arrested, say police
A McAdam man wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation has been arrested. Mounties announced Tuesday that the 20-year-old man had been taken into custody. No details were released by the RCMP about what the man had been wanted for. Police had urged people not to approach him but did not believe there was a ris...
Feb 04, 2025

Creativity takes flight at Saint John Airport with new art exhibit
Travellers passing through Saint John Airport (YSJ) this winter are in for a treat. L'Arche Saint John's Creative Connections program has unveiled a new art exhibit, YSJ: Home, which showcases a collection of works by 16 artists with intellectual disabilities, exploring themes of home, belonging, and community. The pub...
Feb 04, 2025

UPDATE: 1 person hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Route 1
One person was taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on Route 1 near Bartletts Mills. It happened in the eastbound lanes just past Exit 25 to Saint Andrews and Lawrence Station around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Chief Sean Morton of the St. Stephen Fire Department told our newsroom that a car collided with a Gateway...
Feb 04, 2025