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A letter to parents from the Deputy Education Minister. It addresses concerns over reports of potential illegal labour action for CUPE groups. Ryan Donaghy states, they are not aware of any particular action happening, but they monitoring the situation.. His letter says families will be notified if services are disrupt...

A Saint John community group is welcoming the recent task force report into September's fire at the American Iron and Metal scrapyard. Raven Blue is the coordinator of Liveable Saint John. He said having this information being made public is long overdue. "When I look at the findings, many of these things are info...

New Brunswick's Public Safety Minister is giving American Iron and Metal the chance to respond to findings in a report. Kris Austin says the task force found numerous issues with the facility and its location and it is up to him to decide if their salvage dealers license should be revoked. But he adds that he will not ...

The Canadian rideshare service Uride has arrived in Saint John. This expansion follows successful launches in Fredericton and Moncton and now marks the 20th city Uride operates in Canada. "This step signifies our growing footprint across the nation. After our successes in cities like Fredericton and Moncton, we ar...

Nearly 300 swimmers from across New Brunswick will descend on Saint John on Friday. Saint John High and Harbour View High are hosting the 2023 NBIAA Provincial Championship. Organizers say approximately 299 swimmers have registered to take part in the one-day event. All of the action is taking place at the Canada Games...

New Brunswick unveiled its long-awaited rent bank program for struggling renters on Thursday afternoon. Housing Minister Jill Green said it is meant to help those facing temporary, unexpected financial hardships. "It can be used for your utilities, it could be used for your rent, it could be used for your first an...

WorkSafeNB has sold its Workers' Rehabilitation Centre in Saint John to the province. Officials with the Crown corporation made the announcement in a news release on Dec. 6. The facility has been largely empty since the pandemic forced WorkSafeNB to halt its rehabilitation services at the centre. Tim Petersen, presiden...

An early Christmas gift for motorists. Fuel prices are down this week across the board. The maximum price for regular self serve is down 4.8 cents a litre to 159.3. Diesel also decreased 6.3 cents to a maximum 201.0. Furnace oil is down 7.0 cents a litre to a maximum 172.7. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekl...

You may want to wait until Friday before filling up your fuel tank in New Brunswick. An industry source tells us that gasoline and diesel prices will fall on Thursday night. Expect gasoline prices to drop by nearly five cents and diesel prices to fall by more than six cents. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board...

It's the time of year for celebration, but some Canadians just might stick to non-alcoholic beverages this holiday season. According to a survey by Narrative Research, the interest remains strong with results consistent from earlier in the year. The survey says 25 per cent of Atlantic Canadians have purchased non-alcoh...

The mayor of Saint John hopes appropriate action will now be taken after the release of a final report into the Sept. 14 fire at American Iron and Metal. A joint task force made up of representatives from Port Saint John and the provincial government released its final report last week, with 12 findings rating to: envi...

No state of emergency exists and none existed when St. Stephen Council declared one on Monday, according to the public safety minister. In a letter to Mayor Allan MacEachern on Wednesday, Kris Austin revoked the local state of emergency. He says it is his responsibility to invoke emergency powers only when absolutely n...

The Department of Health has updated its guidance on garden produce that may have been exposed to smoke from the September 14th fire at American Iron and Metal (AIM) in Saint John. Soil was tested at nine community gardens in the area where there was smoke. For the purpose of comparison, three alternate sites a similar...

Superhero fans have a chance to own a piece of comic book history. The Comic Hunter in Moncton has a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the comic book that introduced Spider-Man. The general manager of the store, Remi Vienneau LeClair, bought the comic book from a local collector. "He's had the comic book for a while j...

New Brunswick saw a drop in COVID-19 hospital admissions but a rise in deaths during the most recent reporting period. The latest Respiratory Watch report showed 63 hospitalizations between Nov. 19 and 25, with three people admitted to an intensive care unit. That was compared to 71 hospitalizations and three ICU admis...

Most New Brunswickers remain dissatisfied with the performance of Premier Blaine Higgs, according to a new poll. The latest survey from Narrative Research finds 58 per cent are dissatisfied, compared with 59 per cent three months ago. A total of 35 per cent said they were satisfied with the government's overall perform...

A long-awaited report into September's fire at a Saint John scrapyard says the facility should not be in the centre of the city. But a provincially-appointed task force stopped short of recommending that American Iron & Metal (AIM) be relocated or shuttered for good. Attorney General Ted Flemming said it will be up...

Another big name in comedy is coming to Halifax! Nate Bargatze will headline the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival August 9 at the Garrison Grounds. He is a grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer from Nashville, Tennesse and is hailed as 'The Nicest Man in Stand-up' by the Atlantic Magazine. He is sel...

The federal government announced up to $1.8 million for six community organizations in New Brunswick. It includes investments in building capacity of organizations supporting 2SLGBTQI+ communities, providing funding for community-based research on gender-based violence and for a project that will help address systemic ...

Mastermind Toys has been saved from bankruptcy, but not all of its stores will survive. The company said Monday it had entered into a purchase agreement with Unity Acquisitions. It came less than two weeks after the toy and children's book retailer filed for creditor protection. According to a news release, Unity will ...