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The number of confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick has jumped to 44, according to the Department of Health. Spokesperson David Kelly said all of the cases are linked to an initial travel-related case first reported in late October. All of the individuals are in the Zone 3 health region, which includes Fredericton a...

St. Francis Xavier University will honour Canadian hip-hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes with an honorary degree during its Fall Convocation on December 1. Originally from Toronto, but now based in Saint John, New Brunswick since 2020, Maestro Fresh Wes is widely regarded as the "Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop" for...

Some concern from New Brunswick's education minister on the latest provincial assessment results. Results from the 2023-24 school year showed a slight decline in English reading assessments for Grade 4 students. A total of 55.6 students who took the assessment were successful, down from 56.6 per cent the year before. &...

The new Liberal government is facing questions about how it plans to pay for $79 million in platform commitments this fiscal year. Opposition Leader Glen Savoie pushed the issue during the first question period of the new legislative session on Wednesday. It comes after the province's projected deficit for 2024-25 jump...

An 85-year-old man has died after police say his car and a pickup truck collided near Sussex. First responders were called to Route 10 in Berwick, just outside of the town, around 5 p.m. Tuesday. "The crash is believed to have occurred when a pickup truck, travelling northbound, struck a car, also travelling north...

New Brunswick's Liberal government is moving quickly to honour some of its election commitments. The government introduced two pieces of legislation on Wednesday aimed at improving affordability. The first would cap rent increases at three per cent annually as of Feb. 1, 2025. "Access to affordable housing for New...

A large service outage in Miramichi due to an attempted copper theft. Police say there was an attempt to steal wire sometime between Monday night and early Tuesday morning from a telephone pole at the end of Chapel Road. This knocked out Bell and Rogers services with repair costs estimated at around $30,000. Contractor...

Help is needed to identify a man after an assault and two break and enters in Hanwell. RCMP say a business on Timothy Avenue was broken into on November 18. Officers were made aware of a second break-and-enter in the area when they arrived. A suspect was spotted loading stolen property into a U-Haul. The man jumped in ...

The Human Development Council (HDC) has released its 2024 Child and Family Poverty Report Card, highlighting a rise in child poverty rates across New Brunswick. Using 2022 tax filer data, the report found that 31,430 children in the province-21.9 percent-were living in poverty. This marks a 3.2 percentage point increas...

It's a big win for someone in New Brunswick who plays the lottery online. A ticket for the November 19th Lotto Max draws matches for a Maxmillions prize. The payout is $1 million. The individual with the winning ticket played their numbers at www.alc.ca. There's also a second winner in New Brunswick for the same draw. ...