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Tributes are pouring in following the death of a well-known Saint John community leader. Laurie Flood passed away over the weekend at the age of 63, according to her obituary. Flood spent the past 21 years as executive director of the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. A social media post from the foundation said Flood ...

Saint John experienced a notable increase in development throughout 2024. The city issued 707 building permits, approaching numbers from 2019. A total of 435 new residential units were also created, according to the city. Looking forward, there are 20 new upcoming projects with over 1,600 more residential units planned...

Some Saint John drivers who park on the street will need to make other arrangements on Monday night. The city has declared an overnight parking ban in the north, east and west areas of the city from midnight Tuesday night until 7 a.m. Wednesday. "This means there is no on-street parking allowed anywhere in the Nor...

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 Grove and Glen Falls area. The utility first posted about the outage on social media shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday and said...

Some Saint John drivers who park on the street will need to make other arrangements on Monday night. The city has declared an overnight parking ban in the south/central peninsula from 11 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday. "This means there is no on-street parking allowed anywhere in the South/Central Peninsula area...

St. Stephen council is considering a new bylaw that would require applicants to pay for painted crosswalks in the town. Jeff Renaud, the chief administrative officer for the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS), said he'd done some research after an initial discussion on a crosswalk policy. "So, the work here ...

Another opportunity to provide input on the new North End Secondary Plan being developed by the city. An open house discussion will take place at the Nick Nicolle Community Centre on Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. It will be a chance to explore possible options and understand the scope of any inp...

A sales accelerator program at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John has received additional funding to help support its growth. The Axis Accelerator is getting $248,000 in federal funding through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, officials announced Friday. It will allow for an enhanced program with ex...

Saint John's population has reached its highest level in around 40 years, according to the city. New population estimates from Statistics Canada showed 78,165 people living in Saint John as of July 1, 2024. That is a year-over-year increase of 2,902 residents or 3.9 per cent - nearly double council's annual growth targ...

Transit service in uptown Saint John is being reinstated after months of construction. Saint John Transit said service will resume on King Street and King's Square North on Monday. Stops at King's Square North, King Street and the bottom of King Street (City Hall) will reopen. Meanwhile, the old stop on Charlotte Stree...