Silas Brown
Reporter
Silas Brown joined the Global News team in the summer of 2018, starting as a video journalist in Halifax before transferring to Saint John.
Silas was born in Vancouver but has spent the past seven years in the Maritimes.
He studied at the University of King’s College, receiving a degree in English and contemporary studies before later enrolling in a one-year degree in journalism.
Before starting at Global News, Silas worked for Star Metro Halifax, and freelanced for The Coast and the Canadian Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).
When he’s not behind a camera or editing clips, you can find him watching hockey, playing video games or trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
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Video Archives
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New Brunswick premier says province may consider rebate due to rising fuel prices
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Proposed changes could give N.B’s chief medical officer of health new powers
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Proposed cap on rental increases central topic at New Brunswick legislature
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N.B. housing crisis expected to be hot topic when Legislature resumes
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Train derails in southwestern New Brunswick
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N.B. legislature to begin translating 15-year debate backlog into both official languages
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Waitlist for social housing in New Brunswick continues to balloon
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New Brunswick exceeds affordable housing unit target but waitlist grows
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Youth advocate wants New Brunswick to revisit decision to lift COVID measures in schools
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Appeal of New Brunswick court decision finding language rights violation can’t ruled out
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Constitutional expert reacts to N.B. top court ruling on lieutenant governor
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N.B. health minister defends decision to lift restrictions
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N.B. premier to consider Official Languages Act recommendations in June
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New bill to create energy efficiency targets for N.B. Power
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New Brunswick 2022-23 tourism budget to rise
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New Brunswick carbon tax revenues likely to continue funding yearly income tax cuts
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N.B. largest public sector union accusing government of negotiating in bad faith
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Muslim group tours N.B. to fight Islamophobia
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Fredericton Marathon returns after COVID-19 hiatus
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Saint John church begins transformation to climbing gym
Author Archives
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N.B. premier declares revenue from record gas prices will go back to publicWhether a rebate program is put in place depends on if sales tax revenue on gasoline purchases rises above the levels forecasted in March's budget.PoliticsMay 12
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Proposed N.B. public health changes would give more powers to chief medical officer of healthProposed changes would allow public health restrictions to be imposed using the public health orders rather than emergency orders.HealthMay 11
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Service N.B. minister makes ‘guarantee’ landlords won’t skirt new tenancy rulesOpposition leaders say the government needs to do more to ensure the legislation adequately protects tenants in the province.PoliticsMay 10
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Opposition MLAs pitch solutions for housing crisis as N.B Legislature set to returnLegislation introducing a one-year rent cap was introduced in March, but has yet to receive second reading. The assembly will return Tuesday for a month-long sitting.PoliticsMay 9
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UNB to be part of ‘peer support’ mental health pilot programThe pilot program will take place at five universities across the country and looks to use peer support workers to connect fellow students with mental health services.HealthMay 6
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N.B. legislature to begin translating 15-year debate backlog into both official languagesExtra funding for the legislative assembly means a 15-year period where the official record of house proceedings was not translated into both official languages will end.CanadaApr 29
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N.B. affordable housing wait-list has grown by 2,000 since housing agreement signedThe province says it has added 172 new affordable housing units over the last three years, but just half of those are new construction and many have yet to be completed.CanadaApr 28
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Trudeau says the feds will be ‘aligning’ with N.B. lieutenant-governor rulingWhile the federal government says it will be 'aligning' with the decision, legal issues in the decision could see them appeal.PoliticsApr 20
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N.B. lieutenant-governor ruling unlikely to survive appeal: constitutional expertThe ruling says that New Brunswick must have a bilingual lieutenant-governor due to the province's unique status as the only bilingual province.PoliticsApr 18
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N.B. health minister defends lifting of masking rulesMinister Dorothy Shephard says data from the school system shows that vaccination is the primary way to protect against COVID-19.HealthApr 13
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N.B. Opposition accuses premier of not making official languages review ‘a priority’Premier Blaine Higgs says the government won't respond to the review until June, which will be six months after it was first released.PoliticsApr 11
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New legislation would allow government to set energy efficiency targets for N.B. PowerSetting energy efficiency targets for the utility was part of the Climate Change Action Plan, but has yet to be implemented in the six years since its release.EnvironmentApr 8
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N.B. carbon tax revenues likely to continue funding yearly income tax cuts: HiggsFor the last two years, the province has used revenue from the carbon tax to cut income tax, something the premier said is part of a longer-term tax relief strategy.PoliticsMar 31
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CUPE claims N.B. government negotiated in bad faith in labour board complaintThe province's largest public sector union and government are at odds over the introduction of concessions part way through a bargaining process that broke down last Friday.PoliticsSep 9, 2021
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Muslim group tours N.B. in order to fight IslamophobiaIslam in Motion spent three days in New Brunswick, touring around the province to speak with people and dispel misconceptions about their faith.CanadaSep 6, 2021
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Fredericton Marathon returns after two-year hiatus due to COVID-19This is the first Fredericton Marathon since May of 2019 and attracted racers from across the Maritimes and as far away as Ontario.CanadaSep 5, 2021
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Former Saint John church begins transformation to climbing gymThe owners of the gym are selling pews from the old church as they prepare to turn it from a place of worship to a place to climb.CanadaSep 4, 2021
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Liberal election promise would do nothing to improve N.B. abortion access: expertThe Liberals promise to allow the federal government to deduct health transfers to provinces that don't ensure adequate abortion access -- a power it already has.PoliticsSep 2, 2021
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N.B. public health confirms death in Moncton legionnaires outbreakPublic health is also trying to determine if it is dealing with a connected outbreak or a coincidental cluster of unrelated cases.HealthAug 31, 2021
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CUPE N.B. preparing for week of marathon negotiations as strike vote deadline loomsUnion leadership say they're willing to negotiate for as long as necessary ahead of their Labour day deadline, after which a strike vote would be held.PoliticsAug 30, 2021
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Jenica Atwin switches from Greens to Liberals, riding funding announcements go from 0 to 7The federal government has made at least seven Fredericton-related funding announcements since Atwin crossed the floor in June. There were none in the time Atwin sat as a Green.PoliticsAug 9, 2021
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Canadian government could fund N.B. abortion clinic directly, says constitutional lawyerOne legal expert argues that the federal government could fund the clinic through grants, or impose harsher penalties on the province if it continues to refuse funding.PoliticsAug 4, 2021
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New Brunswick getting plenty of attention from Ottawa as rumoured federal election loomsConservative leader Erin O'Toole spent parts of three days in the province, touring three battleground ridings as parties prepare for a possible federal election.PoliticsJul 30, 2021
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N.B. Progressive Conservatives dominate political fundraising in 2020The Tories put that money to work in the 2020 election, spending more than every other combined on their way to a majority government.PoliticsJul 29, 2021
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New Brunswick health authority says ‘no need’ to increase abortion servicesThe province's English language health authority told the health department they see no need to increase access to surgical abortions by making them available at more hospitals.PoliticsJul 28, 2021