New Brunswick Latest News

• Ontario reports spike in measles cases; 37 linked to an exposure in New Brunswick

  Public health officials say a cluster of measles cases in Ontario linked to an exposure in New Brunswick has grown to 37 cases.

  Health

  7 hours
• Death toll rises to three, including child, after head-on collision in Moncton, N.B.

  RCMP say a child died several days after a head-on collision last week on a Moncton, N.B., highway that killed two other people.

  Canada

  7 hours
• ‘On death row.’ Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

  The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan. 4 of a 1983 murder for which he and his friend served lengthy prison terms. At the time, he had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer

  Canada

  Dec 22
• Advertisement
• Ottawa’s proposed shift of elver wealth has a problem: some recipients don’t want it

  Tension over the fishery led to violence on the province's rivers this spring, including accusations of assault and shots fired.

  Economy

  Dec 20
• Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold, QMJHL team moving to St. John’s next season

  The Acadie-Bathurst Titan have been sold, and the QMJHL team will be moving from New Brunswick to Newfoundland next season. It will mark the league's second stint in St. John's.

  Sports

  Dec 20
• Theodore Too floats again after partial sinking in Ontario port

  Theodore Too, the beloved life-sized replica of Theodore Tugboat, has been 'safely righted and refloated' after its partial sinking in Ontario, its owner says.

  Canada

  Dec 20
• N.B. government reverses changes to school gender identity policy

  Starting Jan. 1, students under 16 years old don't need parental consent to informally use their preferred name and pronouns in school.

  Education

  Dec 19
• Moncton community honours unhoused people who have died

  The Moncton community came together to honour members of the unhoused population who lost their lives this year.

  Canada

  Dec 19
• 3 arrests, murder charge laid in Saint John, N.B. human remains probe

  Three arrests have been made in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation after the human remains of a 54-year-old man were found in a wooded area of Saint John, N.B.

  Crime

  Dec 18
• Theodore Too, beloved Canadian tugboat, partially sinks in Ontario port

  Theodore Too, the beloved life-sized replica of Theodore Tugboat, has partially sunk while docked in an Ontario port, its owner says.

  Canada

  Dec 18
• Advertisement
• Sex-ed group deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Tory government returns to N.B. schools

  The new Liberal government says it welcomes presentations by the Montreal-based organization HPV Global Action, calling the subject-matter relevant for students.

  Education

  Dec 17
• Advertisement
• ‘Undetected’ rail flaw led to multi-car train derailment in New Brunswick

  A trail derailment in New Brunswick last October that spilled 2,000 litres of methanol into the ground was caused by an 'undetected' rail issue, federal officials say.

  Canada

  Dec 17
• Backhoe used to tear the front off Newfoundland bank, four facing charges: RCMP

  Four people in eastern Newfoundland are facing charges after a stolen backhoe was used to tear the front off the RBC bank in Holyrood.

  Crime

  Dec 16
• ‘An administrative nightmare’: New Brunswick businesses react to HST holiday

  Fredericton, N.B., businesses were among thousands who had to adjust to the HST/GST holiday on Dec. 14. For many, it came with a lot of extra work at an already stressful time.

  Canada

  Dec 16
• Premiers united in fight against Trump tariffs despite Ottawa ‘chaos’: Ford

  Canada's premiers must take a bigger role in Canada-U.S. relations, Doug Ford said Monday on his way in to a meeting he is chairing with all 13 provincial and territorial leaders.

  Politics

  Dec 16
• As Trump tariff threat looms, N.B. premier on ‘preparing for the worst’

  New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said she doesn't want to 'cut off our nose to spite our face' by taking actions that would hurt the province.

  Canada

  Dec 15
• Federal government’s two-month GST holiday begins

  As a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday, shoppers and businesses expressed lukewarm support for the measure.

  Canada

  Dec 14
• 2 police officers murdered in line of duty. Their memory lives on 50 years later

  A special ceremony was held in Moncton to mark 50 years since two police officers were abducted and murdered while investigating a child's kidnapping.

  Canada

  Dec 14
• N.B. premier calls for increased border security amid Trump tariff threat

  New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is calling for increased security at Port Saint John, as the U.S. plans a potential 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods.

  Politics

  Dec 13
• Advertisement
• What’s inside Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Churchill Falls tentative deal

  Quebec Premier François Legault met with counterpart Andrew Furey in St. John's for the announcement of an agreement in principle over the Churchill Falls hydroelectricity plant.

  Canada

  Dec 12
• Advertisement
• Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador ready to sign Churchill Falls deal

  Quebec Premier François Legault and Newfoundland Premier Andrew Furey will sign an agreement Thursday ending a long-running dispute over the Churchill Falls hydroelectric complex.

  Canada

  Dec 11
• Canada’s top weather stories of 2024: Environment Canada

  Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its list of the top 10 most impactful weather events of 2024.

  Environment

  Dec 10
• Auditor general flags problems with mental health care in New Brunswick

  New Brunswick's auditor general says the province's Health Department lacks the ability to ensure timely access to treatment for addiction and mental health problems.

  Health

  Dec 10
• N.B. child and youth advocate raises alarm about use of seclusion rooms in schools

  New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says seclusion rooms — small, windowless areas where teachers can place children if they misbehave — should be used only as a last resort.

  Canada

  Dec 9
• Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.’s clean electricity grid

  Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa will spend more than $1 billion on growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid.

  Economy

  Dec 8