New Brunswick Latest News

• New school in Saint John’s north-end to come with child-care, community space

  A new school in the north end in Saint John is getting a community hub, which will include child-care spaces and after-school programming.

  Education

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• N.B. Housing Corp. to build 120 supportive units in New Brunswick cities

  The New Brunswick Housing Corp. says it will build 120 new supportive units to help people transition out of homelessness. The units will go to Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John.

  Politics

  2 hours
• N.B. environment minister resigns, citing political differences with Higgs’s Tories

  New Brunswick's Environment Minister has announced his resignation, citing political differences with the Progressive Conservative party led by Premier Blaine Higgs.

  Politics

  3 hours
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• Company launches non-alcoholic beer for dogs, canines ‘crack a cold one’

  A craft brew non-alcoholic beer for dogs is being brewed up at a canning facility in Fredericton, N.B. and shipped to bars, restaurants and retail stores across Canada.

  Features

  Apr 18
• Inmate who briefly escaped from New Brunswick prison was violent career criminal

  The inmate attracted national attention in 2008 when he managed to slip out of double-locked leg irons and flee from the back of a corrections van.

  Crime

  Apr 18
• Animal neglect in New Brunswick reaching ‘record-breaking’ levels in 2024: SPCA

  In a release from the New Brunswick SCPA, it was said that the animal rescue group is already up 149 calls from this point a year ago.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• 7 face charges after New Brunswick cannabis dispensary raids

  Seven people have been arrested and are facing charges after three cannabis dispensary busts across New Brunswick earlier this month.

  Cannabis

  Apr 18
• Officers under investigation after alleged altercation in Saint John, NB: police

  A release said a man was arrested without incident, but later an alleged altercation occurred between the man and arresting officers while he was being placed into a holding cell.

  Canada

  Apr 17
• Officials in New Brunswick brace for another ‘horrific’ wildfire season

  A stark warning was provided by officials within the department of Natural Resources and Energy Development in New Brunswick as wildfire season is underway.

  Weather

  Apr 16
• Fredericton gears up for busy 2024 construction season

  Fredericton has unveiled its 2024 road construction plans, which include mitigating traffic from the Princess Margaret Bridge construction.

  Canada

  Apr 16
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• Street safety concerns raised after child struck by vehicle on way to school in Moncton

  The Active Transportation Coalition of Moncton (ATCM) is calling for safer routes to schools after an 11-year-old student was struck by a vehicle in Moncton, N.B., last week.

  Canada

  Apr 16
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• Fredericton breaks ground on city’s new performing arts centre

  Fredericton city leaders and playhouse representatives broke ground on the new performing arts centre. It's taken over a decade to get to this milestone.

  Canada

  Apr 15
• 70-year-old N.B. man charged with 1st-degree murder after fatal shooting: police

  Police said a 52-year-old man was found dead Saturday after officers responded to an alleged shooting at a residence on Route 117 in Pointe-Sapin.

  Crime

  Apr 14
• ‘Unrepentant’ N.B. Tory worker who called for Higgs’s leadership review steps down

  John Williston, who served as regional vice-president for Westmorland Albert, noted his decision in a letter where he accused the party of losing sight of its long-held principles.

  Politics

  Apr 13
• Moncton cafe that offers safe space to community looking for support to stay open

  A Moncton cafe that has an open-door policy to help those struggling or in need, is in need itself. They're trying to raise $11,000 for a new fridge or risk closing.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• Strong winter storms cause unprecedented damage to Irving Nature Park in Saint John

  The Irving Nature Park says this winter’s strong winds and rain brought the most damage to the park in its 30 year history, according to the parks social media. 

  Environment

  Apr 12
• Police identify 2 people killed in Saint John encampment fire

  Police in Saint John, N.B., have identified the two people killed in a fire at a tent encampment last month. Both of the victims were in their 30s.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• Fashion photoshoot empowers adults with disabilities in Memramcook, N.B.

  The executive director of Eco Vision Memramcook, a social enterprise that employs adults with intellectual disabilities, hopes the photos will be empowering.

  Features

  Apr 11
• New Brunswick rejects proposal for new regional police force to replace RCMP

  New Brunswick's government has rejected a pitch to replace the RCMP with a regional police force in the western part of the province.

  Canada

  Apr 11
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• English schools in N.B. are facing a chronic lack of school psychologists. Here’s why.

  New Brunswick only has six school psychologists in the anglophone system and according to education minister Bill Hogan, the shortage is due to a lack of trained candidates.

  Education

  Apr 11
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• Miramichi, N.B., neighbourhood under boil water advisory

  New Brunswick's Department of Health has ordered the city of Miramichi to issue a boil water advisory in the Newcastle area.

  Canada

  Apr 11
• Quebec Superior Court judge authorizes QMJHL hazing class-action lawsuit

  The suit targets the league, its member franchises and its umbrella organization — the Canadian Hockey League — and seeks $650,000 for the plaintiff in damages.

  Sports

  Apr 10
• Jury makes three recommendations in Fredericton ER waiting room death

  A jury made three final recommendations in the coroner's inquest into the death of Darrell Mesheau, who died in the Fredericton hospital ER waiting room.

  Health

  Apr 9
• ‘A life of service’: Former N.B. MLA Sue Stultz passes away at 71, remembered for charity work

  The turkey drive Stultz spearheaded in 1991 feeds thousands of Monctonians every year around the holidays. The Moncton Firefighters Association plans on continuing the tradition.

  Canada

  Apr 9
• WestJet announces service to Calgary from Fredericton starting June 20

  People in Fredericton will be able to fly directly to Calgary starting June 20. WestJet announced it's returning to Fredericton after leaving in 2022.

  Canada

  Apr 9