New Brunswick Latest News

• Nova Scotia health care announcements raise eyebrows in New Brunswick

  Nova Scotia is offering nurses up to $20,000 in bonuses to keep them in the province's public health system — or to encourage them to return.

  Canada

  7 hours
• Cyclist hits wire suspended at head level across trail, Saint John police investigating

  The cyclist was wearing a helmet with a face guard and was not injured. However, police say the wire could have resulted in serious injury and are calling it an "act of mischief."

  Crime

  8 hours
• ‘He beat all odds’: Music therapy enhancing N.B. man’s talents, life skills

  Aaron Murphy, who is legally blind, may not be able to clearly see the ivory keys but his ear for music is perfect said his music teacher at Long and McQuade in Moncton.

  8 hours
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• Edmonton ranked best Canadian city to live in during a zombie apocalypse

  Using StatsCan data in five categories — vulnerability, hideouts, supplies, safety and mobility — Rentola determined the best place to be if people started turning into zombies.

  Canada

  Mar 21
• Group promoting careers for women in aviation lands in New Brunswick

  An event at the Saint John regional airport is looking to recruit more women into the aviation sector by talking to high school students.

  Canada

  Mar 21
• New Brunswick’s $12.2B budget tackles challenges that come with growth

  The New Brunswick government has tabled a $12.2-billion budget that forecasts a small surplus and promises a funding boost to help stabilize the ailing health-care sector.

  Canada

  Mar 21
• Rogersville, N.B. residents worried co-op losing liquor contract could lead to closure

  The Rogersville Co-op will be losing its contract as an NB Liquor agency store in June after losing the bid to renew it.

  Canada

  Mar 20
• New Brunswick maple syrup producers nearing end of another strong season

  Canadian maple producers harvested a record 17.4 million gallons in 2022, an increase of 53.8 per cent from 2021.

  Canada

  Mar 20
• NEXUS application centres reopen at 8 Canadian airports starting March 27

  The 13 Canadian enrolment centres were closed March 2020 due to the pandemic. The closures were extended due to a dispute over legal protections for American customs officers.

  Canada

  Mar 20
• Opposition parties remain skeptical of forecasts ahead of N.B. budget

  The province vastly underestimated revenues for the last two years in a row, leading to record surpluses. Opposition parties say they want to see better forecasting this year.

  Politics

  Mar 20
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• Fredericton downtown historical building gets revitalized into an Irish pub

  A new business has opened in Fredericton's downtown — O'Hickey's Irish Pub — and it used repurposed a historical building crafted in 1869.

  Economy

  Mar 19
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• N.B. woman a perfect match for boyfriend who needed kidney: ‘The gift of life is what she gave me’

  Brittany Hay and Colin Grieve were matched by friends and now, and now five years since that introduction, they share something even more special -- a kidney.

  Health

  Mar 18
• N.B. murderer who spent 5 decades in prison dies at Dorchester Penitentiary

  Convicted murderer Melvin Miller, who spent 51 years in prison, has died at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. A cause of death was not released.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Moncton woman’s passion for plants grows into budding business

  Leelynn Bardsley of Moncton owns more than 200 plants and runs a budding home-based business. 'There is pretty much no décor, just plants,' she says.

  Mar 17
• Spanish company drops LNG terminal in New Brunswick, citing high costs to ship gas

  The Spanish company behind a proposal to export liquefied natural gas to Europe through a terminal in Saint John, N.B., says it will not go ahead with the project.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• Saint John, N.B. police arrest 6th suspect in Justin Breau homicide

  Police in Saint John, N.B., have arrested a sixth person in connection with the homicide of 39-year-old Justin Breau. He was killed at a residence on Charles Street in August 2022.

  Crime

  Mar 17
• New management at TD Station encourages tenants, fans

  Earlier this week, the Harbour Station Commission announced a new company, OVG360, will become responsible for operating and managing TD Station.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• Father-to-be and ‘snow angel’: Slain Edmonton officers Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan remembered

  One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father for the first time and the other was called a 'snow angel' for going beyond the call of duty to help people.

  Crime

  Mar 16
• New Fredericton e-scooter regulations trigger conversation about enforcement

  E-scooters and e-bikes are being regulated at the municipal and provincial level and now the conversation turns to enforcement.

  Politics

  Mar 16
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• Fredericton council green lights 6-storey apartment building despite lack of services

  The six-storey, 147-unit apartment building will be built on Duncan Lane, which has little supportive infrastructure, according to one Fredericton councillor.

  Politics

  Mar 16
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• Recommendations made on final day of Hillary Hooper inquest

  Fifteen recommendations were made following the death of 27-year-old Hillary Hooper, who died by suicide while a patient at Saint John Regional Hospital

  Health

  Mar 15
• New Brunswick Opposition parties say they’ll be skeptical of numbers in upcoming budget

  Two years in a row the province has vastly underestimated tax revenues, leading to growing surpluses throughout the year.

  Politics

  Mar 15
• N.B. municipalities concerned over division in electoral boundaries report

  The new boundaries redrawn by New Brunswick's electoral boundaries commission have some municipalities concerned how things were divided up.

  Politics

  Mar 15
• N.B. hopes for quiet spring but asks residents to be prepared for possible floods

  The New Brunswick government is hoping for a quiet spring season along the province's Saint John River, but officials say it's too early to predict flooding.

  Canada

  Mar 14
• Coroner hears from hospital staff on 2nd day of Hillary Hooper inquest

  On day two of a coroner's inquest into Hillary Hooper's death, coroner Emily Caissy heard from some of the Horizon Health Network staff on hand that night.

  Health

  Mar 14