According to the province's top civil servant, the late stage of negotiations does not mean the Crown corporation will ultimately be sold.

New Brunswick is the only jurisdiction in Canada to not fund abortions outside of hospitals. It has faced protests and legal challenges tied to the decision.

The province is also reporting that nine new people have recovered since Monday, meaning there are now only 75 active cases of the virus in the province. 

Poffenroth told a committee that the mechanism by which local government elections could be postponed should be put in place, but doesn't want the power to reside with her.

The province says one previously reported case has been removed from New Brunswick's cumulative data after it was identified to be a false positive result. 

Almost five months later, many who took advantage of the opportunity are still waiting for the province to pay up.

According to provincial records, the last time the active COVID-19 case count was below 100 was on Jan. 5.

There have now been 1,417 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in New Brunswick, of which 1,287 people have recovered. 

Private investment in the commercial and residential development of the two-and-a-half hectare site is estimated at roughly $300 million.

Talks have been stalled since Premier Blaine Higgs pitched a public sector wage freeze to union heads in December.