"We miss our students, we want to be in classrooms and certainly this is not ideal."

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says most of the province will move to the second phase of the "Yellow level" on Friday.

The province launched the probe after learning that Stephen Wright, a city councillor in Peterborough, Ont., had travelled to New Brunswick last month.

The death is linked to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Zone 5, the region of Campbellton, N.B.

A British couple had planned to fly from Sussex, N.B., to France some time between mid-June and early August, but now say the pandemic has forced them to delay their plans until next year.

Options for how to meet virtually are being examined by a committee responsible for house procedures.

In a news release, the province said the new cases involve individuals in their 40s and 60s.

Peterborough city Coun. Stephen Wright spent 11 days in New Brunswick despite the province's borders being closed for non-essential travel.

As of Friday morning, the Campbellton Regional Hospital will partially reopen certain services.

In memory of George Floyd, and to spread the word about police brutality in the United States and Canada, thousands of people in Fredericton participated in a peaceful march.