New Brunswick Government

• How New Brunswick’s projected surplus has ballooned to $800M more than anticipated

  New Brunswick's projected surplus has grown by about $800 million since the budget was tabled last March.

  Politics

  Feb 15
  
• Kris Austin’s appointment to cabinet ‘an insult’: N.B. linguistic group

  Kris Austin has been appointed to cabinet under the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party, something advocates for French Immersion and bilingualism call an insult.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2022
  
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• Opposition parties concerned N.B. school food program misses the mark

  The N.B. government announced a new partnership with Food Depot Alimentaire to expand access to healthy foods through it's school food program, but critics say it's not enough.

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2022
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• What’s in a name? Indigenous Chiefs say province still mum on renaming river

  'We’re asking the Government of New Brunswick to work with us on this particular file,' says St. Mary’s First Nation Chief Allan Polchies Jr.

  Politics

  Jul 22, 2021
• Coronavirus: New Brunswick rotational workers disappointed with new self-isolation rules

  Rotational workers in New Brunswick are calling on the provincial government to scrap new self-isolation rules. Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says "tweaks may be coming.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2021
• N.B. municipal transit services face uncertain 2021 after province’s missed chance to secure funding

  New Brunswick never joined Canada's public transit aid program, which is paying out tens of millions of dollars to cover city bus services in other provinces.

  Politics

  Nov 6, 2020
• Wolastoqey Nation filing lawsuit against N.B., Canada to seek Aboriginal land title

  The six chiefs said they are not seeking the return of any land or compensation.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2020
• New Brunswick’s swearing-in ceremony for majority PC government set for Sept. 29

  Premier Blaine Higgs has yet to name his new cabinet, with less than a week until the swearing-in ceremony.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
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• Cannabis NB reports higher sales and profits in first quarter figures

  Cannabis NB says total sales for the three-month period ending June 28 were 16.3 million dollars - up almost 79 per cent from the same period last year.

  Cannabis

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Investigation into Ontario councillor’s trip to N.B. continues despite apology

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

  Health

  Jun 4, 2020