New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives

• With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-elected

  The provincial election campaign hasn't officially been called in New Brunswick, but voters must head to the polls no later than Oct. 21

  Politics

  Jul 18
  
• 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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• First week of N.B. election sets the tone for campaign

  As the election gets underway, parties have been busy trying to define what their campaigns will be about with little in the way of policy being announced.

  Politics

  Aug 23, 2020
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• N.B. Liberals make play for senior vote with recruitment of nursing home workers’ union head

  Teare was often at odds with the Higgs government throughout negotiations for a new contract for nursing home workers.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2020
• PCs, Liberals set tone for campaigns as New Brunswick election gets underway

  The major themes for the two traditional parties emerged at campaign events on Tuesday.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2020
• N.B. political parties adjusting candidate selection in the wake of COVID-19

  With mass gatherings limited by public health officials, filling a room with candidate supporters won't be possible in the upcoming election.

  Politics

  Jul 29, 2020
• New Brunswick minister, Saint Croix MLA Greg Thompson dead at 72

  Greg Thompson was a longtime PC representative for New Brunswick, serving at both the federal and provincial levels. 

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2019
• New Brunswick Liberals remain in lead in voter support, PCs slightly narrow gap: poll

  The New Brunswick Liberals remain in the lead in voter support, but that lead has dropped slightly, according to a recent poll. 

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2017
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• NB defends student access to Tuition Access Bursary

  The New Brunswick government is defending its Tuition Access Bursary (TAB) once again after a tweet by the Post Secondary Education Minister showed the number of students who were able to access the program fell below a estimate the government gave last year.

  Education

  Feb 28, 2017
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• New Brunswick Tories to choose from seven candidates for new leader

  Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick gather this weekend for a leadership convention, and a political scientist says with seven candidates in the running for the top job, it's anyone's race to win.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2016