Author Archives: Brad Perry
$38M for fisheries, aquaculture sectors in N.B.
New Brunswick's fisheries and aquaculture sectors are getting a boost in government funding. More than $38 million in provincial and federal funding has been announced through the Atlantic Fisheries F...
Dec 02, 2024
N.B. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Six new inductees to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame have been announced. The Class of 2025 includes a tireless sport educator and builder, national champion athletes and teams, an Olympic medal...
Dec 02, 2024
18th annual Ritchie's Food Drive for Romero House
This week is your chance to support an uptown Saint John soup kitchen for another year. The 18th annual Ritchie's Food Drive for Romero House runs from Monday through Saturday. "We're just at the very...
Dec 02, 2024
3.5-magnitude earthquake in northern N.B.
Some New Brunswickers felt the ground move beneath them while getting ready for bed Sunday night. A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded around 9:36 p.m., according to Earthquakes Canada and the U.S....
Dec 01, 2024
Saint John welcomes 2 more container cranes
Port Saint John is about to get a whole lot busier over the coming weeks and months. Two more container cranes arrived at the port Friday night, bringing the total to six. Crews will spend the next se...
Dec 01, 2024
Power crews getting lights back on after heavy snow
Thousands are getting the lights back on after an early winter storm brought heavy wet snow to much of New Brunswick. About 1,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Saturday nig...
Nov 29, 2024
Preventing fall-related injuries among older NBers
Slips and falls are the leading cause of emergency department visits in New Brunswick, according to an injury prevention specialist. Trauma NB, the provincial lead agency for injury prevention, is hop...
Nov 29, 2024
Advance voting for N.B. municipal byelections
Some New Brunswickers will be casting ballots as part of their upcoming weekend plans. Advance voting is taking place on Saturday for municipal byelections in 10 communities. Beausoleil: mayor - 5 can...
Nov 29, 2024
Canada's economy grows 1% in third quarter
Canada's economy grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter of 2024. Statistics Canada says that was down from an increase of 2.2 per cent in the previous quarter. Higher househol...
Nov 29, 2024
Missing N.B. man found dead: RCMP
A man missing in western New Brunswick has been found dead, according to the RCMP. The 29-year-old from Millville, northwest of Fredericton, was reported missing to police on Monday. In an update on F...
Nov 29, 2024
