Author Archives: Brad Perry

Higher household spending helped grow Canada's economy at the end of 2024. Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product increased 0.6 cent in the fourth quarter. That was compared to a 0.5 per c...

St. Stephen municipal officials believe they have solved the issue that led to a nearly two-week boil water order in the community. "It's only today that I can say, fingers crossed, it looks like we'v...

Most Canadian goods entering the U.S. will face a 25 per cent tariff starting Tuesday. President Donald Trump confirmed the date in a post on his Truth Social account on Thursday. "Drugs are still pou...

Canada's top court will decide whether New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be able to speak both English and French. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday that it would hear the applicat...

New Brunswick has lost another one of its iconic covered bridges. The William Mitton Covered Bridge near Riverview has been demolished. Provincial officials said demolition work began on Tuesday and i...

NB Power says a third-party audit looking into metering and billing accuracy is taking longer than initially expected. The report was supposed to be ready for when the utility appears before the legis...

A proposed affordable housing project consisting of up to 75 homes in east Saint John has passed a significant hurdle. Council gave its final approval for the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community during its ...

New details have been released after the bodies of two people were found in a Bathurst home. Officers were dispatched to Frenette Street for a possible sudden death on Saturday evening. The Bathurst P...

A Hampton man has been charged after a firearm was discharged in Darlings Island, according to RCMP. Police responded to the firearm-related complaint on Darlings Island shortly before 10:30 p.m. last...

Another Atlantic Canadian premier is saying goodbye to politics. Newfoundland and Labrador's Andrew Furey says it is time for him to move on. He has served as the 14th premier of that province since A...