Author Archives: Brad Perry
Local Hockey Team Hopes To Win $100,000
A local peewee hockey team needs your help to win $100,000 for Saint John's seven priority schools. The KV Devils are a top-10 finalist for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup and the only New Brunswick team...
Feb 04, 2019 freeimages.com
MLA Mourns Death Of Auditor General
The death of Canada's auditor general is being felt here in New Brunswick. Michael Ferguson passed away from cancer on Saturday at the age of 60. Before Ferguson was appointed to the role in 2011, he ...
Feb 03, 2019 Dorothy Shepard is the Progressive Conservative MLA for the riding of Saint John-Lancaster and the Minister of Social Development. (Submitted)
Integrity Commissioner Reviews Data Breach
New Brunswick's integrity commissioner is probing the data breach involving Saint John's online parking ticket payment site. In late December, the city learned the third-party software it uses to proc...
Feb 03, 2019 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. (Staff photo)
Melanson Won't Seek Liberal Leadership
Another high-profile Liberal will not be on the ballot when the provincial party selects a new leader in Saint John on June 22. In a Facebook post Sunday, Dieppe MLA Roger Melanson announced he will n...
Feb 03, 2019
Fredericton Police Issue Opioid Warning
A series of opioid-related overdoes have prompted a warning from police in New Brunswick's capital. Fredericton police Chief Leanne Fitch says they responded to two non-fatal overdoses within a 48-hou...
Feb 03, 2019 Brandon Giesbrecht / CC
Sunday Morning Sports For February 3rd
In Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action: The Saint John Sea Dogs fell to Blainville-Boisbriand 5-1. Brady Burns had the lone goal for Saint John in their eighth straight loss. Next action for the ...
Feb 03, 2019
Canada's Auditor General Has Died
Canada's auditor general has died of cancer, according to a statement from his office. Michael Ferguson, who had been undergoing treatment since November, passed away Saturday surrounded by family. "F...
Feb 02, 2019 Michael Ferguson, who was appointed Canada's auditor general in 2011, passed away from cancer on February 2, 2019. (Submitted/Office of the Auditor General of Canada)
Differing Opinions From Three Groundhogs
North America's famous groundhogs are sending mixed messages about whether we will see an early spring. Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia was the first to emerge from its burrow Saturday morning. The gr...
Feb 02, 2019 Gilles Gonthier / CC
Saturday Morning Sports For February 2nd
In Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action: The Saint John Sea Dogs fell to Qubec 1-0 for their seventh straight loss. They wrap up their three-game road trip Saturday night against Blainville-Boisbr...
Feb 02, 2019
Quispamsis Man Competes On 'Jeopardy!'
Wednesday night's episode of Jeopardy! had a New Brunswick connection to it. Sean Thompson from Quispamsis was one of the three contestants on the popular game show. Thompson of Quispamsis struggled t...
Jan 31, 2019 Sean Thompson, right, of Quispamsis, N.B., poses for a photo with Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. (Photo submitted by Sean Thompson)
