Author Archives: Brad Perry

WorkSafeNB is changing the way it manages opioid prescriptions for those recovering from workplace injuries. Under the new guidelines, patients will only get a two-week prescription to start and the d...

Staff and volunteers at the Cherry Brook Zoo received a lot of kudos during a recent Saint John council meeting. Executive director Martha McDevitt and board chair Heather Crawford gave an update on t...

If you rent a water heater or heat pump from Saint John Energy, get ready to pay a bit more starting in January. The utility says water heater rental rates will climb by 2.9 per cent or about 32 cents...

Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the first-ever World AIDS Day and the final day of National AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. Recent figures show nearly 37-million people worldwide are living with...

Saint John police are looking for a vehicle which they say struck a pedestrian on Friday night. Sgt. Ron Cooper said the crash happened at the intersection of Crown and Union streets around 6:50 p.m. ...

The mayor of Saint John says last week’s throne speech was exactly what he expected from Premier Blaine Higgs. Don Darling told our newsroom it was action-oriented in terms of urgency, with a fo...

The latest State of the Child Report reveals some alarming findings when it comes to bullying, child pornography offences and sleep quality. Fifty-two per cent of youth reported being bullied in 2015-...

Rotating strikes by Canada Post workers could come to an end as early as Tuesday. Senators are expected to resume debate on back-to-work legislation on Monday afternoon. Bill C-89 completed first and ...

A photo which appears to show a Kennebecasis Regional Police Force vehicle parked in an accessible spot has prompted an investigation. Nathan MacDougall posted to the photo to social media on Saturday...

Senators will take an extra day to consider a bill which would force an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post workers. The Senate had originally passed a motion to sit on Saturday and Sunday but adop...