Author Archives: Brad Perry
Liberals Introduce Binding Arbitration Motion For Nursing Home Workers
There is still no end in sight to the dispute involving 4,100 nursing home workers in New Brunswick. Earlier this week, the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions said the only avenue left in th...
Mar 29, 2019 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. (Image: Brad Perry)
Police Investigate Vehicle-Bicycle Collision
A man has been taken to hospital after a collision between a vehicle and a bicycle in Saint John. Staff Sgt. Jim Fleming said it happened at Douglas Avenue and Chesley Drive shortly before 9:30 p.m. T...
Mar 29, 2019 A file photo of a Saint John fire truck.
Pellet Gun Seized, Man Arrested At McAllister Place
Saint John police say a man is facing charges after an incident at the McAllister Place mall. Staff Sgt. Jim Fleming said they received reports of a man with a gun and people fighting on Thursday even...
Mar 29, 2019 The Saint John Police Force headquarters. (Staff photo)
Another Candidate For Ward 3 Council Seat
The race for the vacant Ward 3 council seat in Saint John just got a bit tighter. David Hickey has become the third person to throw his hat into the ring. Hickey says he wants to build a platform refl...
Mar 25, 2019 David Hickey is running for the vacant Ward 3 council seat in Saint John. (Submitted)
How Will Removing Front Licence Plates Impact Police?
New Brunswick police forces are disappointed by the province's decision to eliminate the requirement for front licence plates. The president of the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police says t...
Mar 25, 2019 (Photo: New Brunswick RCMP/submitted)
NB Southern Railway Trial Begins Monday
A trial involving New Brunswick Southern Railway is slated to begin in Saint John provincial court on Monday. The subsidiary of J.D. Irving Ltd. previously pleaded not guilty to two dozen charges rela...
Mar 25, 2019 A photo of the Saint John Law Courts building. (CHSJ News)
Truck Driver In Humboldt Broncos Crash Sentenced
The truck driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash will spend eight years in prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was handed the sentence in a Saskatchewan courtroom on Friday. Last April's crash...
Mar 22, 2019 Chris Potter / CC
Liberals Respond To Provincial Budget
The Opposition Liberals had their chance to respond to the Progressive Conservative government's first budget on Thursday. The 2019-20 budget projects a small surplus of $23 million and the first decr...
Mar 22, 2019 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. (Image: Brad Perry)
Social Development Minister Defends Budget
New Brunswick's social development minister is clarifying what she calls "misinterpretation" in the department's budget. Opposition parties have criticized the Tories for spending less on things like ...
Mar 21, 2019 Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard. (Photo credit: Government of New Brunswick)
Nursing Home Workers Still Barred From Striking
Thousands of New Brunswick nursing home workers will be allowed to go on strike for at least another four weeks. A New Brunswick Court of Appeal judge has extended a stay order, preventing the workers...
Mar 21, 2019 Nursing home workers protest outside the Turnbull Home in Saint John. (Photo Credit: Tamara Steele)
