Author Archives: Tamara Steele
No Appeal In Oland Verdict
Public Prosecution Services will not appeal the Dennis Oland court case. They explained why in a detailed statement. They have carefully reviewed the 146-page decision of Justice Terrence Morrison rel...
Aug 13, 2019 Dennis Oland leaves the Saint John Law Courts with his family on July 19, 2019, after being found not guilty in the 2011 death of his father. (Kevin Worrell/CHSJ News)
Fracking Exemption On Hold
The Higgs government will not be providing exemptions to the fracking moratorium in the Sussex-area as planned. In a statement on its website, Corridor Resources says the government has advised them t...
Aug 13, 2019
Field House To Open In Stages Starting In September
Hiring is 50 percent complete for the new Saint John Field House which will open in stages beginning next month. The Saint John YMCA will be managing the Field House and the board of directors for bot...
Aug 13, 2019 Saint John YMCA membership director Cathy Cote is pictured at the welcome desk of the new Saint John Field House.
The lobby and childcare areas are scheduled to open on September 3rd, 2019. (submitted)
RCMP Think Teen Murder Suspects Killed Themselves
The RCMP have confirmed two B.C. murder suspects died in what appears to be suicide by gunfire. The Manitoba medical examiner has also confirmed the two dead men were Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky....
Aug 12, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are suspected of killing three people in northern British Columbia. (Twitter/Manitoba RCMP)
Brief Court Appearance For City Man Charged With Attempted Murder
A 43-year-old man facing attempted murder charges in an uptown assault making a brief court appearance in Saint John on Monday morning. Michael Price was charged after a man was beaten in the head nea...
Aug 12, 2019 The Saint John Law Courts building in July 2019. (Tamara Steele)
Red Cross To Honour Two N.B. Humanitarians
Sandra Irving and Mira Stephenson will receive the 2019 Red Cross Humanitarian Awards for New Brunswick. Irving is being recognized for support of educational, medical, environmental and veterinary in...
Aug 12, 2019 Sandra Irving is the 2019 Red Cross Humanitarian Award recipient for New Brunswick. (Photo submitted)
Shots Rang Out In Fredericton One Year Ago
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Fredericton shooting. Early on the morning of August 10th, 2018, four people were gunned down in the daylight shooting. Fredericton police constables Sara B...
Aug 10, 2019 A makeshift memorial outside the Fredericton police station on August 12th, 2018. (Tamara Steele)
Woodstock Tow Truck Driver Dies In Rollover
The 28-year-old driver of a tow truck has died after a crash on Thursday night following a rollover on Highway 2 near Mazerolle Settlement. Keswick RCMP responded to the scene around 10:30 p.m. and po...
Aug 09, 2019 (Photo: New Brunswick RCMP/submitted)
UPDATE: Thunderstorm Watch Ends In Sussex and Quispamsis
UPDATE: The severe thunderstorm watch has ended for Sussex and Quispamsis. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A large portion of the province may be in for some really...
Aug 09, 2019 Eirik Newth / CC
Child Porn Charges For Grand Bay-Westfield Man
A 64-year-old man from Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., has been charged with possession of child pornography following an investigation by the RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit that started earlier thi...
Aug 09, 2019 An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (Staff photo)
