Author Archives: Tamara Steele
Man Remains In Hospital After Waterloo Street Fire
A man in his sixties remains in hospital after a fire early Monday morning at 250 Waterloo Street. City fire crews responding to the blaze in a six-unit apartment building just before 5 a.m. The man w...
Feb 07, 2019
Digital Evidence Expert Testifies At Oland Trial
An expert in digital evidence on the stand during Day 29 of the Dennis Oland second-degree murder trial. Payman Hakimian works at the RCMP headquarters in Fredericton. https://twitter.com/tamarasteele...
Feb 06, 2019 Saint John Law Courts (Photo Credit: Tamara Steele)
Canada 55+ Games A Finalist For National Award
The success of last summer's Canada 55 Plus Games in Saint John leading to national recognition. Event co-chair Barb Curry is a finalist for Sport Event Volunteer of the Year and the event itself is a...
Feb 06, 2019 Canada 55+ Games local organizing committee (Photo Credit: Discover Saint John)
Higgs Talks Carbon Tax in Trudeau Meeting
A one on one meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not prove very fruitful for the Premier. In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday night, Blaine Higgs says they discussed so...
Feb 05, 2019 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. (Photo: Submitted/Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick)
UNB Prof 'Not Very' Surprised At Games Cancellation
A UNB Saint John political scientist is not very surprised the Higgs government chose to bow out of the Francophonie games. J.P. Lewis says thinks there could be support for cancelling the games in th...
Feb 04, 2019 J.P. Lewis is a political science professor at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, N.B. (Submitted)
'Surprised' At Who Said No To Running For Liberal Leadership
A New Brunswick political science professor is surprised at how many people dropped out of the provincial Liberal leadership race this week, including Fredericton's Susan Holt and Saint John-Rothesay ...
Feb 02, 2019 J.P. Lewis is a political science professor at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, N.B. (Submitted)
Saint John Restaurant Closes Abruptly
A Saint John staple in East Saint John has closed abruptly. A sign on the door of The 3 Mile Steak and Rib House saying "CLOSED. Thanks for 41 great years" appeared on Friday. Our newsroom left messag...
Feb 02, 2019 A sign posted outside the former 3Mile Steak and Rib House on Feb. 1, 2019. (Photo: CHSJ News)
Charges Laid In Deadly 2018 Motorcycle Crash
Saint John Police charging a man and a woman in connection with a deadly motorcycle crash last summer. At 5 a.m. on July 9th, 54-year-old Scott Roberston was killed in a crash on the Loch Lomond Road....
Feb 01, 2019
Poll Suggests PC Popularity Growing
The Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Blaine Higgs are more popular now among New Brunswickers than they were in November. The PCs gained 6.5 points to just pass 40 per cent su...
Feb 01, 2019 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. (Photo: Submitted/Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick)
Development Agency Plans For The Future
Economic Development Greater Saint John has a vision for the future. The economic development agency, formerly known as Enterprise Saint John, has released a three-year plan with ambitious targets lik...
Jan 31, 2019 Ron Gaudet is CEO of Economic Development Greater Saint John, formerly known as Enterprise Saint John. (Photo submitted by Economic Development Greater Saint John)
