'Blue engineering' possible, says expert on harbour pollution

Emma Johnston, one of Australia's pre-eminent researchers on the effects of pollution in harbours and estuaries, is in Saint John to share her expertise.

Ballet changed to reflect First Nations missing, murdered women

After a request from a campaign recognizing missing and murdered Indigenous women, the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada reworked a full ballet, adding First Nations stories and images.

Thursday October 06, 2016

Video New Brunswick October 06, 2016

CBC TV news and weather from New Brunswick

Overweight excavator crashes through historic covered bridge during repairs

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

An historic covered bridge in Quispamsis was damaged on Wednesday morning when an overweight excavator involved in repairs crashed through the decking to the embankment below.

Burning truck closes Trans-Canada Highway near Sackville

by Tori Weldon

A burning truck brought traffic to a standstill on the Trans-Canada Highway near Sackville on Thursday.

U-14 soccer championships start in Moncton

by Gail Harding

Dale Briggs says 18 months of planning have gone into preparing to host the Canada Soccer U-14 National Championships in Moncton for the third time.

'Mr. Showbiz' seeks new home for book collection on Old Hollywood

by Tori Weldon

A 93-year-old Riverview man is looking for a good home for his estimated 400 books about showbiz in the '40s and '50s, but he isn't just a fan of Old Hollywood — he was there.

Long waits for hip and knee surgeries to be addressed

by Gail Harding

Health Minister Victor Boudreau says wait times of almost two years for hip and knee replacements are not acceptable and he sympathizes with the Moncton patients on that wait list.

Moncton woman stuck in Florida as Hurricane Matthew blows in

by David Bartlett

A Moncton woman stuck in Florida until after Hurricane Matthew passes says she's prepared for the worst and now just has to wait out the storm.

'It can happen here': Saint John's north end set to transform

by Connell Smith, Julia Wright

Dozens of apartment houses in the tight grid of streets making up Saint John's old north end will soon change hands in what could be part of a major transformation in the community.

Giant lobster roll recognized as world record

by Kevin Yarr

A giant lobster roll built by the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association has been recognized by one world record tracking group, but a Guinness record remains elusive.

York Arena reopening after 'long, difficult' construction project done

by Gail Harding

Skaters are scheduled to be back on the ice at Fredericton’s York Arena two years after it was closed because of structural concerns to the building.

Shediac company inks deal for distribution of female incontinence product

by Rachel Cave

Shediac's Resilia Medical Solutions hopes new co-distribution deal with Aspen Pharmacare Canada will create jobs and expand reach of its female incontinence product.

New Brunswick finalizing assisted dying protocol

by Gabrielle Fahmy

Nearly four months since the new assisted dying legislation went into effect, New Brunswick is in the final stages of getting everything ready for clinicians to be able to offer the service to patients.

Wednesday October 05, 2016

Shipwreck that carried frozen blueberries from New Brunswick in 1939 emerges off Cape Cod's coast

A ship nicknamed "The Blueberry Boat" has been emerging from the sand of the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod. It sank in 1939 while transporting frozen blueberries from New Brunswick to New York. Carol Off speaks with marine archaeologist Victor Mastone.

2 families homeless after Bathurst duplex fire

Two families are homeless after a duplex on Vanier Boulevard in Bathurst was heavily damaged by fire Wednesday morning.

Jim Parrott, 'larger than life' MLA, former heart surgeon, mourned

Former Progressive Conservative MLA and heart surgeon Jim Parrott is being mourned across New Brunswick.

'Just really sad': NBCC students help remove trash from Saint John watershed

Twenty-two students from the New Brunswick Community College's chemical technology program did their part to help #Transform NB on Wednesday, by working with Saint John Water staff to cleanup the Loch Lomond watershed.

Crackdown on doctor double-billing hampered by privacy laws

by Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick's health department says privacy rules have prevented it from cracking down on doctors who double-bill medicare and WorkSafe New Brunswick for the same services.

Medical marijuana 101: Big demand expected for college pot-growing course

by Vanessa Blanch

A new community college program is being developed in New Brunswick to train people to work in the growing medical marijuana field.

Hurricane Matthew may miss the Maritimes but preparation still advised

by Philip Drost

The latest weather prediction models suggest New Brunswick will be spared from Hurricane Matthew, but people should still prepare for the worst, says a forecaster with the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

Curbside compost collection studied in Fredericton

Fredericton is looking at implementing a curbside collection for household compost as part of a review of the city's waste and recycling programs.

Two-tiered education funding: First Nation schools get less from Ottawa

First Nations educators in New Brunswick say First Nations schools are at a constant disadvantage because of a funding gap in what the federal government provides for education in band-run schools as opposed to provincial schools.

UNB students get farmers market on campus

by Oscar Baker III

The University of New Brunswick is a little greener today after the launch of the fresh produce farmers market in the student union building.

More than half of Phoenix pay backlog remains as Oct. 31 deadline looms

by Paul Cote Jay

More than half of the tens of thousands of federal workers who filed claims over payroll issues before June are still waiting for their problems to be resolved, according to the deputy minister in charge of fixing the Phoenix payroll system.