'My mom thought I was dead': Man run down by SUV in road rage hit and run speaks

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

Timothy Tyler, the 23-year-old Saint John man captured on video being run down by an SUV in a road rage hit and run, recounts the harrowing experience.

2 electric school buses to join New Brunswick fleet in pilot project

The Gallant government plans to purchase two electric school buses and five other small electric vehicles to add to its fleet this year as part of a pilot project, Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Fraser announced on Tuesday.

Removal of gay pride flag from Sackville classroom draws swift reaction

by Tori Weldon

A rainbow flag, widely recognized as a symbol of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community, was taken off the wall of a Grade 8 class in Sackville, but it will be put back after parents express concern.

'It was remarkable': Calls to action for reconciliation voiced at STU

by Oscar Baker III

The 94 calls to action made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada were read aloud at St. Thomas University this week.

'Let's call it what it is:' Black New Brunswickers reflect on racism then and now

by Viola Pruss

Growing up in 1930s Fredericton, Greta Fequa didn't take anything for granted. Because she was black, she couldn't sleep at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, had to watch movies from the theatre balcony and couldn't work at the five-and-dime where she shopped.

Victim of 'revenge porn' in campus emails files complaint with RCMP

by Gabrielle Fahmy

A University of Moncton student who was the victim of hateful and sexual mass emails has told police she wants them to investigate, Sgt. Eric Larose of the Codiac RCMP confirmed Tuesday.

GAS GURU Better than a price hike: No change expected at the pumps Thursday

CBC New Brunswick's Gas Guru Robert Jones predicts you won't see much movement from gas prices this week. It's been mostly price drops the last two months, aside from a blip two weeks back, but Thursday the adjustment will be minute.

Rescue group tries to count every stray cat in New Brunswick

by Bridget Yard

New Brunswick chapters of Cat Rescue Maritimes are asking New Brunswickers to report cat colonies in their area so the volunteer organization can make an accurate count of the thousands of stray, feral, and abandoned cats in the province.

Fredericton teenage girl found 1 week after disappearing

A 15-year-old girl who disappeared in Fredericton one week ago has been located, Fredericton police reported Tuesday.

Refugee clinic expects more illegal crossings into N.B. as weather warms up

by Vanessa Blanch

The executive director of the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic is preparing for an influx of people illegally crossing the Canadian border from Maine, especially when the weather warms up.

Beaverbrook Art Gallery CEO to bid farewell

by Elizabeth Fraser

Terry Graff, CEO of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, announces he'll be leaving the internationally recognized institution after 10 years at the helm.

RCMP, fire marshal rule out arson in fatal house fire

Arson did not cause a fatal fire at a house in Napan, Southeast District RCMP and the New Brunswick fire marshal have determined.

Free tuition program for low-income students falls far below target

by Robert Jones

Two thousand fewer students got free tuition than the province estimated when it reworked student debt and tax deduction programs last year, Advanced Education Minister Donald Arsenault says.

Hours instead of days: UNB technology student develops system to pinpoint when a horse is due

by Lauren Bird

UNB student Lisa Pfister knew from experience there was no good way to predict a mare's due date- so she invented one.

P.E.I.'s Daryl Brown wins $55K on day of cancer surgery

by Mitch Cormier

Daryl Brown won $55,486 in a minor hockey 50/50 draw on the same day he underwent cancer surgery.

'Some areas are going to start to stink': Cottage owners fear dam's opening

by Connell Smith

Hundreds of property owners in New Brunswick and Maine now fear for the value of their summer homes after a proposal to permanently remove two of the gates from a dam at the base of East Grand Lake.

'It just defies logic': lawyer in python case says RCMP passed buck to courts

by Alan White

Senior Mounties were just passing the buck to the courts when they ignored the RCMP's own findings and decided to pursue charges against the owner of a snake that killed two Campbellton boys, says the lawyer who defended the owner.

Citizens press NB Power on nuclear safety, reliability at public meeting

by Shane Fowler

Citizens had one more chance to press NB Power staff about Point Lepreau's safety and reliability as the utility continues the relicensing process for Atlantic Canada's only nuclear reactor.

New $200K study will help Fredericton better prepare for storms

by Philip Drost

The increased development in northwest part of Fredericton is prompting a new study that will look at ways to improve how the city deals with storms.

'A bit ahead of itself': Company touts N.B.'s use of its drug-monitoring program

by Jacques Poitras

A global health-care company is touting its work in New Brunswick as a success story, but pharmacists in the province say the electronic health record remains a work in progress.

'I know what an owl looks like': Owner insists dog's attacker was an eagle

by Elizabeth Fraser

Biologist Dominic Cormier says the predator that attacked a Beresford dog during the night last week was most likely a great horned owl, not an eagle. But the owner says he knows the difference.

'Hateful' and sexual mass emails targeting Moncton student originated outside country

by Gabrielle Fahmy

A series of "hateful" and sexually explicit emails targeting a female University of Moncton student that were sent to a large portion of the student body over the weekend originated from a server outside the country, university officials said early Monday evening.

Monday February 27, 2017

Video 'If we go through, somebody will haul us out': Ice fishing season winding down

Mild temperatures are causing some to start closing up shack for the season a bit early at a popular ice fishing location in Rothesay.

'He smoked him': Saint John senior deliberately ran down pedestrian

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

A 69-year-old Saint John man is behind bars awaiting sentencing after ramming his SUV into a pedestrian on the city's east side last Thursday morning.