Fredericton anti-abortion group to rebuild controversial downtown office, clinic

by Viola Pruss

An anti-abortion group in Fredericton will rebuild its offices next to Clinic 554, a family practice that also offers abortions not covered by medicare. The original New Brunswick Right to Life centre at 562 Brunswick Street had to be torn down after it was destroyed in a fire in July 2016.

Your Dalhousie land purchase comes to $1 — plus 154,200% sales tax

by Robert Jones

Developers interested in prime real estate being sold by Dalhousie next to the town marina for $1 are going to have to come up with more than 15 cents HST to cover sales tax on the purchase — $1,542.85 more to be exact.

CBC Investigates New documents raise new questions about man's 2011 jail death

by Karissa Donkin, Connell Smith

The family of Jeffrey Ryan question why he wasn't monitored more closely before his death at the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre in 2011. In the hours before his death, Ryan showed symptoms of being gravely ill due to drug withdrawal, documents show.

Where is spring? Winter-like weather continues with snow, record-breaking cold

by Vanessa Blanch

With record-breaking cold temperatures on Wednesday morning in all three Martitime provinces, the winter-like trend continues today with light snow across New Brunswick.

'A force of nature': Activist and educator Wendy Robbins has died

Wendy Robbins, a New Brunswick Liberal activist, who played a key role in shifting the party's abortion policy and pushed the federal party to change its policy on assisted dying, has died.

Saint John conference hears of traumatic injury, recovery, power of music

A B.C. man shared his story of traumatic injury, recovery, and the power of music at a Brain Injury Canada conference in Saint John Wednesday.

N.B. dairy farmers fire back at Trump over trade claims

by Gabrielle Fahmy

While speaking in Wisconsin, Trump said practices in this country's dairy industry are unfair to U.S. farmers, but New Brunswick dairy farmers disagree.

N.B. shoemaker tries to get China-inspired shoes off on right foot

by Joseph Tunney

A Saint John man is raising money to get his new shoes, which draw on two kinds of shoes from China, off on the right foot.

Pill seized on Esgenoôpetitj First Nation contains fentanyl, RCMP say

A pill seized from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, where five people have recently been hospitalized with drug overdoses, contained fentanyl, according to a Health Canada analysis.

Teen comes long way since taping himself to teacher's chair

by Elizabeth Fraser

Teacher Tanya McBride almost gave up on student Alex Chase, but her suspicion he could turn himself around proved correct. On Wednesday night, Alex will receive a Turnaround Achievement Award.

NDP leadership candidate Jennifer McKenzie promises back-to-basics approach

by Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick's NDP is being offered a return to its traditional positions by the first candidate in the party's leadership race, former federal NDP candidate Jennifer McKenzie, who announced on Wednesday.

Author of books about Mounties hopes Moncton trial makes force safer

by Vanessa Blanch

Canadian author, historian and honorary RCMP member Robert Knuckle will be watching the Moncton trial of the RCMP closely when it begins on Monday.

Construction season kickoff: 22 road construction projects to hit Fredericton streets

by Elizabeth Fraser

Fredericton's construction season is on its way — and it may be knottier and more disruptive than usual.

Poacher caught with 438 pounds of moose meat, bear parts fined $15,000, jailed 7 days

by Shane Fowler, Viola Pruss

A poacher caught with 438 pounds of illegal moose and bear meat and five bones from bear penises was fined $15,000 and in Edmundston court on Wednesday. He will also serve seven days in jail.

Saint John runner uses quirky Boston Marathon training plan

by Julia Wright

Coffin, who manages the PotashCorp Civic Centre in Sussex, said he was so busy with work that he didn’t actually run much in the months leading up to the Boston Marathon.

Fredericton roundabout was safer than average in debut year, study finds

by Philip Drost

Crash numbers for the Smythe Street roundabout in Fredericton indicate it was safer than expected its first year, even if it gave some drivers headaches, a UNB study says.

Moncton councillor calls downtown plaza unbudgeted expense

by Tori Weldon

Paul Pellerin, Moncton city councillor, said money for the recently passed budget for the down town centre plaza is coming out of the contingency fund putting the total cost of the project at $111.2 million.

Stop letting old houses disappear, Saint John council hears

by Connell Smith

Saint John councillors are standing by their decision to allow the demolition of six historic uptown buildings to make way for a non profit housing project.

Teen girls were 'humiliated' after sexually explicit photos were shared, says victim

by Angela MacIvor

One of the 20 victims of six Bridgewater, N.S., youth who will be sentenced in the coming weeks for illegally sharing intimate images says she's still haunted, adding, 'I definitely wouldn't want this to happen to any other teen girl in high school because I know the impact that it can have.'

Jennifer McKenzie tweets news she's going to run for NDP leadership

NDP leadership candidate Jennifer McKenzie scooped herself Tuesday night, announcing her intention to run on Twitter hours before her scheduled press conference.

University of Moncton students speak out against unpaid internships

by Gabrielle Fahmy

Students say unpaid internships can take a big financial toll, and are hoping the province can set up some kind of financial aid for students required to complete them as part of their degree.

Salmon ban having zero impact on outfitter business, say owners

by Shane Fowler

A federal ban on catching, keeping, and cooking Atlantic salmon from New Brunswick rivers is heading into its third season. But according to some fishing guides, the ban is having little to no impact on their business.

New Brunswick will soon say cheers to its 1st single malt whisky

An award-winning distillery in northeastern New Brunswick aims to offer the province's first single malt whisky by early next year.

Forest fire season underway in province

The New Brunswick government is reminding people that lighting grass fires really doesn't help it grow back any better. Plus it's dangerous.

WorkSafeNB could face squeeze from all sides at stakeholders meeting

by Rachel Cave

​WorkSafeNB meets with employers and injured workers' advocates to wrestle with the rising costs of benefits, which helped drive a 33 percent hike in employer-paid premiums this year, with more increases to come.

Young Syrian crafts wooden birds in Harvey Station

by Viola Pruss

Jomaa Al Tarmo is a quiet presence in the Harvey Station workshop, where the teenager from Aleppo, Syria, has been spending his Saturdays since discovering a passion for wood carving.

Chief justice fails in latest challenge to judge-moving bill

by Jacques Poitras

The chief justice of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench has failed in his attempt to get a national judges association to fight a piece of Liberal legislation that would curtail his powers.

GAS GURU Even after 3 price spikes in a row, don't expect good news at the pumps Thursday

CBC New Brunswick's Gas Guru Robert Jones says prices have been difficult to forecast recently but, with three straight jumps in a row, the results haven't been pretty. The only safe bet this week is that prices won't be getting better.

100 pigs, 80 chickens die in Harvey barn fire

by Elizabeth Fraser

A fire killed about 100 pigs and 80 chickens Tuesday in a barn just outside Harvey, about 35 kilometres southwest of Fredericton.

'It's like he's a different person': Formerly angry Oromocto boy earns award

by Elizabeth Fraser

After several school years punctuated by fights and persistent anger, young Carson Deveau decided to change, mapping a course for himself that has brought recognition.

Industrial Saint John lacks centralized emergency plan, fire chief says

by Joseph Tunney

If any small city needs a cutting-edge emergency management plan, it's Saint John, home to Canada's largest oil refinery, a liquefied natural gas terminal, natural gas pipelines and rail lines that haul an assortment of industrial cargo.