New Brunswick declares Becca Schofield Day to honour Riverview teen

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

A Riverview teen with cancer, who has inspired people around the world with her campaign to perform random acts of kindness, is being honoured by the New Brunswick Legislature with an annual day in her name.

Climbing WorkSafeNB rates sent for task force review

by Jacques Poitras

The New Brunswick government says it wants to get a handle on skyrocketing workplace compensation rates that businesses say could force them to lay off workers in the coming year.

Buddy the orphan bear cub heads back to wild this summer

by Sarah Betts

Buddy, the starving orphan bear cub discovered in a Parker Ridge backyard in December, is closer to returning to the wild.

Blaine Higgs shoots down Liberal charges he helped negotiate Irving's LNG deal

by Jacques Poitras

Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs has punctured the latest attack against him from Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal government.

Thursday May 04, 2017

Video 'A lot of parishes are dwindling in number'

The Catholic diocese of Saint John has a problem: too much real estate and not enough worshipers.

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of cross-border booze case

by Alan White

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a New Brunswick court ruling that declared it unconstitutional to limit the amount of alcohol someone can bring into the province.

Thursday May 04, 2017

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Man accused of stealing school bus, ramming police cars remains unfit to stand trial

The court case of a 20-year-old Saint John man accused of stealing a wheelchair-accessible school bus and crashing it into two police cars during a chase through the city's west side in February has been put on hold indefinitely because he remains unfit to stand trial.

Anglophone West desperately seeking French immersion teachers

by Jordan Gill

Anglophone School District West doesn't yet have all the French immersion teachers it needs for next year — or a plan for what to do if it can't find enough.

Recalled gin not sold in New Brunswick, despite warnings from Bacardi

by Jordan Gill

Despite earlier reports that a recall of defective bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin applied to New Brunswick, both Bacardi, which owns the brand, and NB Liquor confirm the recall doesn't affect the province.

Latching on to the Atlantic standard: 4 U.S. states ponder swapping time zones

by Connell Smith

Four New England states are considering a move to the Atlantic time zone, but whether it happens anywhere may be up to Massachusetts.

Carbines deemed superior to RCMP guns 2 years before Moncton Mountie shootings

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

A firearms testing experiment completed more than two years before the Moncton Mountie shootings found carbines clearly outperformed all weapons provided to RCMP officers at the time, the labour code trial for the national police force heard Thursday.

'There was an error made': SEED jobs at UNB disappear

by Lauren Bird

A student at the University of New Brunswick is asking why she lost her summer job through the province's SEED program.

Justice minister could get veto on moves of judges by Friday

by Jacques Poitras

A controversial Liberal bill that's been denounced as a threat to judicial independence could become law by Friday.

Time Raiser auction requires time, not money, to bid on local art

by Shane Fowler

It's often said the most valuable thing a person can give is their time and that's the thinking behind the art auction in Fredericton Thursday night.

Double whammy from NB Power could hit home, apartment customers in near future

by Robert Jones

New Brunswick homeowners and apartment dwellers will be paying higher than average annual increases for electricity for years under a new rate plan outlined this week by NB Power, and possibly high rates in winter as well.

Forecast Sunny today but 'torrential rain' expected this weekend

by Vanessa Blanch

Thursday will be a sunny day across New Brunswick with highs in the low to mid teens, although stormy weather is expected to move in for the weekend.

'I thought he was dead': Bathurst police officer revives newborn

by Elizabeth Fraser

When Camie Basque's newborn son, Mickael, stopped breathing, she thought his short life was over.

Wednesday May 03, 2017

Video Take your valuables to higher ground, say emergency agencies as water levels rise

People in the St. Jacques and the Edmundston area are being told to take anything of value to higher ground. Water levels along the Madawaska River are on the rise. It's a similar message for people along the Saint John River below Fredericton.

Ashley Smith's mother calls for change as details emerge of Matthew Hines's death

by Karissa Donkin, Angela MacIvor

Coralee Cusack-Smith, the mother of Ashley Smith, says her heart is broken by the full details of Matthew Hines's death inside Dorchester Penitentiary.

Diocese of Saint John seeks input on parish restructuring plans

The Catholic Diocese of Saint John held a public meeting in St. George on Wednesday as part of its ongoing consultations about restructuring plans it says are necessary due to shrinking congregations and dwindling number of priests.

Bombay Sapphire gin recalled in at least 8 provinces including New Brunswick for containing too much alcohol

by Pete Evans

Liquor authorities across Canada are recalling a brand of gin that may contain almost twice as much alcohol as claimed on the bottle.

PC MLA Bruce Fitch apologizes for online comment in wake of sexist taunts apology

by Jacques Poitras

One day after Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs apologized for sexist comments by three of his MLAs, one of those members was forced to apologize himself for an additional comment.

Parlee Beach tourist season approaches with no action on water quality

by Tori Weldon

A coalition formed because of water concerns at Parlee Beach and other southeastern communities wants to see some promised government action to clear up the problem before summer.

Man dies from injuries in single-vehicle crash in Cap-Pelé

RCMP say speed and alcohol are possible factors in a single-vehicle crash in Cap-Pelé that killed one man and sent two teenagers to hospital.

Wednesday May 03, 2017

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