Author Archives: Brad Perry

A portion of Route 1 westbound just outside of Saint John will be closed overnight on Friday night. Gateway Operations said the closure will take place in the area of the Fox Farm Road overpass at Exi...

More than 9,000 nurses across New Brunswick have voted in favour of a new agreement. The RNs, LPNs and nurse practitioners accepted the tentative deal with a 68 per cent "yes" vote. They work in hospi...

Two upcoming temporary full closures of the Saint John Harbour Bridge to be aware of. Closures lasting 20 minutes each will take place on Sunday and Monday night between 6 and 7 p.m. Officials said th...

An organization that advocates for New Brunswick's municipal police officers is calling for a provincial investigation into the Saint John Police Force and its chief. Nine workplace harassment complai...

The co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited is recovering after undergoing surgery for cancer. Robert Irving had surgery on July 29 and is currently receiving a period of treatment. A company statement said hi...

A coroner's inquest has made recommendations aimed at improving safety for inmates in correctional facilities. Two inmates at the Madawaska Regional Correctional Centre in Edmundston died within weeks...

Climate scientists say recent heat waves in Canada were made much more likely by human-caused climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada recently analyzed 12 of the hottest Canadian heat wa...

Business leaders in the Saint John region are welcoming the province's announcement of a ministerial task force on homelessness. The Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce recently wrote to the premier...

Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants are heading to arbitration. The airline said Tuesday it agreed to end the mediation process after a request from CUPE. A tentative agreement...

Canada's inflation rate inched up to 1.9 per cent in August. Statistics Canada said that was compared to 1.7 per cent the month before. Gasoline prices fell to a lesser extent year over year last mont...