New Brunswick Latest News

• Fredericton SPCA reports financial rebound

  After community support, internal cost-reducing and a dog convention called a Pet Pawlooza, the Fredericton SPCA is no longer at immediate risk of closing.

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• Acadie-Bathurst Titan are up for sale, but QMJHL team wants to stay in town

  The owner of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan says despite financial hardships, the team intends to stay in the region, but couldn't make any long-term commitments.

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• Atlantic, federal housing ministers agree factory-produced homes offer way forward

  The federal and Atlantic provinces' housing ministers say they're looking at ways to boost more factory-built housing for the East Coast, as the region's population keeps rising.

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• Young hockey player who died of cancer has jersey retired in hometown rink

  In a bittersweet moment, family and former teammates of a young New Brunswick hockey player who died of cancer last year retired his jersey over the weekend.

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• Power restored to most in Atlantic Canada after messy winter storm

  The region faced powerful blasts of wind and major tidal surges along the coast Saturday, and at a peak more than 5,000 homes lost power. 

  Weather

  Jan 14
• 18-year-old Moncton woman killed in two-vehicle collision on N.B. highway

  A head-on collision claimed the life of an 18-year-old Moncton woman Friday and several others were injured in the crash. Police say one is believed to be in critical condition.

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  Jan 14
• City of Fredericton requests proposals for historic Lemont House building

  Fredericton is one step closer to selling Lemont House, a designated historic building next to Officer's Square. But the question remains: what will the building become?

  Canada

  Jan 14
• Atlantic coast faces powerful winds, tide surges in storm bringing rain, some snow

  Wind warnings for gusts over 80 km/h are in effect for all of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and parts of western Newfoundland.

  Weather

  Jan 13
• Trans Mountain pipeline project clears another major hurdle toward completion

  Canada's energy regulator green-lit a last-minute change to the Trans Mountain pipeline methodology, paving the way for the $35-billion project to finally get fully built.

  Environment

  Jan 12
• N.B. health authority says it’s working to improve strained emergency departments

  New Brunswick’s Horizon Health Network says it is working on improvements as emergency department wait times and hospital capacity remain at critical levels.

  Health

  Jan 12
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• Police chief in N.B. orders review of force’s involvement in wrongful murder conviction

  Walter Gillespie, 80, and Robert Mailman, 43, were convicted in the Nov. 30, 1983, killing of George Gilman Leeman. They were formally acquitted this month.

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  Jan 12
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• Police can’t rule out ‘foul play’ after Fredericton man found dead inside home

  Fredericton police said a 69-year-old man was found dead at a residence in the city's south side on Monday night.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Trans Mountain given more billion-dollar lifelines as debt costs, risks to taxpayers soar

  Trans Mountain quietly received another $2B loan while it wrote off another $1B off its balance sheet. This, as the project's cost and risk to taxpayers, soars.

  Investigations

  Jan 12
• Fredericton, N.B. front-line organizations grapple with crystal meth addiction

  River Stone Recovery Centre is taking part in a new study to try to treat methamphetamine addiction as Fredericton organizations report rising numbers.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• N.B. Medical Society says alternative primary care program contributing to family doctor shortage

  The New Brunswick Medical Society believes programs offered by the province for patients without family doctors may actually be contributing to the physician shortage.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Difficult environment for incumbents as N.B. enters election year

  New Brunswick will hold a provincial election sometime this year and the environment could be a tricky one for the government to navigate as it seeks a new mandate.

  Politics

  Jan 11
• Loss and freedom intertwined for two New Brunswick men cleared of 1983 murder

  It has been one week since a judge in New Brunswick cleared Walter Gillespie and Robert Mailman of murder charges that hung over them for decades.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• Fire that destroyed popular N.B. restaurant has local business owners feeling uneasy

  A fire burned down the Aboiteau Seafood Paradise restaurant and Aboiteau Fisheries fish market in Cap-Pelé, N.B., on Sunday. The cause is still under investigation.

  Canada

  Jan 10
• Most Canadians watch sports while at work, or check out scores: survey

  More than 60 per cent of Canadians peek in on sports scores and games at work, a new survey suggests, with New Brunswick coming in at No. 1 for all provinces.

  Jan 10
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• A winter storm brings wind, snow, rain to Atlantic Canada

  Environment Canada has issued a series of weather warnings for Atlantic Canada as a blustery winter storm makes its way through the region.

  Weather

  Jan 10
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• ‘He was a hero’: N.B. mother mourns son killed in devastating encampment fire

  The mother of a Saint John, N.B. man who died after a fire at a homeless encampment says he died a hero. Evan McArthur was 44 years old.

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  Jan 9
• N.B. dog owner ‘eternally grateful’ after firefighters rescue pets from frozen river

  New Brunswick's Oromocto Fire Department was able to make the rescue last week, after one dog became trapped on the ice and another had fallen through.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• Weather warnings issued across N.B., N.S. as January storm set to strike

  Environment Canada has issued a number of weather warnings across the Maritimes ahead of a system that will bring snow to New Brunswick and rain and wind to Nova Scotia.

  Weather

  Jan 9
• The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

  2023 ranks among the top five worst years on record in insured damage from extreme weather events, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said, but it wasn't the worst.

  Environment

  Jan 8
• Man who died in Saint John encampment fire remembered as a ‘sweet person’

  After the death of an unhoused man in New Brunswick over the weekend, front-line advocates are ramping up their calls for better supports for those living on the streets.

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  Jan 8