New Brunswick News

Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova Scotia

FREDERICTON — The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia -- and the rest of the country -- from raging wildfires to devastating flooding.

Jul 25, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

New Brunswick RCMP end search for armed man in Minto, one person in custody

FREDERICTON — RCMP in New Brunswick say their police operation in the Minto area is over after searching for a man who allegedly shot a firearm.

Jul 23, 2023 4:32 PM Read more >

N.B. and N.S. premiers to apply for federal funding to protect crucial isthmus

MONCTON, N.B. — The premiers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say they will apply for federal funding to help protect a vital land corridor linking the two provinces.

Jul 18, 2023 3:59 PM Read more >

Ottawa gives $212M funding boost for housing asylum seekers

MONCTON, N.B. — The federal government is announcing $212 million more in funding for interim housing for people claiming asylum in Canada, including about $97 million for Toronto.

Jul 18, 2023 9:49 AM Read more >

Endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence

FREDERICTON — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear has been seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off New Brunswick.

Jul 17, 2023 11:48 AM Read more >

Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine shut down again over reports of rock fall

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down again following reports of a rock fall on Saturday.

Jul 16, 2023 9:33 AM Read more >

Mounties warn against vigilantism after string of crimes on remote island in N.B.

FREDERICTON — Police in New Brunswick are warning against vigilantism after a string of crimes on a remote island in the Bay of Fundy, but a local politician says residents are becoming increasingly desperate.

Jul 14, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

One man arrested after gunshots fired at New Brunswick RCMP officer

FLORENCEVILLE-BRISTOL, N.B. — The RCMP say one person has been arrested after shots were fired at an officer early this morning in western New Brunswick.

Jul 14, 2023 1:40 PM Read more >

New Brunswick RCMP arrest three following fatal stabbing of woman in Moncton

MONCTON, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say they have arrested three people in the stabbing death of a woman in Moncton. An RCMP news release says officers responded to a disturbance on Belleview Street early this morning.

Jul 11, 2023 1:16 PM Read more >

Ferry disruptions hurting P.E.I. businesses after years of COVID-19 closures

FREDERICTON — Tourism officials say the sporadic ferry service this year between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is hurting local businesses.

Jul 7, 2023 2:36 PM Read more >