New Brunswick News

Party says dissenting N.B. Tories failed first step to oust Premier Blaine Higgs

FREDERICTON — The president of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party says a push for a leadership review of Premier Blaine Higgs has not overcome the first hurdle.

Jul 31, 2023 1:53 PM Read more >

N.B. municipality of Grand Lake wins bid to house new provincial jail

FREDERICTON — Competition was stiff, but the New Brunswick municipality of Grand Lake has been chosen as the site of a new provincial jail.

Jul 31, 2023 1:16 PM Read more >

Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

FREDERICTON — The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patterns to design infrastructure able to withstand ri

Jul 27, 2023 11:20 AM Read more >

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 >