New Brunswick News

About 21K N.B. customers still without power, utility says tree-trimming a priority

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's power utility says it aims to have electricity restored to all its customers by Christmas, after a storm Monday evening knocked out the lights to more than 100,000 homes and businesses.

Dec 21, 2023 3:01 PM Read more >

More than 30,000 people in N.B. remain without electricity 48 hours after storm

FREDERICTON — Two days after a wind and rain storm tore through New Brunswick, more than 30,000 customers in the province remained in the dark late Wednesday.

Dec 20, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

New Brunswick PC Party picks Christian conservative candidate for next election

SAINT JOHN, N.B.

Dec 20, 2023 2:57 PM Read more >

Police watchdog investigating after 48-year-old man dies in Saint John, N.B. cell

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say a man has died in their custody. The Saint John Police Force says in a news release officers detained a 48-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly being intoxicated in public.

Dec 15, 2023 9:02 AM Read more >

N.B. COVID-19 efforts 'above and beyond,' but decisions lacked evidence: auditor

FREDERICTON — At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Brunswick's Health Department issued 33 recommendations without evidence to substantiate them, the province's auditor general says.

Dec 14, 2023 2:37 PM Read more >

New Brunswick leans heavily on nuclear in its 12-year clean energy plan

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has released its strategy to become carbon neutral within 12 years through the use of nuclear, wind and solar energy.

Dec 13, 2023 3:43 PM Read more >

Centre for Black students at Mount Allison University targeted by hate speech

SACKVILLE, N.B. — A resource centre for Black students at New Brunswick's Mount Allison University was the target last week of hate speech and vandalism, but school officials have declined to tell students what happened.

Dec 11, 2023 1:11 PM Read more >

New Brunswick's Université de Moncton will not change its name

MONCTON, N.B. — The board of New Brunswick's Université de Moncton has decided not to change the school's name despite concerns about its connection to a problematic historical figure.

Dec 9, 2023 4:13 PM Read more >

QMJHL Roundup: Komarov, Côté lead Voltigeurs to 6-1 win over Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Vsevolod Komarov and Justin Côté produced a goal and two assists each as the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1 on Wednesday night in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Dec 6, 2023 8:40 PM Read more >

N.B. minister's comments on homeless state of emergency lack compassion: mayor

ST. STEPHEN, N.B.

Dec 6, 2023 2:43 PM Read more >