Skip to content

New Brunswick News

New Brunswick's budget surplus balloons $739 million more than spring estimate

New Brunswick's budget surplus balloons $739 million more than spring estimate

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s budget surplus continues to swell and is now projected at $774.4 million for the 2022-23 fiscal year, an increase of $739.2 million over the figure forecast in the province’s March budget.
Trudeau slams N.B. premier Higgs for naming Kris Austin to bilingualism committee

Trudeau slams N.B. premier Higgs for naming Kris Austin to bilingualism committee

OROMOCTO, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuked New Brunswick's premier Tuesday for naming a minister known for his past criticism of bilingualism to a committee that will review the province's Official Languages Act.
Trudeau announces half a billion dollars more for rural high-speed internet access

Trudeau announces half a billion dollars more for rural high-speed internet access

OROMOCTO, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing an extra $475 million to the federal government's fund for delivering high-speed internet to rural homes across the country. Trudeau made the announcement today in Oromocto, N.B.
11-year-old N.B. boy dies after being hit in face with scooter, older boy arrested

11-year-old N.B. boy dies after being hit in face with scooter, older boy arrested

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was hit in the face with a scooter. RCMP Cpl.

New Brunswick police search for missing swimmer near Digby Ferry Terminal

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police say they have not located a missing swimmer in the waters near New Brunswick's Digby Ferry Terminal despite extensive efforts.

QMJHL roundup: Kidney pumps up Titan crowd with overtime goal

BATHURST, N.B.
New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head

New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head

FREDERICTON — The president of the University of New Brunswick says he's kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want to be accused of interfering in U.S. politics.

Boy who went missing two months ago in Florida found safe in New Brunswick: RCMP

MONCTON, N.B. — The RCMP in New Brunswick says a six-year-old boy from Miami reported missing more than two months ago has been found safe today in Moncton, N.B.
Deaths of two great whites off Maritimes within weeks 'highly unusual': researcher

Deaths of two great whites off Maritimes within weeks 'highly unusual': researcher

FREDERICTON — The discovery of two dead great white sharks washed ashore in Atlantic Canada in less than two weeks is a mystery to researchers.
Census figures show Atlantic provinces saw large influx of immigrants

Census figures show Atlantic provinces saw large influx of immigrants

FREDERICTON — Chijioke Amadi has called Prince Edward Island home for the past 15 years since arriving from Nigeria. He landed in the province in 2007, when he was 21, to study engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks