The provincial government has started a new legislative committee to focus on official languages. Government House Leader Marco LeBlanc raised the importance of bilingualism for New Brunswick. "As Canada's only bilingual province, it is critical that New Brunswick examines and celebrates our two official languages...

Saint John police successfully wrapped up their fourth annual Holiday in a Box campaign on Friday. More than 600 wrapped boxes and 225 gift cards were collected, providing support to less fortunate and vulnerable adults during the holiday season. Police handed over their collection to community organizations from the c...

If you have some free time tonight, between all of your festive celebrations, look up. The 2024 Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight and tomorrow night. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it's expected to be one of the most impressive celestial shows. These meteors move slower than others, and with the full moo...

More than $20 million has been announced for a new 56-unit development in Saint John's Waterloo Village. Officials from all three levels of government were on hand Friday at the Steepleview Development. Half of the 56 units at the Cliff Street development will be rented as affordable housing for seniors, women and chil...

Canada's labour minister has asked the industrial relations board to step into the nearly month-long strike by Canada Post workers. "The federal mediator has now informed me that the negotiations between both parties are now, in fact, going in the wrong direction," Steven MacKinnon told reporters on Friday. S...

Top swimmers from across the Maritimes will be in action this weekend in Moncton. The 189 athletes will compete at the NB Open Cup at CEPS on the Universite de Moncton campus beginning on Friday morning, and through until Sunday. "It's a three-day long regional competition. We have teams visiting from PEI and all ...

The Energy and Utilities Board is feeling festive. They decreased the prices at the pumps this week, but not by much. Diesel prices are down by 0.1 cents a litre to $1.75. Furnace oil by 0.3 cents a litre to $1.45. The maximum for regular self-serve decreased by 1.0 to around $1.56. In Nova Scotia, regular self-serve r...

Power has now been restored to most New Brunswick after high winds battered the province eerier in the week. As many as 55,000 customers were without power on Thursday because of torrential rain and wind gusts upwards of 90 kilometres per hour. Around 300 homes and businesses remained off the grid as of 10 p.m. Friday,...

Atlantic Canadians have the longest health-care wait times in the country, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. The national median wait time from referral by a general practitioner to treatment by a specialist now stands at 30 weeks. It is the longest ever recorded - longer than the 27.7 weeks in 2023 ...

Do not expect much change in fuel prices this week in New Brunswick, according to an industry source. The price for regular self-serve is expected to drop by around one cent on Thursday night. According to the source, diesel prices should remain nearly unchanged this week. Currently, New Brunswickers are paying a maxim...