John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Graydon Nicholas, New Brunswick’s first Indigenous person to serve as lieutenant governor, has been awarded one of the highest honours bestowed by the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization. Earlier this month, in Denver, Colorado, Nicholas was presented with the Caritas Award, a rare international honour […]
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Eastern Charlotte has approved the purchase of the Research and Productivity Council (RPC) building on Mount Pleasant Road in St. George for $1. Jason Gaudet, the chief administrative officer of Eastern Charlotte, said the building has been vacant since 2021. “It’s actually been the subject of many different business proposals that we’ve offered the province,” […]
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There may be no number in real estate that gets more attention than the one attached to the listing. We compare it to the house down the road. We do a little mental math. And when the SOLD sign eventually goes up, we all want to know the same thing: What did they get for […]
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The executive director of the New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association says the waitlist for non-profit housing is at 14,000 — almost three times the number pre-pandemic. Peter Corbyn said the destabilized economy, the global pandemic and the housing market have not helped ease the burden for those living in low- to middle-income households. “Another large […]
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The New Brunswick government is holding a public consultation regarding the province’s minimum wage, which is currently $15.90, the third lowest in Canada. Although the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) reviews the minimum wage every two years, this will be the first public consultation in 10 years. Randy Hatfield, executive director of […]
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Not long after Queen Elizabeth II died, Maud was invited to unveil a statue in her honour at Kingsbrae Garden. This was, to my knowledge, Maud’s first royal engagement. Mrs. Lucinda Flemer had commissioned the sculpture out of a deep admiration for the Queen and the way she had carried herself through 70 years on […]
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St. Stephen RCMP is continuing to seek the public’s help in locating Justin Wade Parker, who went missing a year ago. “He was last seen on Aug. 18, 2025, walking along Route 725 near Barter Settlement,” the release from the RCMP said. “Investigators continue to actively pursue leads and are asking anyone who may have […]
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When 15-year-old Finn Holland discovered a porbeagle shark — a species of mackerel shark known to live in the cold temperatures of the North Atlantic — at Maces Bay, he knew he had to act to save its life. It was just a normal day for Finn until his family found out from a neighbour […]
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One of the most exciting developments in the Canadian film industry has been the number and quality of films written and directed by Indigenous women in the past decade. While men continue to dominate overall, directing 85% of the films made in North America, the growing Indigenous Canadian film industry is dominated by women, accounting […]
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Kids Help Phone says it has seen a steep rise in the amount of outreach from youth in the overnight hours — as high as 49 per cent in New Brunswick. Aaron Sanderson, the CEO of Kids Help Phone (KHP), said the overnight hours are the helpline’s busiest. “That’s probably because young people have an […]
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