By Barbara Rayner ST. GEORGE – Okay Old Man Winter – that’s enough! We don’t mind the light fluffy snow when the kids can toboggan and we can snowshoe or ski but this freezing rain/ice pellets is a bit much. Yes, there was a white Christmas which was what many people wanted but 2025 has […]
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Town of Saint Andrews Regular Council Meeting for February 18, 2025 on CHCO Television.
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A New Brunswick city is the most vulnerable in Canada if the U.S. implements across-the-board tariffs. That is according to a new analysis recently completed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Saint John is home to the Irving Oil refinery, the largest in Canada, with more than 80 per cent of its product exported to the […]
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The New Brunswick government says $40 million will be invested over the next several years to prepare for the threat of wildfires. “With the expected impacts of climate change to our province, we must begin to make large investments now to be prepared for future challenges,” said Natural Resources Minister John Herron. It is part […]
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Another winter storm headed for New Brunswick is expected to bring a wintry mix over the long weekend. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the province late Friday afternoon. Jill Maepea, a meteorologist with the weather agency, said this storm looks quite similar to what we saw on Thursday. Snow is expected to […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The fourth person arrested in an alleged St. George-area copper wire ring has pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud. Melanie Pirie, 47, of Deer Island, appeared by phone Monday in Saint John Provincial Court and entered a single guilty plea to fraud over $5,000. Pirie was set […]
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The New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) says Horizon Health Network has decided to eliminate incentives at two rural hospitals for in-person physicians for the emergency departments. It says for the past two quarters, the incentives played a critical role in keeping rural emergency departments open in these communities. NBMS says the incentives are expected to […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen has issued another update as the boil water advisory in the community hits the one-week mark, saying it has no clear timeline for fixing the issue. According to an update issued to Alertable, municipal staff, aided by local contractors and engineers, have identified the source of the issue. The […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A man accused of the double murder of two children in January has been sent for assessment after his first court appearance Thursday. Roman Kamyshnyy, 45, has been in hospital unconscious since Jan. 29, court heard, the date police said they arrested a man after two boys were found dead inside […]
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By Brian Owens, The Courier Rumours of Cathy Adams’ death have been greatly exaggerated. The Charlotte County woman only discovered that the government believed she was dead at the end of January, when her Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security payments failed to materialize in her bank account. A call to Service Canada revealed […]
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