Finance Minister Rene Legacy said the province’s deficit has grown to $1.3 billion amid higher spending in health care and social development. Total revenue is projected to be $372.1 million lower than budgeted, largely driven by lower corporate income tax and personal income tax revenue, as well as lower Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) revenue. It […]
Read More
Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused of almost hitting a peace officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Pocologan last year pled guilty to flight from police and 11 other outstanding charges. Jeremy Matthew Booker, 38, of Centennial Drive in Saint John, was set for trial Feb. 5 and instead changed his pleas on […]
Read More
RCMP in St. Stephen say a 43-year-old man has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. Police said on Feb. 14, members conducted a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on Route 3 north of St. Stephen. “Subsequently, police searched the vehicle and found what is believed to be fentanyl […]
Read More
Years ago, I was told a story about an older man in a care home who would refuse to sit at the dining room table. He would just stand there. At times, staff found him agitated and difficult, trying repeatedly to make him sit. Eventually, they learned the truth: he was simply a gentleman, waiting […]
Read More
A public hearing of objections on Saint Andrews municipal plan saw residents ask the town not to move forward with its implementation. A municipal plan is a 10-year guiding document that guides a local government on the future of land use and development and is often complemented by a more specific zoning bylaw. MP-25 has […]
Read More
RCMP in New Brunswick have issued another Alert Ready for 35-year-old Todd John Lewis who escaped from Southwest Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac. Police say it has ended the first alert sent province-wide on Friday. “RCMP advise residents to remain vigilant that Todd John Lewis is still at large,” the alert said. “If observed, do […]
Read More
Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative The owner of a St. Stephen building sold in a mortgage proceeding was ordered to pay more than $50,000 after no-showing a trial. Justice Kathryn Gregory awarded a deficiency judgment to Dianne Marie Sullivan Wednesday last week as part of a lawsuit filed against Starshine Properties, Ltd. over a […]
Read More
Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative The mother of a 24-year-old Newfoundland and Labrador man who died in hospital after falling from a ladder while working for a Cooke, Inc. subsidiary said the injury that led to his death “never needed to happen.” Kelly Cove Salmon was ordered to pay $6,000 to a CCNB training […]
Read More
Minimum wage in New Brunswick is expected to increase to $15.90 on April 1. The province said five per cent of employees in New Brunswick were earning minimum wage, which is down from six per cent in 2024. It is an increase of 25 cents. According to the Human Development Council in Saint John, the […]
Read More
The council for the Town of Saint Andrews is considering how to move forward with a commitment to the Passamaquoddy Lodge on land off Bar Road slated for development of a new facility. At a recent council meeting, councillors discussed renewing a commitment to the foundation to sell the serviced land for $1, with the […]
Read More
