Moncton and Saint John will host the 2029 Canada Summer Games. “New Brunswick is proud to host the 2029 Canada Summer Games,” said Premier Susan Holt in a release. “We’re excited to welcome folks from across the country and show off everything we love about our beautiful province; from our caring people to our culture, […]
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Karen Ludwig has announced she’ll be the candidate for the Liberal Party in the newly re-drawn riding of Saint John-Saint Croix. She was acclaimed, but it isn’t her first time in federal politics. Ludwig won the riding in 2015, representing the area formerly known as New Brunswick Southwest. “What’s taking place south of our border […]
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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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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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A man has been charged with first-degree murder after two boys were found dead in a home in Saint John’s north end. But investigators are remaining tight-lipped about what happened inside of the residence where the bodies were discovered. Saint John police said said they responded to a 911 call on Skaling Court, off McIntosh […]
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Plans for an affordable housing project consisting of 75 to 80 homes in east Saint John are one step closer to reality. Members of the city’s planning advisory committee unanimously approved the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community last week. The project, announced in September, is a partnership between local business leaders, Saint John Energy, United Way Maritimes and […]
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A Saint John community leader is being remembered as an unwavering advocate with a passion for helping others. Laurie Flood passed away over the weekend at the age of 63, according to her obituary. Flood spent the past 21 years as executive director of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. A social media post from the foundation […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initative The organizers of the first Menahqesk Wabanaki Traditional Powwow at TD Station say they’d spent a lot of time thinking about what could be done at a powwow before being given the reins for this event. Possesom Paul, CEO of Double Curve Media, said Thursday that they have even […]
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Saint John Police Force says 44-year-old Darel Dalgleish has been arrested and is in custody nearly 12 hours after he escaped custody at the Saint John Correction Facility. Dalgleish was seen, according to a previous release from the Saint John Police Force, squeezing through the fence “and then eventually evaded capture of pursuing correctional officers” […]
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Saint John East MLA Glen Savoie has been named the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. It means former Premier Blaine Higgs has stepped down. Higgs lost his seat in Quispamsis, which he held for 14 years, to Liberal candidate Aaron KennedyIn an email, party president Erika Hachey and Glen Savoie […]
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