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New Brunswick RCMP arrest three following fatal stabbing of woman in Moncton

New Brunswick RCMP arrest three following fatal stabbing of woman in Moncton

MONCTON, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say they have arrested three people in the stabbing death of a woman in Moncton. An RCMP news release says officers responded to a disturbance on Belleview Street early this morning.
Ferry disruptions hurting P.E.I. businesses after years of COVID-19 closures

Ferry disruptions hurting P.E.I. businesses after years of COVID-19 closures

FREDERICTON — Tourism officials say the sporadic ferry service this year between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is hurting local businesses.
New Brunswick holding onto $41 million in security deposits from tenants

New Brunswick holding onto $41 million in security deposits from tenants

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has amassed nearly $41 million in security deposits collected from residential tenants in a practice that is unique in Canada and that critics say needs to change.
Indigenous group protests plan to expand maple syrup industry in New Brunswick

Indigenous group protests plan to expand maple syrup industry in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — A group of First Nations in New Brunswick is accusing the provincial government of failing to consult them about a plan to expand the amount of Crown land available for maple syrup production. The Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn in Eel Ground, N.
New Brunswick's child and youth advocate to review changes to LGBTQ policy in schools

New Brunswick's child and youth advocate to review changes to LGBTQ policy in schools

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's child and youth advocate has called for written submissions from the public as he reviews the changes made to the province's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party takes 1st step to remove Higgs as leader

New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party takes 1st step to remove Higgs as leader

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party members who want Premier Blaine Higgs to step down as leader say they've taken the first step to oust him.
Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

FREDERICTON — The federal government is ready to pay up to $200 million to protect a vital land corridor linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding, a federal minster has confirmed.
Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'

Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'

FREDERICTON — The recent changes to New Brunswick's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools were a mistake, a federal minister said Wednesday, a day after Premier Blaine Higgs was forced to shuffle his cabinet over the issue.
New Brunswick's Higgs drops dissenters in cabinet shuffle amid party unrest

New Brunswick's Higgs drops dissenters in cabinet shuffle amid party unrest

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has bounced two ministers from cabinet and added some new faces as he confronts turmoil within his Progressive Conservative caucus.
New Brunswick premier set to shuffle cabinet after two ministers resigned this month

New Brunswick premier set to shuffle cabinet after two ministers resigned this month

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is scheduled to shuffle his cabinet Tuesday, which one political science expert says is an opportunity to put some of his party’s internal strife behind him.
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