2 armed men sought after Moncton home invasion

Two men threatened and assaulted the occupants of a Moncton house early Friday before stealing electronics and money.

Saint John mayor offers $500 for return of Harold Wright's historical artifacts

by Ben Silcox

Don Darling is offering $500 for the safe return of a stolen collection of artifacts historically significant to Saint John.

High-risk areas for Lyme disease expand to include Moncton

by Joseph Tunney

Two new counties, including the one containing Moncton, are now high-risk areas for Lyme disease, the provincial government announced Friday in Saint John.

4 arrested after 'suspicious death' in Bellefond

A 60-year-old man was found unresponsive when police responded to an altercation at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

DEEP TROUBLE Citizen scientists track humpback health 1 photo at a time

by Jane Adey

Save your photos of whale tails. You could be a citizen scientist!

Honey production down by up to 90%, says beekeeper

by Jordan Gill

A dry and hot summer has taken a toll on honey production in the province with one beekeeper estimating that production from his hives alone has plummeted by up to 90 per cent.

Neguac gardener fights to keep greenhouses built without a permit

by Gail Harding

Paul Albert is fighting a legal battle with the village of Neguac and the Acadian Peninsula's Regional Service Commission (CRSPA) to keep his greenhouses where he built them.

Province doesn't know what it makes from tenants' damage deposits

by Jacques Poitras

The New Brunswick government says it has no idea how much money it has grabbed by skimming the interest generated by apartment tenants' security deposits.

N.B. property owners continue to get reductions on inflated tax bills

by Robert Jones

A trio of Fredericton apartment buildings that got substantial assessment and tax increases despite being slated for demolition are among the latest group of properties to successfully challenge inflated property tax bills issued by the province by the thousands this spring.

Why did the chicken cross the road? 'He's got a Tim Hortons addiction'

by Gabrielle Fahmy

Residents of Shediac, N.B., say a chicken has been crossing the road in the area of the Tim Hortons every day, at the same time, for weeks.

DEEP TROUBLE Snow crab fishery to keep 'sustainable' label amid endangered whale deaths

by Brett Ruskin

The world's leading "ecolabel" is set to once again certify as sustainable the Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery, even though North Atlantic right whales are being killed by fishing gear.

'Free Amine': Shediac residents march for Tunisian refugee confined to church

by Olivia Chandler

Mohamed Amine Maazaoui, 31, has taken refuge at Shediac church while he and his supporters fight his deportation. They say they're tired of his case sitting in legal limbo.

Moncton's new Downtown Centre scores $1.4M scoreboard

by Tori Weldon

At a special meeting Thursday, Moncton city council approved the purchase of a $1.4 million digital scoreboard system for $112 million Downtown Centre still under construction.

Lobster experiments help predict future for $1B fishery

by Matthew Bingley

Researchers in Saint Andrews are trying to predict how climate change will affect the future for lobster by manipulating the conditions they face in several experimental tanks.

Gastroenterologist 'clarifies' reasons for leaving Saint John

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

A gastroenterologist who left Saint John, prompting the loss of the after-hours on-call service provided by digestive system specialists in the region, says his reasons for going were not quite what a Horizon Health Network official said they were.

RCMP try to identify armed robber in Moncton

Codiac RCMP are seeking any information that may lead to the arrest of a suspect in an armed robbery that happened in Moncton last week.

30-day assessment ordered for driver accused of ramming school doors

by Olivia Chandler

A man facing charges after a car crashed into the front entrance of a school in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent will remain in custody while undergoing a 30-day psychiatric assessment at Restigouche Hospital Centre.

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Leo Hayes principal defends refusing yearbook memorial to dead student

by Jordan Gill

The principal of Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton is defending his decision not to allow a memorial to a dead classmate of next year’s graduating class in the yearbook.

Liberals stand behind cannabis preparations as deadline questioned

by Jordan Gill

The Brian Gallant Liberals are pushing ahead with their pot plans, while other political parties wonder how the province can be ready for the legalization of cannabis by the deadline next July.

Tech company to create 125 jobs in Moncton with $2M from province

A Toronto-based financial technology company expanding to Moncton will get up to $2 million from the New Brunswick government, most of it for payroll rebates.

Missing St. George woman found safe on shoreline near campground

by Nathalie Sturgeon

Martha Comeau, 69, who disappeared Wednesday night from a walking trail in the St. George area, was found along a shoreline northwest of St. George and taken to hospital as a precaution.

Paramedics, hospital support staff vote on proposed contract

by Sarah Petz

The union representative for paramedics and dispatchers across the province says its hard to tell whether they will vote yes to a new contact with the province this week, as many are still unhappy with what's being offered.

Complaints about signs prompt Riverview to look at what's allowed

by Vanessa Blanch

Complaints from residents have prompted the Town of Riverview to review its sign bylaw and survey people about what should be allowed.

Health critic slams 'gutting' of top doctor's office

by Jordan Gill

The Opposition Progressive Conservatives’ health critic is slamming the Gallant government’s decision to restructure the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

$25M in tenant security deposits kept in province's grip

by Jacques Poitras

The New Brunswick government may be holding up to $30 million in renters' security deposits, some of it unclaimed by tenants who get little help with how or when to claim what they're owed.

DEEP TROUBLE Uncertain future of the North Atlantic right whale linked to its tiny prey

by Shane Fowler

The fate of one of the world's largest living animals depends on one of the smallest. Scientists are studying a northward shift of the North Atlantic right whales and their speck-sized prey that could push the whales closer to extinction.

Painter shows off Saint John doorways in famed poster's sequel

by Joseph Tunney

A small part of Saint John's iconography is receiving a sequel. "Doors of Saint John" was a series of paintings by artist Lynn Wigginton, made into a popular poster in 2004. Now the painter is back at it again.

Medical Society said more needs to be done to retain doctors

by Nathalie Sturgeon

Since September 2014, 52 doctors have been hired in Saint John but since that time 44 have left, a net gain of 8 doctors, but not enough for the New Brunswick Medical Society.

Fredericton firefighters have busy day on the job Wednesday

by Jordan Gill

It was a busy day for the Fredericton Fire Department on Wednesday as the force responded to three fires in three hours.

Photos Frank Deschênes, 'consummate Mountie'

by Nathalie Sturgeon, Maria Jose Burgos

Family, friends, police officers and first responders paid their respects Wednesday to Frank Deschênes, described by the highest-ranking officer in the RCMP as the 'consummate Mountie.'

Doctor who backs tax reforms says it 'just makes sense to pay into society'

Lisa Turner says she signed an open letter addressed to Finance Minister Bill Morneau stating support for the proposal because she fundamentally believes that people who make more money should be taxed more.

Mountie Frank Deschênes was 'one of the golden ones,' funeral hears

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

Nova Scotia RCMP Const. Francis (Frank) Deschê​nes, who was killed helping motorists change a tire last week near Memramcook, was "one of the golden ones," his friend Sgt. Dave Connors said in an emotional regimental funeral in Moncton on Wednesday.

Man in court after car rammed front doors of Kent County school

by Olivia Chandler

A man facing charges after a car crashed into the front entrance of a school in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent appeared in Moncton provincial court Wednesday.

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Ontario considers pricing recreational pot at $10 a gram

by Mike Crawley

The Ontario government is looking at setting retail prices for recreational marijuana in the range of $10 a gram, Finance Minister Charles Sousa told CBC News on Wednesday.