by Brad PerrySome New Brunswick drivers will be paying more at the fuel pumps, while others are getting a break. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board reset fuel prices on Thursday night. Regular self-serve is now selling for a maximum of $1.65 per litre, an increase of 0.5 cents. However, diesel and...
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by CJ GoaterThe city’s first two electric pickup trucks are set to hit city streets as early as Monday. 2 Ford Lightning pickup trucks have been added to the light vehicle fleet. The trucks are fully electric and emission-free and will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 25 tonnes of CO2 Annually. The...
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Tri-community residents with old and rundown items will have the chance to see them as good as new again. Moncton-based non-profit RepairVerse has partnered with Youth Impact Jeunesse to hold its first repair café on Saturday. RepairVerse Spokesperson Ali Ahmar said the event’s goal is to help...
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by Brad PerryMost Canadians will be losing an hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight saving time comes into effect at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Clocks will move ahead by one hour across most of the country. It is meant to save energy and maximize the use of daylight hours. There are some areas that do not observe...
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The Strait Regional Centre says all schools will have a two-hour delayed opening Friday due to road conditions.
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by Brad PerrySaint John police are warning about an overpayment scam after a local photographer fell victim. Police said the photographer was contacted by the fraudster via email in early February. The scammer, who claimed to live out of province, wanted to book the woman’s services for an upcoming birthday...
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Opposition Leader Susan Holt called on Blaine Higgs’s government to modify the “cost of assessment” fee for property tax bills. Provincial government officials say the assessment services are to locate, value, classify and defend all real property assessments in New Brunswick to ensure accurate...
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by Brad PerryYou will want to give yourself some extra time when heading out on Friday morning. Roads and sidewalks are still slick in many places following Thursday’s wintry weather. The late winter storm brought rain, freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow across southern New Brunswick. Around seven...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay is set to lend a helping hand to residents from the Cat Lake First Nation. The city is set to receive approximately 80 evacuees from the First Nation starting on Friday. The community is without quick access to health care after a fire on March 2, destroyed their nursing station....
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Crews in Lunenburg County are fighting a fire in difficult conditions. Multiple fire departments are responding to reports of a fire at a home in Stanburne on Thursday. There is rainfall warning in effect and potential for freezing rain in many parts of our province. Reports first surfaced...
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