New Brunswick news

Saint John council approved two changes Monday night that would allow potential commercial use of a portion of the Fernhill Cemetery and land owned by Origins Natural Learning Childcare in Millidgeville.

Miramichi serial killer Allan Legere has died at the age of 78. Correctional Service Canada confirmed in a release that Legere died on Monday while serving a life sentence at the Edmonton Institution in Alberta.

Environment Canada says snow and rain accumulation in some areas of New Brunswick is the lowest on record. Fredericton and Woodstock saw 14 and 27 per cent, respectively, of their normal precipitation for the month.

Provincial guidelines say the Sackville Public Library should have room for 10,000 more books — and for more accessible space for programming. The library board is asking Tantramar council to consider a bigger space for the library, and having it as an anchor tenant in a future multipurpose building.

Fredericton city councillors have agreed to keep talking to leaders at the University of New Brunswick about keeping its swimming pool open amid a request by UNB for $12 million from the city to keep it operating for the next 10 years.

Fredericton city councillors have rejected a request by the University of New Brunswick that the city spend about $12 million over the next 10 years to help it keep the aging Sir Max Aitken Pool in operation.

Green Party Leader David Coon, whose Fredericton riding includes the Vanier Highway where a large chemical spill occurred last week, says the province needs to be more transparent about events like this.

Fredericton mother Julia Reid says she may have beat the Guinness World Record last month for a one-kilometre run with a stroller and says preparation helped get her out of the house during postpartum.

A proposed 4.75 per cent increase in electricity prices that N.B. Power was hoping to impose on customers April 1 will instead be delayed until June or, potentially, July.

RCMP have identified Melissa Price, 39, of Moncton, as the woman found dead in a garbage bin on High Street on Feb. 15.

Three court decisions in the last two years may represent a turning point in the history of language rights in New Brunswick, according to legal scholars and francophone activists.

A New Brunswicker who spent his career advocating for people living with intellectual disabilities has been honoured with a national award.

A chemistry professor says a chemical spill on the Vanier Highway in Fredericton appears to involve low concentrations of chromium, so affected people should focus on taking precautions and not panicking.

The director of science at the Canadian Whale Institute, Moira Brown, says speed limits for ships are not enough to prevent collisions with whales, but the proposal to remove them is a "huge conservation setback."

The editor of an updated Indigenous language dictionary says he hopes the resource will help spur more language learning.

Now a law student, Jazmyne McLaughlin was once part of the child welfare system. She shares her story and her work to change that system with CBC Fredericton’s Jennifer Sweet.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is cutting haddock fishing quotas in areas off southwestern Nova Scotia, southern New Brunswick and the Gulf of Maine by more than half, shocking some in the industry.

Birds topped this week’s submissions of Your Lens, and some New Brunswickers got a first glimpse of spring.

The New Brunswick government has set up a special car wash for people who drove through a chemical spill on the Vanier Highway in Fredericton between Wednesday evening and Friday at 4 p.m. AT, but some residents are questioning why it took so long for the province to take action.

Americans arrested crossing at Houlton, Maine/Woodstock, New Brunswick border  Niagara Falls Review

Interrupter clause strikes again in New Brunswick  Your Saint John

Researchers scoured 81 sites along the St. John River last year and found 22 adult zebra mussels. The invasive species remains on scientists' radar due to its ability to spread rapidly, take over other species and damage infrastructure.

Bouctouche got golden arches in 2025, and now another sign of growth is coming to town.

New Brunswick investigating safety at long-term care centre  CTV News

New Brunswick investigating safety at long-term care centres  CTV News

New Brunswick recognizes several women for their work towards gender equality  Global News

New Brunswick MLA calls for better security, policies after nursing home sexual assaults  unpublished.ca

With N.B. Power about to make its case to increase rates for power bills across the province, the number of New Brunswickers struggling to pay their power bills remains high.

Roads in Fredericton have been closed or subject to lane reductions as the New Brunswick government cleans up a yellow substance that was spilled in the city's east end.

Roads in Fredericton have been closed or subject to lane reductions as the New Brunswick government cleans up a yellow substance that was spilled in the city's east end.

New Brunswick MLA calls for better security, policies after nursing home sexual assaults  Global News

Gas prices in New Brunswick shot up 8 cents overnight, and some drivers aren’t happy  Yahoo News Canada

Gas prices up 8 cents in New Brunswick, and some are feeling the squeeze  CBC

New Brunswick gas prices rose eight cents overnight to about $1.45 per litre, following a pattern seen across the country because of disruptions to oil shipments since Iran was attacked by the U.S. and Israel.

As provincial court Judge Anne Richard set May 29 as the day she'll give her decision on Bard's 19 charges, his lawyer argued the Crown is responsible for "systematic" delays in both of Bard's trials.

New Brunswick: Canada’s Irish echoes in a vast and welcoming wilderness  The Irish Post

Ontario and New Brunswick Unveil Mineral Development Plans for 2026  Discovery Alert

Iranian New Brunswickers are hopeful that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran will help end the rule of the Islamic Republic.But many also have mixed feelings and are concerned for the safety of their friends and family members in Iran.

Ontario and New Brunswick outline new mineral development plans at 2026 PDAC Convention  CIM Magazine

Provincial and territorial health plans will being covering the cost of primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives starting April 1. It’s meant to prevent patients from paying out of pocket for necessary care. But it’s still unclear how this change will be applied in New Brunswick.

Saint John police say the 69-year-old man they arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 15 seniors at a nursing home is a family member of a resident, but questions remain about how such offences could have occurred and how to ensure other vulnerable seniors at other long-term care homes are protected.

The Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation have launched a campaign to raise $3 million towards building a hybrid operating room at the hospital.

Montana's Brier: Draw 16 - New Brunswick 8, Manitoba (Calvert) 7 (11)  TSN

Eastern New Brunswick youth hockey results - Feb. 26-March 4  Telegraph-Journal

Central-western New Brunswick youth hockey results - Feb. 26-March 4  Telegraph-Journal

Daniel Bard's defence lawyer told the court Thursday he won't be calling any witnesses to testify in his client's defence. He then requested the trial be adjourned five weeks to prepare his closing arguments.

A jail error involving key witnesses in a Moncton double-murder trial led to allegations of tainted evidence and a push to exclude testimony from the only person who said Janson Baker was at the murder scene.

The board of trustees for Saint John's public libraries is calling for more security after its branches have seen an increase in safety-related incidents which have, in some cases, left staff afraid to be at work.

Government of Canada announces support to help a New Brunswick company modernize, compete, and reach new markets  canada.ca

The Town of Woodstock has installed about 130 metres of chain-link fencing at Connell Park Raceway after a three-year-old Gunnar Dickison was fatally struck by a starting gate during a harness race there last June.