8 million illegal cigarettes seized this year, surpassing 2025 total, police say

A team of investigators partially funded by the New Brunswick government has seized more illegal tobacco so far this year than they did last year, according to the Department of Public Safety.

A major fisheries cooperative on the Acadian Peninsula is seeking creditor protection to give it time to solve its ballooning debt problem. The Island Fishermen Cooperative Association in Lamèque was formed in the 1940s, and has faced financial challenges in the last four to five years.

A judicial oversight body has found that a New Brunswick judge, intending to influence an upcoming recusal motion against him, inappropriately made comments to a lawyer.

When Lynne Kaine injured her hip a local specialist told her it could be two years before she could get replacement surgery in Saint John. But it only took three months in Campbellton, thanks to a new Horizon Health program designed to cut down on wait times.

A new poll from Abacus Data shows Susan Holt's Liberals lead in voting intention. But, a lot of respondents disapprove of the Liberal's record after almost two years into their mandate.

RCMP are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a residence in rural Western New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Special Olympics athletes have been racking up medals at the national summer games in Medicine Hat, Alta., this week. As of early Friday afternoon, 30-year-old swimmer Jesse Canney of Durham Bridge won six individual gold medals along with a gold relay medal and two team silvers.

Victim impact statements filed in Saint John's Court of King's Bench at the sentencing hearing of Roman Kamyshnyy for the first-degree murder of his two young sons show the profound and widespread impact the killings have had on individuals and the community as a whole.

Residents in the Waterford area are concerned a consulting firm is in a conflict of interest by working on a proposed wind farm project. The same firm is also contracted to do planning for the regional service commission where some of the wind turbines will be built.

The Holt government is reviewing New Brunswick’s minimum wage law. The province is asking for public input on whether the existing system of annual increases, indexed to changes in the consumer price index, makes sense or should be changed.

The Crown corporation has just embarked on creating a new strategic plan, expected to be released next February or March, according to CEO Lori Stickles. She said many of the goals from the first plan have yet to be achieved.

The Crown corporation has just embarked on creating a new strategic plan, expected to be released next February or March, according to CEO Lori Stickles. She said many of the goals from the first plan have yet to be achieved.

The Nutrien Civic Centre in Sussex will reopen to the public on Friday, just six days after it was closed due to funding issues. Executive director Stefanie McFarlane says the centre received a cheque this week from the Kings Regional Service Commission, covering its funding commitment to the end of the month.

The federal government and the regional service commission announced in Inkerman Wednesday that it will put up $12 million toward rebuilding an essential trail bridge that linked communities in the Acadian Peninsula before it was destroyed in a fire in 2017.

The play-by-play radio commentator called the Flames for more than three decades in a storied career that included the team's 1989 Stanley Cup victory, Calgary's run to the finals in 2004, and the full slate of the Canadian men's hockey team's 2010 Winter Olympics that ended in a gold medal.

A man initially accused of murdering an Oromocto First Nation woman has now pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter, the RCMP said Thursday.

Fire retardant has spilled on the northbound lanes of Route 11 between Jacquet River and Charlo in northern New Brunswick. The province is asking the public to proceed with caution.

Fire retardant has spilled on the northbound lanes of Route 11 between Jacquet River and Charlo in northern New Brunswick. The province has determined the spill is not hazardous to humans or the environment.

A Saint John man convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing deaths of his sons, aged 10 and 17, is scheduled to be sentenced today.

Balsam fir trees in New Brunswick are the latest victim of last summer’s record-breaking drought, according to a forestry researcher.

A Saint John man convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing deaths of his sons, aged 10 and 17, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

A bronze maple leaf — part of a memorial in Moncton to three RCMP officers killed in a 2014 shooting — has been stolen, police say.

After identifying a woman's body found years ago in a house being demolished, Niagara police now believe her death was a homicide and are looking for people who knew her in the 1990s.

Chrystal Venator has many security features around her home: surveillance cameras, special locks on the doors and a bell on the front door so she knows when it is in motion. These safety features are not to keep strangers out. They are to keep her son in.

On Wednesday afternoon, New Brunswick will have a front-row seat to a partial solar eclipse. Later that night and into early Thursday morning, people will be able to witness the Perseids meteor shower.

Following a partial solar eclipse Wednesday afternoon, a Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak late Wednesday night into Thursday morning for people in New Brunswick.

More than a year after Moncton revoked permits that Sean Feucht needed for his "musical worship event" at Riverfront Park, the city is being sued. Feucht's organization claims the city infringed on its rights to freedom of expression.

The federal government is investing nearly $10 million to help internationally trained professionals get their credentials recognized faster in New Brunswick — targeting health care, engineering, skilled trades and education.

Moncton's mayor says millions in government spending announced Tuesday will be the catalyst for development along Elmwood Drive.

High school graduate Chris Miller has told a Saint John roundtable about a proposed senate bill aimed at improving the lives of children and youth that young need to be shown a better path to success in life.