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Medicare delays blamed on Christmas shutdown

Mon, 2012-02-06 18:43

The provincial government says 8,000 New Brunswickers are getting their medicare cards late because of a money-saving Christmas shutdown that is now being reassessed for next year.

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RCMP probe suspicious death in Clifton

Mon, 2012-02-06 17:37

The RCMP is investigating a suspicious death in Clifton after the body of a woman was discovered in her home.

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Fredericton man falls 30 feet

Mon, 2012-02-06 17:21

WorkSafeNB officials are investigating after a man fell about 30 feet from a cat walk in Fredericton on Monday.

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Deaf couple turned away from Statistics Canada survey

Mon, 2012-02-06 15:57

A Fredericton woman wants an apology from Statistics Canada for the way it treated her profoundly deaf parents after they asked for an interpreter's help with a survey.

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Man faces 7 more child porn charges

Mon, 2012-02-06 14:46

A 34-year-old man has been charged with seven additional counts in connection with an investigation into access and distribution of child pornography images and text.

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Commuter tax scrapped in Saint John

Mon, 2012-02-06 14:43

Saint John city council has abandoned the controversial idea of imposing a commuter tax on people driving into the city from outlying communities.

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Ashley Smith's family makes donation

Mon, 2012-02-06 14:40

The family of Ashley Smith is donating $20,000 to help women move on with their lives when they're released from prison.

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Blind Miramichi man still making snowshoes

Mon, 2012-02-06 11:56

A Miramichi man is continuing to make traditional snowshoes by hand despite the slow loss of his eyesight.

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Saint John community groups reeling from cuts

Mon, 2012-02-06 11:51

A number of community groups in Saint John are facing tough decisions after common council passed the 2012 budget, which includes $9 million in cuts across the board.

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Police take anti-bullying talk to Saint John school

Mon, 2012-02-06 10:59

Saint John police will make a presentation to children at Forest Hills School about bullying on Monday, following a recent alleged incident at the school.

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Acadian Lines and union schedule bargaining talks

Mon, 2012-02-06 09:57

Contract negotiations are being scheduled for next weekend to end the two-month-long dispute between Acadian Lines and its 59 employees.

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RCMP rescue man from ice in Bouctouche Bay

Mon, 2012-02-06 08:29

The RCMP flew in a helicopter early Sunday morning to rescue a man who wandered onto the ice in Bouctouche Bay.

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Snowmobile crash kills man in Saint Maurice

Mon, 2012-02-06 08:28

A 22-year-old man died in a weekend snowmobile crash in a Kent County, according to the RCMP.

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N.B.'s Neilsen near winner at International Blues Challenge

Sun, 2012-02-05 20:02

New Brunswick blues sensation Ross Neilsen came close to claiming a title in the 2012 International Blues Challenge, which wrapped up Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Fitch pitches municipal reform

Sun, 2012-02-05 14:08

The New Brunswick government was continuing its talk about amalgamation and reforming local government this weekend.

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Chicken war divides St. Francois

Sun, 2012-02-05 11:02

In the four-year battle over the chicken industry in St-Francois-de-Madawaska, there are divisions within divisions.

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Fredericton teen pulled from school because of bullying

Sat, 2012-02-04 19:23

A Fredericton couple took the drastic step of pulling their son out of high school Friday after what they say has been months of degrading harassment by another student.

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Acadian Lines employees pick up work

Sat, 2012-02-04 14:04

Acadian Coach Lines employees in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are picking up work elsewhere, more than two months into a lockout by the bus company, the union says.

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Impaired man runs stop sign and hits RCMP car

Fri, 2012-02-03 20:42

A Saint John-area man is facing charges are failing to stop at a stop sign and crashing into a police car.

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Mammogram mix up upsetting, says woman

Fri, 2012-02-03 20:10

A Saint John woman is upset her mammogram results were delivered to her home in an unsealed envelope, along with the test results of a stranger.

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