Author Archives: Brad Perry
More Diver Training At Grand Lake
Military officials say more underwater diver training will take place at Grand Lake over the coming days. The Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) will be training near the Waterboro...
Jul 03, 2019 Derek Keats / CC
More Managed ATV Trails In N.B.
Members of the New Brunswick All-Terrain Vehicle Federation now have access to more trails in the province. The federation recently signed an agreement with J.D. Irving, Limited, which will provide ac...
Jul 03, 2019 Chris / CC
Insulin Pumps May Be Vulnerable To Cyberattacks
Health Canada is warning diabetics about some insulin pumps which may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. They are the Medtronic MiniMed 508 and MiniMed Paradigm pumps sold between 2010 and 2015. The healt...
Jul 02, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
Cartoonist Axed By N.B. Newspapers After Trump Cartoon
A popular Canadian cartoonist will no longer be appearing in New Brunswick newspapers. Michael de Adder said his freelance contract with Brunswick News (BNI) was terminated last week. It came just day...
Jul 02, 2019 Halifax cartoonist Michael de Adder says his freelance contract with Brunswick News was terminated last week just days after he posted this cartoon to social media. (Twitter/Michael de Adder)
Higgs Disappointed About Carbon Tax Ruling
New Brunswick's premier says his government will continue to fight the federal government's carbon tax. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Friday the federally imposed tax is constitutional. It follows...
Jun 30, 2019 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs (Submitted/Government of New Brunswick)
Right Whale May Have Been Struck By Vessel
A North Atlantic right whale found dead off the Acadian Peninsula last week may have been struck by a vessel. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) said Saturday the preliminary necropsy findings are cons...
Jun 30, 2019 A map showing where North Atlantic right whales have been spotted over the past 14 days. (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash
A woman has died after a head-on collision in northwestern New Brunswick. Mounties say it happened on Highway 380 in New Denmark, near Grand Falls, shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. "A vehicle crossed th...
Jun 29, 2019 (Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP)
Police Nab Several Impaired Drivers
Saint John police say they nabbed four alleged impaired drivers on Friday night. Police said they stopped an erratic driver on Waterloo Street around 9:50 p.m. They said the driver had a blood alcohol...
Jun 29, 2019 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. (Staff photo)
Woman Rescued From Swimming Hole
A routine outing to a local swimming hole near Welsford turned into a rescue operation on Monday. Fire crews from Welsford and Hoyt were called to the Clarendon area shortly after 4 p.m. Monday. Dave ...
Jun 24, 2019 Firefighters rescue an injured woman from a swimming hole in the Clarendon area on June 24, 2019. (Submitted/Welsford Volunteer Fire Department)
Man Charged In Deadly Crash Appears In Court
A man arrested after a fatal weekend crash in Charlotte County has made his first court appearance. Kyle Hargrove of Bocabec is charged with one count of impaired driving causing death. The 27-year-ol...
Jun 24, 2019 A photo of the Saint John Law Courts building. (Wave News)
