Author Archives: Brad Perry
Canada's Population Aging Rapidly: StatsCan
A new report from Statistics Canada says the gap between the number of children and the number of seniors continues to grow rapidly. Preliminary estimates show 17.2 per cent of the population were age...
Jan 27, 2019 Patrick Doheny / CC
Child Protection System Review Released
New Brunswick should consider child protection workers as an essential service, like police officers and health care workers, in terms of recruitment. That is one of the findings in a review of the pr...
Jan 27, 2019 George Savoury was asked to conduct a review of New Brunswick's child protection system. (www.savouryconsulting.com)
Missing Elderly Man Found In Rothesay
Police say an elderly man has been found after being missing for several hours in Rothesay. Kennebecasis regional police said the 81-year-old had last been seen in the Highland Avenue area late Saturd...
Jan 27, 2019 A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser is pictured outside of their headquarters. (Wave News)
Sunday Morning Sports For January 27th
In the NHL All-Star game: Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists as the Metropolitan Division downed the Central Division 10-5 in the final. Crosby also won the online fan vote for the most val...
Jan 27, 2019
Report Damage From Heavy Rainfall
The New Brunswick government is asking residents to report any damage they received related to Thursday's heavy rain. Officials say reporting damage as soon as possible is an important part of the dam...
Jan 26, 2019 Flood waters cover part of McAllister Drive in Saint John, N.B., on January 25, 2019. (Kevin Worrell/Acadia News)
Saturday Morning Sports For January 26th
In the NHL All-Star Skills competition: Edmonton's Connor McDavid won the fastest skater competition for the third year in a row. Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau won the puck control competition, Henrik Lun...
Jan 26, 2019
How To Protect Your Home From Flooding
Heavy rain is bad news at any time of the year - but it is even worse when the ground is frozen solid. Several people experienced flooding during the major winter storm which hit New Brunswick this pa...
Jan 25, 2019 A photo of recent flooding in Moncton, N.B. (Submitted by Wade Perry)
Restaurant Fire Quickly Knocked Down
A grease fire caused some damage to a restaurant in east Saint John on Wednesday evening. Brian Wilson, platoon chief with the Saint John Fire Department, said they were called to Burger King on Rothe...
Jan 25, 2019 A photo of a Saint John fire truck.
Crown Wraps Up Examination Of Forensics Officer
A Saint John police officer spent the day Tuesday on the stand at Dennis Oland's second-degree murder trial. Const. David MacDonald testified about several items he seized from Oland's home on July 14...
Jan 22, 2019 A photo of the Saint John Law Courts. (Kevin Worrell / Acadia News)
Health Minister Says New Food Guide Is About Our Relationship With Food
A new approach to eating has been introduced as part of Canada's new food guide. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor emphasized eating healthy is more than just the food we eat. The new guide incl...
Jan 22, 2019
