Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with premiers over new U.S. tariff threats
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet virtually with the country's premiers Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. announced increased tariffs on Canadian goods.
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Trade, major projects expected to top agenda as premiers meet in P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Island for a three-day meeting coloured by a renewed tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Young P.E.I. paramedic who died in ambulance crash described as 'beacon of light'
FREDERICTON -- One of the Prince Edward Island paramedics who died in an ambulance crash earlier this week is being remembered as a loving daughter and trusted coworker.
N.B. government dismisses concerns it mistreated municipality in park deal
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government is dismissing concerns it treated a municipality unfairly when it chose a First Nation to operate the beach at a provincial park.
N.B. social workers must be empowered to do what's best for at-risk youth: advocates
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government must empower social workers to do what's best for vulnerable young people in care, youth advocates told lawmakers this week.
N.B. legislature hearings into failures of youth social services continue Thursday
FREDERICTON -- Hearings into the systemic failures that led to the overdose death of a New Brunswick teenager are scheduled to continue Thursday afternoon as lawmakers look for ways to improve the province's youth social services.
N.B. legislature hearings into failures of youth social services continue today
FREDERICTON -- Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department.
N.B. social services minister vows change after scathing youth advocate report
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick official has promised changes to the way the province helps vulnerable youth as lawmakers started hearings Wednesday into an advocate's report detailing failures within the Social Development Department.
Indigenous communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to receive smoke detectors
FREDERICTON -- Tammy Nash says a smoke detector likely saved her son's life when their family home caught fire in 2010 on the Sitansisk First Nation in central New Brunswick.
New Brunswick premier calls for national social media ban for children under 16
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has called on the federal government to prohibit children under 16 from using social media.
New Brunswick government announces $9M for food banks as visits surge
MONCTON -- Food banks in New Brunswick are receiving a provincial cash boost for the next three years.
One of Canada's first elected Greens to resign as leader of the New Brunswick party
FREDERICTON -- One of the first Green Party politicians elected in Canada says he's resigning as leader of New Brunswick's Greens ahead of the next provincial election.
N.B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition Tories
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider.
New Brunswick to hold hearings on failures of child welfare system after teen's death
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick legislators have agreed to hold hearings on systemic failures within the province's child welfare system.
Talks underway for Indigenous-led public inquiry into systemic racism: N.B. minister
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick cabinet minister says early talks have started on an Indigenous-led public inquiry into systemic racism.
N.B. government to set property taxes for municipalities in effort to lower bills
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it plans to tell each municipality across the province how much it should raise property taxes every year.
N.B. tables bill to create energy advocate to represent residents, small businesses
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has tabled a bill to create the office of an advocate for residents and small businesses at the province's energy regulator.
N.B. vows public utility overhaul, but doesn't commit to non-interference
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it will make sweeping changes to its debt-saddled public power utility -- but would not commit to avoiding rate freezes that a recent review blamed for driving more than a billion dollars of debt.
Debt-saddled power utility: New Brunswick to create consumer advocate for energy
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it will create a consumer advocate role to represent residents and small businesses at its energy regulator.
New Brunswick to reveal amphibious aircraft ahead of hot summer months
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it's unveiling an investment in new amphibious aircraft this morning.
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether it will be inclusive of everyone or not.
New Brunswick says its mining bill cuts red tape and simplifies project approvals
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has introduced a bill to make it easier to launch mining projects in the province.
New Brunswick government proposes overhaul of lobbying rules
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government has proposed an overhaul of its lobbying rules that would require hundreds more people to register as lobbyists and would empower the provincial ethics chief to fine rule breakers.
New Brunswick's government proposes overhaul of lobbying rules
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government is proposing significant changes to its lobbying rules.
New Brunswick voters wake to new mayors, councillors after municipal elections
FREDERICTON -- Some New Brunswickers are waking up Tuesday morning to new mayors, while others re-elected familiar faces in Monday's municipal elections.
New Brunswick electing mayors, councillors and other local representatives today
FREDERICTON -- Residents across New Brunswick are electing their local representatives today.
RCMP cannabis raids won't 'hamper' N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.
N.B. potato chip maker says changes coming, as residents file claims
FREDERICTON -- A popular potato chip maker in New Brunswick says it is continuing efforts to limit its facility's impact on nearby residents.
RCMP cannabis raids won't 'hamper' N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick cabinet minister says he's not worried an RCMP raid on a First Nations cannabis warehouse will damage government-Indigenous relations.
N.B. Liberals table bills on tax credits, patient safety, Tories say it's just 'housekeeping'
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's government has tabled a pair of new bills it says will stimulate economic growth and improve patient safety.
New Brunswick should enshrine into law the right to clean water, says lawyer
FREDERICTON -- An environmental lawyer is calling for New Brunswick to enshrine into law the right to clean water.
Liberals expected to introduce property tax overhaul as legislature resumes
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Opposition leader says he's expecting the governing Liberals to release their long-awaited overhaul to the system that sets property taxes, which have jumped sharply in recent years because of a rapid rise in home values.
Canada's Greens say Fredericton riding association de-registered because of 'error'
FREDERICTON -- The Green Party of Canada says it's working to regain registered status for a key riding association in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick premier shuffling senior provincial staff
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she's shuffling around several provincial senior staff as of May 1.
Green-to-Liberal floor crosser running for mayor of New Brunswick capital
FREDERICTON -- From green to red and now blazing her own path with a purple-branded campaign, a former Fredericton-area member of Parliament is putting her name in for local office.
'Not happy': Carney slams N.B.'s planned toll, repeats that trade barriers should go
FREDERICTON -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized New Brunswick's plan to set up a highway toll by its boundary with Nova Scotia amid efforts by his government to remove domestic trade barriers.
New Brunswick sets goal of boosting economy by 10 per cent by 2030
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it's aiming to grow its economy by 10 per cent within the next four years.
P.E.I. transportation minister resigns to avoid breaking conflict of interest rules
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prince Edward Island's transportation minister has resigned from cabinet to avoid breaking conflict of interest rules.
Carney says he's 'not happy' with New Brunswick's planned road toll by N.S. boundary
FREDERICTON -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's "not happy" with New Brunswick's plans to set up a highway toll by the boundary with Nova Scotia.
New Brunswick agency forecasts flooding and warns residents to be prepared
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick officials say residents who live near waterways should act now to protect themselves and their property.
Hundreds of New Brunswick local government campaigns get underway
Hundreds of candidates in New Brunswick are formally kicking off campaigns for local government, education councils and rural advisory committees today.
Moody's has changed its outlook for New Brunswick from stable to negative
FREDERICTON -- Moody's Ratings has issued a new warning about the state of New Brunswick's finances.
New Brunswick premier won't commit to staying out of power rate decisions
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt won't commit to letting the province's public power utility set electricity rates without political interference -- a key recommendation from an independent review her government had requested.
Remove political interference from decisions at New Brunswick utility: expert report
FREDERICTON -- Politically motivated decisions over the last decade and a half have added more than one billion dollars to the roughly $6-billion debt of New Brunswick's public power utility, a new independent report says.
NB Power should operate independently without political interference, review says
FREDERICTON -- A new independent report is recommending New Brunswick overhaul its debt-saddled public utility to focus on efficiency.