Former New Brunswick premier says Tories must define party's values and identity
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Tories need to be united and have a clear Conservative identity, says former premier Blaine Higgs.
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Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles
FREDERICTON -- At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below the 95 per cent threshold recommended by scientists to prevent the disease from spreading.
Saint John warned against paving old-growth forest and putting up industrial park
LORNEVILLE -- A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B., likely dating back to around the time of famed French explorer Samuel de Champlain, is part of a forested area at risk of being paved over to make room for a new kind of habitat: an industrial park expansion west of the port city.
Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors
FREDERICTON -- New England governors say tariffs and anti-Canadian rhetoric by the United States government is taking a bite out of tourism, with some states seeing a drop of up to 60 per cent in visitors from north of the border.
New Brunswick not properly maintaining public housing stock, says auditor
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's auditor general has found "significant deficiencies" in the operations of the province's public housing agency, saying the stock of subsidized homes managed by the Crown corporation is not well maintained.
P.E.I. premier asks Ottawa for timeline on bridge and ferry toll reductions
FREDERICTON -- The premier of Prince Edward Island is asking the federal government for an update on the timeline to reduce the tolls for the Confederation Bridge and Northumberland Ferries to improve interprovincial trade to and from the mainland.
Oyster season opens in P.E.I. for first time since detection of MSX parasite
FREDERICTON -- It's the first oyster season in Prince Edward Island since a destructive parasite was identified in the province's waters last summer, and harvesters are taking stock of the extent of the damage.
New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for urgent action to develop national trade and resource corridors to provide an alternative to trade with the United States.
Australia celebrates end to 'Vegemite-gate' after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers.
In response to U.S. tariffs, New Brunswick looking to sell government-owned Teslas
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government says it plans to sell the 11 Teslas it owns, in response to United States tariffs and the prominent role that the carmaker's CEO plays in the Donald Trump administration.
New Brunswick budget forecasts $599-million deficit as Trump tariff threat looms
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick government tabled a $14.3-billion budget Tuesday that has been driven deep into deficit by a promised increase in health-care funding and a contingency fund to deal with U.S. tariff threats.
Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget
FREDERICTON -- Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with the United States is forcing the province to rethink its approach to trade.
Saint John police reviewing report on wrongful conviction of two N.B. men
FREDERICTON -- An external review of police conduct around the wrongful murder convictions of two New Brunswick men has been completed, but the civilian board that oversees the Saint John, N.B., police force says privacy concerns need to be addressed before it can me made public.
Rob Lantz sworn in as Prince Edward Island's next premier, after Dennis King resigns
FREDERICTON -- Rob Lantz was sworn in on Friday as the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island, taking over from Dennis King, who resigned earlier in the day after leading the province since 2019.
'The flag flies for all.' Facing threats, Canada sees renewed sense of pride in flag
FREDERICTON -- Graydon Miles was driving down Highway 7 in Ontario last year when he saw an upside down Maple Leaf flying from a pickup truck, along with one flag directing an obscenity at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and another supporting Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid.
New Brunswick health platform hard to access for francophones: languages commissioner
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's official languages commissioner says her office has received dozens of complaints from people who could not receive service in French on the province's eVisitNB health platform.
'A madness in the air.' Trump's threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadians
FREDERICTON -- McGill University undergrad Daniel Miksha made a significant decision over the weekend.
New Brunswick must adapt in face of U.S. tariff threats: premier
FREDERICTON -- Premier Susan Holt warned that New Brunswick faces "serious headwinds" if the United States imposes tariffs but promised to hold the line and meet the targets her government has set out for itself.
New Brunswick's Liberal government launches website to keep track of promises
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick has launched a new website that will track the progress the Liberal government has made fulfilling election promises.
Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics
FREDERICTON -- Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising.
'Good first step': N.B. mystery brain disease patients welcome new investigation
FREDERICTON -- Melissa Hawkes began to feel unwell during a visit to a friend's house in March 2021. All that she remembers before blacking out is that she went to the bathroom. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on the floor, her friends and fiancee looking on worriedly.
Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON -- More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report.
P.E.I.'s King leads bus delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports
FREDERICTON -- Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border after president-elect Donald Trump takes office next week.
New Brunswick's first female premier seeking to build province with compassion
FREDERICTON -- Susan Holt was puzzled when an envelope with an orange U.S. stamp depicting an African daisy arrived in her mail last month. It was postmarked New York.
New Brunswick First Nations can claim title over privately owned land: court
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick court has found that First Nations can seek title to vast areas of privately owned land in the province, but to do so they have to go through the Crown rather than the companies that own it.
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office
FREDERICTON -- A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the election promises the New Brunswick Liberals say they will fulfil in their first 100 days in office.
N.B. Liberal government to give its first throne speech after election win
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Liberal government is scheduled to give its first throne speech today after winning last month's provincial election.
N.B. fiscal update projects bigger deficit due to 'significant' travel nurse costs
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's new Liberal finance minister is projecting a deficit of $92.1 million for the current fiscal year, a reversal from the $40.9-million surplus budgeted last spring by the previous Progressive Conservative government.
With Liberal election win, First Nations in N.B. look forward to improved relations
FREDERICTON -- Chief Allan Polchies says he is excited about New Brunswick's new Liberal provincial government.
N.B. premier-designate Susan Holt knows she has to deliver on promises quickly
FREDERICTON -- Susan Holt says it hasn't sunk in yet that she is New Brunswick's premier-designate.
New Brunswick Liberals win majority, Susan Holt first woman to lead province
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick voters have elected a Liberal majority government, tossing out the incumbent Progressive Conservatives after six years in power and handing the reins to the first woman ever to lead the province.
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick Liberals will form majority government
FREDERICTON -- The Canadian Press is projecting that the New Brunswick Liberal Party has won a majority government in the provincial election.
New Brunswick election: Liberals take the lead as early returns roll in
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Liberals have taken an early lead over the incumbent Progressive Conservatives as the ballots started being counted after an election race notable for the stark contrast between the two campaigns.
Polls close in New Brunswick election and ballot counting begins
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick voters have cast their ballots after an election race that focused on health care and affordability but was notable for the stark contrast between the Liberal and Progressive Conservative campaigns.
N.B. election day: Voters head to the polls in tight race between Liberals, Tories
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick residents are casting their votes in what polls suggest is a tight election centred on two leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the province.
New Brunswick election campaign offered voters sharp contrast in visions for province
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's election campaign has offered voters a sharp division in viewpoints for the future of the province, especially between the two leading candidates for the premier's office.
'Bit of a lone wolf': New Brunswick Tory Leader Blaine Higgs seeks 3rd term in office
FREDERICTON -- The past two years have not been easy for New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, but he has proven resilient.
N.B. election debate: Tory leader forced to defend record on gender policy, housing
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader was targeted by his two main opponents during a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, forced to defend his record on issues such as health care, housing and public safety.
N.B. election: Tory leader forced to defend record on housing, health care, safety
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader was targeted by his two main opponents during Wednesday's roundtable discussion, forced to defend his record on issues such as health care, housing and public safety.
New Brunswick election: Fewer events, promises mark Tories' 'super quiet' campaign
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader has been noticeably more absent on the campaign trail compared to his two main opponents -- and has made significantly fewer election promises.
New Brunswick election: Fewer events, promises mark Tories' 'different' campaign
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives have been noticeably less present on the campaign trail compared to the Liberals and Greens.
'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy
FREDERICTON -- Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say the topic of climate change hasn't been given enough attention during the campaign.
N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated.
N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs
FREDERICTON -- Improving health care comes through better management, not spending more money, according to New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader, who says he'll bring "business acumen" to delivering services if he's re-elected to a third term as premier.
N.B. election: Tory leader promises to help synagogues, churches increase security
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is promising synagogues, mosques, churches and community organizations more money for security measures, including the installation of surveillance cameras.
Battle between 'fringe' candidate and ex-Tory reflects schism in N.B. politics
FREDERICTON -- A riding in southwest New Brunswick that for decades was a Progressive Conservative stronghold is shaping up to be a bellwether that could offer a window into the future of the Tory party, and maybe of the province.
New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment
FREDERICTON -- The leader of New Brunswick's Green Party is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if his party is elected to govern on Oct. 21.
New Brunswick's Green leader cautious about being in election spotlight
FREDERICTON -- David Coon is in his fourth election campaign as leader of New Brunswick's Green Party, but he says this race feels different.
Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment
FREDERICTON -- As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictions.
N.B. election debate: Higgs defends major tax cut promise as services struggle
MONCTON, N.B. -- New Brunswick's Liberal leader challenged her Progressive Conservative opponent on Wednesday night to explain how his plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes will help fund a health system struggling to care for a growing population.
N.B. election debate: Liberal leader says Tory tax cuts risk privatizing health care
MONCTON, N.B. -- New Brunswick's Liberal leader says the Progressive Conservative promise to cut the harmonized sales tax risks pushing the province toward more privatization of the health system.
'I'm playing the sidelines': Unhappy N. B. Tories sit out this election
Jason Sully would normally spend the first weekend of a provincial election period immersed in campaign logistics -- knocking on doors, organizing volunteers and all the other behind-the-scenes work involved in getting candidates elected.
New Brunswick Liberals ask Higgs to apologize for 'joke' about dead supporter
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader disrespected the province's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for Blaine Higgs to apologize.
New Brunswick Tory leader kicks off provincial election campaign with fed-bashing
FREDERICTON -- As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs started his election campaign Thursday, he claimed his main rivals were already planning a power-sharing deal similar to the now-defunct one between the federal Liberals and NDP.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs kicks off provincial election campaign
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called an election for Oct. 21, signalling the beginning of a 33-day campaign expected to focus on pocketbook issues and the government's provocative approach to gender identity policies.
N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor.
Provinces decry Ottawa's plan to resettle asylum seekers across the country
FREDERICTON -- Provincial leaders across Canada are taking turns criticizing the federal Liberal government's proposal to alleviate immigration pressure on Quebec and Ontario by resettling asylum seekers more equitably across the country.
Son of man who died in N.B. ER says premier using death to score 'political points'
FREDERICTON -- The son of a 78-year-old man who died in a Fredericton emergency department after waiting to be seen for nearly seven hours says New Brunswick's premier is using his father's death to score political goals ahead of an election.
Head of New Brunswick health network defends big spending on travel nurses
FREDERICTON -- The head of New Brunswick's francophone Vitalite Health Network launched a spirited defence Thursday of the organization's spending on travel nurse contracts.
N.B. legislature wraps up before election with tense exchanges and emotional speeches
FREDERICTON -- The New Brunswick legislature wrapped up its work on Friday for what was expected to be the last time before the provincial election, with campaign-style statements from party leaders offering a taste of what's to come in the weeks and months ahead.