New Brunswick Latest News

• Higgs government faces caucus revolt over changes to LGBTQ school policy in N.B.

  Following weeks of debate, the New Brunswick government has announced some reform to a policy that covers sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.

  Canada

  7 hours
• Canada’s wildfires to get more U.S. aid after Biden speaks with Trudeau

  The White House said Joe Biden ordered to rapidly deploy all available U.S. firefighting assets to Canada after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the wildfires.

  Environment

  Jun 7
• Public dispensers make sunscreen more accessible in communities across Canada

  Free public sunscreen dispensers, similar to hand-sanitizer stations, are making sunscreen more accessible in communities across Canada as part of a project to fight skin cancer.

  Canada

  Jun 7
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• 3 N.B. municipalities seek to be considered for new provincial jail

  Three municipalities have written to the province's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin to plead their case to have New Brunswick's 6th correctional facility located in their area.

  Crime

  Jun 7
• Irving Oil considers selling business, company launches strategic review

  Irving Oil says a strategic review of the company is underway and that it is looking at a series of options about its future, including a possible sale of the business.

  Economy

  Jun 7
• New Brunswick man dies after motorcycle crashes into deer, police say

  Police said the crash occurred after a man struck a deer and lost control of his motorcycle while driving on a highway in Lower Cambridge, N.B., on May 28.

  Canada

  Jun 7
• Housing affordability shrinks as Moncton grows: report

  A new report shows that development isn't keeping up with demand for rental housing.

  Canada

  Jun 6
• Car theft surged in 2022, led by Quebec and Ontario: report

  Most of the stolen vehicles in Quebec and Ontario are newer, because organized crime rings are focusing on new and luxury vehicles for maximum profit overseas.

  Canada

  Jun 6
• Arctic will likely see summer free of ice by 2030, research says

  That would mean that by the end of the melt season in September, the Arctic would have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice, even under low emissions.

  Canada

  Jun 6
• Wildfire risk for most of Nova Scotia expected to remain unusually high this summer

  Although most wildfires in Nova Scotia are now considered under control – with the exception of the blaze raging in Shelburne County – officials are predicting a long season ahead.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• New Brunswick Sistema music teacher named an official Sabian artist

  Ian Gibson was recently recognized by Sabian cymbals for his talents and teachings, alongside some of the most popular drummers in the world.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• New Brunswick MLAs to get pay raise in 2024

  The raise follows the recommendations of an independent commission and will take effect after the next scheduled election in the fall of 2024.

  Politics

  Jun 5
• Canada could hit ‘record levels’ of area burnt by wildfires this year

  New modelling shows that the risks of wildfires is set to increase in June and remain 'unusually high' throughout the summer in Canada, natural resources minister said.

  Canada

  Jun 5
• Fire near Stein Lake contained; Saint John Fire Department cautions about burning

  In a Sunday morning update, New Brunswick said the 540-hectare fire is listed as 'contained,' with 15 firefighters continuing to battle the blaze.

  Fire

  Jun 4
• New Brunswick Armed Forces train to fight fires for Nova Scotia

  Waiting for a call to help fight fires in the neighbouring province of Nova Scotia, troops in New Brunswick trained on Saturday to fight wildfires.

  Fire

  Jun 4
• N.B. forest fire reaches 35% containment, support being sent to Nova Scotia

  Despite the wildfire in Stein Lake-Bocabec, N.B., still being out of control, the situation has eased to the degree that the province is sending help to fire-ravaged Nova Scotia.

  Environment

  Jun 2
• New Brunswick government to cover some fees for internationally-educated nurses

  On Friday, the provincial government announced it would cover some of these costs for up to 300 IENs a year for five years.

  Health

  Jun 2
• Almost 700 more international firefighters set to join Canada’s wildfire fight

  There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, and another 101 arrived from the U.S. Friday.

  Canada

  Jun 2
• ‘It happened within maybe an hour:’ A N.B. family loses everything in massive wildfire

  Annie Stewart's parents have lost their family home in a 540-hectare fire that continues to be classified as out-of-control five days after it ignited in Bocabec.

  Environment

  Jun 2
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• New Brunswick has surpassed 10-year average for forest fires this year

  The dry, hot and windy weather in New Brunswick has created a high risk for forest fires, resulting in large fires in the Bocabec and Chamcook areas .

  Fire

  Jun 1
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• ‘Everything burned around it’: N.B. home narrowly escapes fast-moving forest fire

  Residents remained on edge Wednesday as fire officials say the wildfire remains out of control, but manageable — four days after it began.

  Canada

  Jun 1
• N.B. student speaks out about ‘combative’ meeting over LGBTQ2 policy review

  Logan Martin says that a meeting with New Brunswick Education Minister Bill Hogan over school inclusion policy was more like a debate than a conversation.

  Education

  Jun 1
• Fredericton cancer patient raises concerns about hospital food quality

  During a five-day hospital stay following surgery to treat their colon cancer, Maggie Lyons-MacFarlane said the food at the hospital made them feel 'miserable' and 'nauseous.'

  Health

  May 31
• Out of control New Brunswick wildfire is manageable, say fire officials

  Officials say a wildfire in the south of New Brunswick is still considered out of control, but it is manageable. Calmer weather has helped limit the spread of the blaze.

  Fire

  May 31
• NBNU worries lack of nursing exam site could delay expedited international accreditation

  The registration wait times for nurses from a list of 14 countries will be reduced from up to a year and a half to a matter of weeks.

  Health

  May 30