Thursday, March 28, 2024

N.B COVID-19 Roundup: Mask Use Urged Indoors as 14 Cases of Community Spread Reported

New Brunswick’s deputy chief medical officer of health recommends people wear masks in indoor public spaces, given the “surge” in COVID-19 cases since the region moved to the green...

New Brunswick Resident Charged With Murder After Fatal Hit And Run Incident

A resident of N.B is facing a murder charge after he was involved in a serious hit and run incident in Moncton last Friday. The man, Anthony Miller, aged 21,...

New Brunswick COVID-19 Roundup: Metepenagiag Outbreak Increases to 4 Cases

Chief Bill Ward of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation has confirmed there are 4 cases of COVID-19 in the community. Ward made the announcement Sunday in a statement posted to his Facebook...

North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead on Florida Beach

Officials in the U.S are investigating the death of a North Atlantic right whale that was found dead on a Florida beach Sunday. The youngster, estimated to be about a...

Graceful Elegant, And Passionate About Powerboats: A Sneak Peek Into Lady Violet Aitken’s Life

As she was fondly remembered, Lady Violet Aitken, or Lady of the Offshores, has passed away aged 94. The most recent headline on Powerboat Racing World did not do...

Fredericton Psychologist’s Appeal for an Injunction on Suspension Rejected by the Court

A psychologist’s appeal for an injunction has been rejected by the Court of Queen’s Bench. Had it been successful, the appeal would have allowed the Fredericton-based psychologist to continue practicing...

Health Canada Recalls All masks layered with Graphene

Health Canada has issued a directive recalling all disposable face masks layered with potentially harmful particles of graphene. The body issued the recall order this past Friday, noting that wearers...

Around 1% of New Brunswick Babies Born Addicted to Opioids

Front-line workers who participated in a provincial symposium on hard reduction yesterday say the opioid crisis that has been migrating from west to east in the past many years...

Mourners Remember a Teenager who Died by Suicide on a Sunday Night Vigil

Lexi Daken died on Wednesday by suicide, on Sunday night, cars lined up along the Queen St. in downtown Fredericton for a drive-in vigil. Other mourners gathered outside the...

Court Agrees to Postpone Angela Walsh Preliminary Hearing to November

In April 2020, Angela April Walsh was accused of killing Clark Ernest Greene. Walsh, who is facing first-degree murder charges, will get her case heard in November.  A preliminary inquest...