Fredericton, 04, Canada

New Brunswick's unemployment rate hits lowest point this year

New Brunswick's unemployment rate in August was the lowest it's been so far this year, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures. The province's unemployment rate for the month, 6.5 per cent, is also a drop from 7.7 per cent reported by the agency for…

2024-09-07 16:20

The New Brunswick election is a referendum on Blaine Higgs’s divisive conservatism

For the first time in over a century, a New Brunswick government is campaigning to roll back civil rights and protections.

2024-09-05 21:33

Susan Lapides: St. George: Ebb and Flow

Susan Lapides brings a lifetime of deep seeing to her photographs, straddling the editorial and fine art arenas with finesse and humanity. Her multi-year project of territory close to home, St. George: Ebb and Flow, opened as an exhibition at the Beaverbrook …

2024-09-03 09:06

Enrolment surge continues in Moncton-area schools even as new buildings open

A new middle school opening this week in Moncton's west end relieves some of the capacity pressures on other schools in the region, but Anglophone East's superintendent says they still need nine new schools.

2024-09-03 09:00

Fredericton runner finishes in top 25 at gruelling 171-kilometre European mountain race

Fredericton runner Kelsey Hogan was the 25th woman to cross the finish line in a gruelling race that covers 171 kilometres of mountainous terrain in Italy, Switzerland and France.

2024-09-02 17:21

What's open and closed on Labour Day in N.B.

Major grocery stores and most retailers in New Brunswick will be closed Monday for the Labour Day holiday. Transit will also stay idle in Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton.

2024-09-01 10:00

How a New Brunswick team aims to grow both educational games and the provincial gaming scene

Jeff Mundee has had an incredibly prolific career. Over the course of several years, he worked on such popular games as FIFA, Dragon Age, Dead Space, Skate and Sleeping Dogs in B.C. That would have been impressive enough for any CV, but over the past nearly 1…

2024-08-30 20:17

Nu:ionic Technologies and RW Energy Announce Strategic Alliance for Distributed Scale Hydrogen Production and CO2 Capture Projects

TULSA, Okla. and FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Nu:ionic Technologies (USA), Inc. (“Nu:ionic”) and RW Energy announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate hydrogen production and advance carbon capture initi…

2024-08-29 11:33

N.B. pauses 2 immigration streams until next year

New Brunswick has paused its express-entry and skilled-worker immigration streams for the rest of the year because it already met its quota of 2,000 nominations.

2024-08-29 09:00

Fredericton police issue drug warning after fatal overdose

Fredericton police are warning the public that bromazolam, a potentially lethal drug, is suspected to be circulating in the city following a recent overdose death.

2024-08-28 21:02