By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2024 3:02 pm Updated May 16, 2024 3:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. Trudeau lashed out at New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today, … Read more
Shana Holloran and Alexander Grant have watched their child turn blue more than any parent ever should. Their young daughter, Charlotte, has epilepsy and regularly suffers from different types of seizures. On a good day, she has 20 to 50 seizures. On other days, she can have more than 150. Charlotte, also known as Charlie, … Read more
Brian Mulroney will always be considered the “greatest” prime minister in Atlantic Canada and one of the country’s most consequential leaders, says former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna. McKenna, who is also the former Canadian ambassador to the United States, had high praise for his good friend who passed away at age 84 on Thursday, … Read more
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he wouldn’t change how he and his government handled controversial changes to school gender identity policy. “I’m not sure what else that I would have done differently,” he said in a year-end interview with Global News. “Really, we had a policy that hides information from parents? That’s problematic.” News … Read more
Arthur Perry, 98, has been living in a hospital since a heart attack he suffered in May impacted his mobility. Currently staying in the Oromocto Public Hospital, he’s anxiously awaiting placement in the Mill Cove Nursing Home, which is located near his former home in Cambridge-Narrows. His daughter Shelley Poirier said it’s been hard seeing … Read more
Premier Blaine Higgs has finally ruled out a fall election after weeks of speculation that he may take New Brunswick to the polls. “There will not be an election in 2023,” he told reporters Friday. Higgs refused to rule out calling a snap election through the late summer and early fall, saying that the instability … Read more
As Canada continues to grapple with a housing crisis, the conversation is increasingly turning to international students coming into the country. But multiple provinces are pushing back on federal suggestions that an international student cap could help solve the problem, and say they haven’t been consulted. Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Housing Minister Sean Fraser and … Read more