New Brunswick News

Councillors in Moncton, N.B., vote to restore menorah outside city hall after outcry

MONCTON, N.B. — Councillors in Moncton, N.B., have reversed a decision that would have ended a 20-year tradition of lighting a Hanukkah menorah in front of city hall.

Dec 4, 2023 5:02 PM Read more >

Canada beats China 4-1 in Para Hockey Cup opener

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. — Canada's national para hockey team opened the preliminary round of the 2023 Para Hockey Cup on Sunday with a 4-1 victory over China. It was the first time the teams faced off in international play.

Dec 3, 2023 7:44 PM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Huggan the hero as Titan tip Eagles 3-2 in OT

BATHURST, N.B. — Colby Huggan's second goal of the game, scored 23 seconds into overtime, lifted the Acadie-Bathurst Titan to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Cape Breton Eagles in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

Dec 3, 2023 6:20 PM Read more >

$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

MONCTON, N.B. — It could cost New Brunswick's Université de Moncton as much as $4.6 million to shed its connection to a colonial British officer who participated in the brutal deportation of French-speaking Acadians from Eastern Canada.

Dec 1, 2023 2:19 PM Read more >

N.B. report includes 12 recommendations to improve English-language school system

FREDERICTON — A new report aimed at improving New Brunswick’s English-language school system recommends tackling chronic student absenteeism and rethinking the practice of promoting failing students to the next grade so they can remain with their pee

Nov 30, 2023 2:23 PM Read more >

Union protests New Brunswick plan to transform public-sector pension plans

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government introduced legislation Wednesday to transfer five of its defined-benefit public sector pension plans to shared-risk plans, saying the move will ensure the sustainability of plans that have become unaffordabl

Nov 29, 2023 3:41 PM Read more >

New Brunswick boosting spending on roads, schools and health-care facilities

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government today tabled a $1.2-billion capital budget that sets aside nearly $200 million more than the plan tabled last year.

Nov 28, 2023 1:31 PM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Thomas Auger scores twice, Wildcats edge Huskies 6-5

MONCTON, N.B. — Thomas Auger scored twice as the Moncton Wildcats edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-5 on Friday night in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Nov 24, 2023 11:17 PM Read more >

Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque charged with assaulting another inmate: RCMP

RENOUS, N.B. — The man who fatally shot three New Brunswick Mounties in 2014 has been charged with assaulting a fellow inmate in prison.

Nov 24, 2023 10:18 AM Read more >

N.B. professor fired for allegedly making 'sexually oriented statements' to students

MONCTON, N.B. — A small, faith-based university in New Brunswick has fired one of its professors after an independent investigation found he allegedly made inappropriate or sexually oriented statements to students in 2020 and 2021.

Nov 23, 2023 4:02 PM Read more >