New Brunswick News

MONCTON, N.B. — Jordan Dumais scored four goals and added three assists as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads crushed the Monton Wildcats 11-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Joshua Roy had a hat trick and two assists, Jacob Melanson added two goals and three assists and the Sherbrooke Phoenix pummelled the Saint John Sea Dogs 8-2 on Friday.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick parents group says the government’s decision to abandon a controversial French-language education reform planned for this fall is a major win for the province.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

FREDERICTON — Crown prosecutors have formally acknowledged that the sentence for a New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties must be amended so he can apply for parole after serving 25 years.

FREDERICTON — Ahmed Hallaq's mother was attending to her morning prayers in the family's apartment in central Turkey last week when she saw the ceiling lamps start to sway.

FREDERICTON — The president of one of New Brunswick's two major health authorities says staff recruitment and retention is the biggest concern faced by the organization.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Cole Burbidge scored the only goal of the third period, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 5-4 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon.

FREDERICTON — More winter storm warnings and special weather statements are in effect for parts of Atlantic Canada.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's premier touted his government's achievements Thursday, claiming it has spurred progress in health care, education, energy development and the economy.