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Petit-Cap company loses a second smokehouse to fire
It's the latest of many fires in the region in the last several years, including several at smokehouses and other fish plants.
$40M earmarked to prepare New Brunswick for the threat of wildfires
As wildfires are getting worse in other parts of Canada, the federal and provincial governments are dedicating more funding to help prevent the same from happening here in New Brunswick.
Work on Centennial Bridge upgrade in doubt again after contractor removed
It’s unclear if a full shutdown of Miramichi’s Centennial Bridge will still go ahead as planned this summer after the province removed the contractor from the job over alleged breaches of contract.
N.B. minimum wage going up by 35 cents on April 1, but is it enough?
The new rate will be $15.65 per hour, up from the current wage of $15.30.
Christmas trees, shingles and paper: How tariffs could hurt N.B. forestry industry
As Canada gets hit by 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, imposed on Monday, the country is also on edge waiting to see if President Trump will follow through on his threat of universal tariffs next month.
Latest threat of steel and aluminum tariffs would hurt N.B., trade expert says
U.S. President Trump's plan to levy 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum tariffs would put New Brunswick in a bind.
With new tourism minister from Caraquet, Acadian regions hope for renewed attention
Tourism stakeholders put trust in the hands of new Tourism Minister Isabelle Theriault of Caraquet.
Students can 'make a real difference' with cheek swab at UNB stem cell event
With 1,000 Canadian patients waiting for lifesaving stem cell transplants, university students in Fredericton are being asked this week to help give them a better chance of survival.
Saint John BFFs off to Oxford after winning Rhodes scholarships
From her campus at Mount Allison University in Sackville, honours biochemistry student Claire Wilbur is preparing for a big move across the pond. Wilbur's best friend from Saint John, Alyssa Xu, is the other winner from the Maritimes.
Empty tourist bureaus that once welcomed visitors to N.B. eyed for development
A building near Woodstock is one of the province's many tourist information bureaus that closed because of budget concerns and declining numbers of tourists stopping by.