Author Archives: Allan Dearing
Small Drop Likely For NB Gas Prices
A slight drop at the pumps is expected this week in New Brunswick. Energy analyst Dan McTeague says gasoline will likely fall by about one cent per litre. Diesel could hold steady this week. Prices wi...
Nov 20, 2019 Josh Hallett / CC
Higgs Gov't Unveils Second Throne Speech
The status quo is no longer an option and this is a critical time for New Brunswick according to the second Speech from the Throne from the Higgs government. The document stated how the province is fa...
Nov 19, 2019 Protests at the NB Legislature, 19 Nov 2019 (Photo by Tyler MacLean)
Naming New Cabinet Will Be Challenging For Trudeau - Professor
A Canadian politics professor says the prime minister has a real challenge when it comes to selecting his new cabinet this week. Alberta and Saskatchewan will need to be represented but the minority L...
Nov 19, 2019 Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view / CC
N.B. Farmers Facing Shortage Of Workers
The Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick plans to survey farmers for their thoughts on how to address a shortage of workers. The organization says the workforce in agriculture is getting older with ...
Nov 16, 2019
N.B. Medical Society Concerned About Privatizing Cannabis
The New Brunswick Medical Society has concerns about the privatization of cannabis sales in the province. President Dr. Chris Goodyear says the organization wants to be included as the provincial gove...
Nov 15, 2019 Dr. Chris Goodyear (Courtesy NBMS)
Two Arrested In Moncton Armed Robbery
Two men are in custody after an armed robbery at the Holiday Inn Express on Mapleton Road in Moncton. Around 3am Thursday, Codiac RCMP say a man entered the hotel with a firearm and demanded money fro...
Nov 14, 2019 (Photo: TDCB)
PC Gov't Is Privatizing Cannabis NB
The Progressive Conservative government has decided to privatize the sale of recreational cannabis in New Brunswick. The province has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to find a single operator in ...
Nov 14, 2019 Finance minister Ernie Steeves (courtesy GNB YouTube)
Researcher Says Canadians Are Chronically Sleep Deprived
A sleep researcher believes Canada has a major public health problem when it comes to sleep. Dr. Julie Carrier says millennials and middle-agers are the largest groups which are chronically sleep depr...
Nov 14, 2019 Jason Trbovich / CC
Second Vehicle Sought In Dieppe Double Homicide Case
New Brunswick RCMP's Major Crime Unit is asking for help to find a second vehicle in connection with a double homicide investigation in Dieppe. Mounties say the vehicle is a black Infiniti SUV and wou...
Nov 13, 2019 RCMP Cruiser / File Photo
N.B. To Unveil Future Plans For Cannabis Sales
What does the future hold for the sale of cannabis in New Brunswick? We're expected to learn more on Thursday afternoon when the Higgs government holds a news conference in Fredericton. On the governm...
Nov 13, 2019 Cannabis NB store in Moncton, 17 Oct 2018 (91.9 The Bend photo)
