New Brunswick News

FREDERICTON — The various sources of heat used by people living in tents carry a high risk of fire that can threaten lives, say homeless advocates in New Brunswick after a man died in an encampment in Saint John.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police say a man has died after a fire at an encampment in Saint John, N.B. Local police say emergency crews responded to the fire near the viaduct at a highway on-ramp on Saturday night.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Vincent Collard scored two goals and added an assist as the Moncton Wildcats scored four third-period goals beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

FREDERICTON — The top judge of New Brunswick's Court of King's Bench offered her "sincere apology" on Friday to two men who served lengthy prison sentences for a 1983 murder they didn't commit.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Two New Brunswick men who were acquitted Thursday of a 1983 murder for which they served lengthy prison sentences said they were worried they wouldn't live to see their names cleared.

FREDERICTON — An author of a study that New Brunswick's premier cited to back his province's policy on gender identity in schools says the politician had his facts wrong about the research.

BATHURST, N.B. — ACADIE-BATHURST - Braeden MacPhee knocked in the game-winning goal at 14:03 in the third period as the Mooseheads edged the Titan. Markus Vidicek scored three goals while Braeden MacPhee scored once for Halifax.

FREDERICTON — An advocate for the wrongfully accused says it's possible justice will never be done in a 1983 murder, after the convictions of two New Brunswick men were recently overturned and they wait to learn whether they will be tried again.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin revoked a licence Friday from a Saint John scrapyard where a massive fire broke out earlier this year that released plumes of toxic substances into the air and water.

FREDERICTON — As he looks ahead to an election year, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of backing down on his government's changes to the province's policy on gender identity in schools.