New Brunswick News

MONCTON, N.B. — As the world junior championship approaches, Canada continued to look impressive in pre-tournament play with a 6-1 win over Slovakia on Wednesday at the Avenir Centre.

FREDERICTON — The Acadian Society of New Brunswick is accusing Premier Blaine Higgs of abdicating his responsibilities toward official bilingualism.

MONCTON, N.B. — In the first of three test runs before the world junior men's hockey championship opens next week, Canada cruised past Switzerland 6-0 at the Avenir Centre on Monday. Shane Wright paced Canada's attack with two goals and an assist.

FREDERICTON — The University of New Brunswick Saint John campus is getting a $38-million health and social innovation centre funded by the provincial and federal governments.

FREDERICTON — Dianne Cormier Northrup has helped her son and daughter, who both have intellectual and physical disabilities, communicate their key life decisions for years. Soon, her support role in that process will have a legal foundation.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The daughter of an 88-year-old woman who spent part of Thursday in a supply room at an overcrowded New Brunswick hospital says she's alarmed by the shortages of space and staff in the province's health facilities.

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. — Forward Shane Wright will serve as Canadian captain at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s report on systemic racism does not include a call for an Indigenous-led public inquiry — a recommendation that has been repeatedly called for by Indigenous leaders and that was included in a draft version of the report.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has proposed a new French immersion program that cuts the time elementary school students spend learning in French, prompting scathing criticism from a parent group.

FREDERICTON — The number of new influenza cases reported in the province has hit an all-time high, New Brunswick's acting chief medical officer of health said Tuesday. The 836 lab-confirmed flu infections between Nov. 27 and Dec.