New Brunswick News

HALIFAX — The head of a non-profit group working to promote reproductive health says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is undermining efforts to give students access to honest, evidence-based sex education that answers their questions.

FREDERICTON — Crown prosecutors in New Brunswick have voted 99 per cent in favour of strike action if their current round of contract talks break down.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he is banning a Quebec-based sexual education organization from sharing information in provincial schools after what he called an “inappropriate” presentation in high schools.

MISCOU, N.B. — Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier met with the lobster industry on Thursday after the government closed a fishing area off northeastern New Brunswick at the height of the season.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Court of Appeal says that while it is desirable for the province's lieutenant-governor to be bilingual, the Constitution doesn't impose such a requirement.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A service celebrating the life of Arthur L. Irving was held Saturday at the late Irving Oil businessman's home in Saint John, N.B. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C.

CARAQUET, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assailed New Brunswick's premier and other conservative leaders on Thursday, calling out the provincial government's position on abortion, LGBTQ youth and climate change.

NASONWORTH, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say a 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a homicide south of Fredericton. A news release says officers responded around 11 a.m.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Arthur L. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives are in turmoil, with some members feeling disappointed and angry ahead of the next provincial election, which must be held by the fall.