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Volunteers in Cocagne say about one quarter of the 257 tree swallow nesting boxes in the area contained entire broods of dead young birds, and it’s a bit of a mystery why they died.

The city of Moncton is asking some disgruntled hikers to be patient, as they upgrade a section of trail in the Irishtown Nature Park. The Spillway Trail is part of a popular 3.5 kilometre loop through the park.

New Brunswick recorded another death related to COVID-19 and 40 new cases Saturday. 

A 54-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle car accident in Lower Woodstock Thursday. 

New Brunswickers hoping to visit the United States must be prepared to show proof of vaccination and a negative PCR COVID-19 test upon returning to Canada.

Darrell Green, who police earlier testified was an associate of Robby Polchies, feared for his safety in the days after Corey Sisson was found dead, according to RCMP Cpl. Jordan Landry, who testified Friday in the first-degree murder trial of Polchies.

With the assistance of a mediator, the province of New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will return to the bargaining table on Oct. 24.

A Saint John pastor has been released from jail after admitting to contempt of court, and agreeing to abide by a number of conditions imposed by the court. 

The Department of Health says a mapping data error led to a “significant under-representation” of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Tracadie area being released earlier this week.

The CEOs of the Horizon and Vitalité health networks and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard are expected to hold a news conference Friday to provide an update on the situation at the province’s hospitals.

Health Minister Dorothy Shephard will hold a news conference alongside the CEOs of the Horizon and Vitalité health networks this afternoon to provide an update on the state of the health-care system.

Five more New Brunswickers have lost their lives to COVID-19, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced Friday.

The Disability Atlantic Arts Symposium, a virtual event aimed at helping disabled artists succeed, is a collaboration between several artists, and art groups, including Theatre New Brunswick and the JRG Society for the Arts.

Daryl Hunter has a collection of historical apples in his backyard on Keswick Ridge.

Daryl Hunter has a collection of historical apples in his backyard on Keswick Ridge.

Minor sports associations estimate that between 2.5 and 10 per cent of young athletes will miss out on sports this season because of proof-of-full-vaccination requirements.

Robby Polchies urged his former girlfriend Jahradd (Jo) Williams to try and remember what happened the day Corey Sisson was allegedly shot and killed in recorded phone calls, the jury heard Thursday. 

The RCMP confirms that the officer slated to take over the top job in New Brunswick will not be taking the position after all.

Many neither tricked nor treated last year, the idea of going from door to door and touching the same candy as strangers proving more real-life scary than Halloween itself.

A support group for victims of intimate-partner violence that has been operating in Sussex for 12 years has lost its funding from the province and is now looking for new sponsors.

New Brunswick has recorded two more deaths, pushing the death toll to 101, Premier Blaine Higgs announced Thursday.

Premier Blaine Higgs and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell will hold a live COVID-19 update this afternoon.

Premier Blaine Higgs and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell are holding a live COVID-19 update.

Four buildings in Fort Folly First Nation will soon be completely powered by the sun, as part of a move towards renewable energy in Mi’kmaq communities across New Brunswick.

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green says her department is installing new equipment near a wetland nature preserve to prevent it from accidentally being drained again.

Thousands of New Brunswick workers could be sent home without pay Nov. 20 under mandatory vaccination rules if they don’t get at least a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the day Friday.

New Brunswick opposition parties are denouncing a move by the government to remove Assistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay, of the RCMP’s J Division, from his position in July.

A lawyer representing a Bathurst couple facing allegations they violated New Brunswick’s COVID-19 emergency measures rules almost a year ago told a judge Wednesday they will admit to one of the allegations.

The number of COVID-19 infections at the Villa Renaissance in Dalhousie has increased from nine to 17, including one employee.

Five more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, Public Health reported Wednesday. That pushes the total number of COVID-related deaths to 24 in the past eight days and 99 since the pandemic began.

Five more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, Public Health reported Wednesday. That pushes the total number of COVID-related deaths to 24 in the past eight days and 99 since the pandemic began.

The city of Saint John is exploring how to use waste energy from some of its largest industrial businesses to heat buildings in the uptown core.

From lockdowns to capacity limits, the restaurant industry has spent the past 18 months clawing its way through COVID-19 restrictions. Now, restaurant operators are adjusting to a new requirement: enforcing a proof-of-vaccination mandate.