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Property assessment freeze for one year proposed by Holt government

May 6 , 2025 at 05:28:32 p.m. ADT • :

The New Brunswick government has introduced legislation to freeze property assessments for homeowners, landlords and businesses for one year while it works on a promised plan to reform the province's property tax system.

N.B. residents, businesses facing uncertainty with potential recession

May 6 , 2025 at 06:56:25 p.m. ADT • :

Deloitte Canada released a new report last week that showed New Brunswick is projected to have the slowest growing economy in the country in 2025.

Booze boost: N.B. alcohol producers see 'silver lining' in tariff war with U.S.

May 6 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Several New Brunswick craft alcohol producers are experiencing a spike in sales in the wake of an ongoing tit-for-tat tariff war between Canada and the United States.

Search for 2 missing N.S. children to continue overnight, RCMP say

May 5 , 2025 at 12:07:10 p.m. ADT • :

A councillor in the region of rural Nova Scotia where two children have gone missing says the last four days have been 'incredibly tough' on the entire community, as searchers continued to scour wooded areas where the children were last seen.

More delays in trial of Moncton man accused of fraud, theft

May 5 , 2025 at 06:36:12 p.m. ADT • :

After delays last week, Judge Anne Richard ruled that the defence's co-council will need to be present for all evidence presented moving forward as defence lawyer James Matheson's health remains "day to day."