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MLAs back commission's call for mandatory training for municipal councillors and officials

October 1 , 2025 at 05:12:00 p.m. ADT • :

Officials from New Brunswick's Local Governance Commission heard questions and suggestions but mostly praise during a legislative committee meeting on Wednesday.

N.B. Power seeking across-the-board rate hike of 4.75 per cent in 2026

October 1 , 2025 at 05:11:15 p.m. ADT • :

N.B. Power is asking for regulatory approval for a 4.75 per cent rate increase to electricity bills next April, a substantial hike but one that would be lower than three years of even larger increases.

'Fragmenting care': How a pilot project in N.B. pharmacies fell apart

October 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

In the summer of 2022, Higgs, New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative premier, made sweeping changes to the senior management of the province's health care system, vowing to find new ways to improve access.

Traffic on Confederation Bridge, N.S.-P.E.I. ferry jumped in August after toll reductions

October 1 , 2025 at 11:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. saw a jump in the number of vehicles travelling to and from the Island across the Confederation Bridge and by ferry in August, according to the province's tourism indicators.

Finalists announced for 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

October 1 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The annual award, now in its fifth year, recognizes nonfiction that advances public discourse. The prize purse has been increased from $60,000 to $70,000 to the winner.