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Nackawic mill workers rally in face of impending layoffs
Nackawic mill workers rally in face of impending layoffs By Shane Fowler CBC News October 16, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: Canada, Canada East NEW BRUNSWICK — Nearly 100 mill workers, union leaders and politicians marched through the streets of Nackawic in the shadow of the pulp mill that is soon set to close its doors to hundreds of its employees.
Nackawic mill workers rally in face of impending layoffs
News·New Nearly 100 mill workers, union leaders and politicians marched through the streets of Nackawic in the shadow of the pulp mill that is soon set to close its doors to hundreds of its employees. About 350 workers will be out of work when AV Nackawic closes its doors later this month Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2026 4:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 31 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
The final moose hunt of 91-year-old Stillman Maynard
Stillman Maynard, 91, stunned his entire family when he announced he won a moose licence. They didn’t know their elderly father even put in for the annual hunt anymore. “I was kind of astonished,” said Michael Maynard, his 65-year-old son. “I was a little taken back at first that he wanted to go moose hunting and thought it was kind of a joke a bit. I thought, ‘Is he serious?’” Stillman needs a walker and chairlift to get from his bedroom to his living room and kitchen, Michael said.
'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers
Bradford Burns grew up in Friendship, Maine, a town south of Augusta made up of just over 1,000 people. It rests on a peninsula and hosts a public wharf used by dozens of lobster fishers. That included his grandfather. He’d spend time with him on the boat helping to place bait in lobster traps. But, as he grew up, his taste for fishing brought him inland. First for brook trout. Then he hooked his first salmon. “There's just a lot of things that scratched a lot of itches for me,” said Burns.
'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers
Probes into Toronto’s shooter-for-hire network thwarted by impenetrable phone, police source says Investigations into a series of shootings in Toronto have been stymied because a key cellphone that was seized in connection with the case is running on a privacy-focused operating system and investigators have so far been unable to unlock the device, according to a police source. Police believe the …
N.B.'s devastated bat world offers cause for a bit of optimism
News Karen Vanderwolf has spent her summer criss-crossing New Brunswick, hunting for bat poop. Biologists discover small signs that bat populations are starting to recover from white-nose syndrome Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
N.B.'s devastated bat world offers cause for a bit of optimism
New Brunswick Karen Vanderwolf has spent her summer criss-crossing New Brunswick, hunting for bat poop. Biologists discover small signs that bat populations are starting to recover from white-nose syndrome Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Biologists growing museum menagerie with two-week hunt
New Brunswick·New Open the doors of the United Pentecostal Church of Kouchibouguac and you’ll be greeted by dozens of scientists with their heads bowed over microscopes and the smell of formaldehyde. BiotaNB brings biologists together from across the continent Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Kayaker on St. John River makes a pair of grim discoveries Original
News·New Melissa Lavigne has done a lot of kayaking on the St. John River, but on a recent paddle, she came across something new: a headstone and grave marker for two long-dead Fredericton men. Melissa Lavigne wasn't expecting to find 'a lot of death' while out for a paddle in Fredericton Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
Kayaker on St. John River makes a pair of grim discoveries
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Base Gagetown tries to make transition to civilian life less overwhelming
News·New The move from military life to a civilian one can be tough. That's where the new Transition Centre Gagetown comes in. On July 1, service members will be able to use resources at a new transition centre Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Base Gagetown tries to make transition to civilian life less overwhelming
New Brunswick The move from military life to a civilian one can be tough. That's where the new Transition Centre Gagetown comes in. On July 1, service members will be able to find and use resources under one roof Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Change at Mactaquac Dam sees millions more fish make it upriver to spawn
Every day in May and June, you can find Wayne Baker sitting by the banks of the Oromocto River in Fredericton Junction counting fish. Not every fish. Just his favourite. In his hometown, he’s known as “the Gaspereau Man." “I’ve been fishing gaspereau here for over 70 years now, believe it or not,” Baker said.
The daunting dome of western New Brunswick
New Brunswick·New Standing monstrously silent in a farmer's field, the structure seems otherworldly. But its real purpose is much more down to earth. The massive, aging dome looks like something straight out of Star Wars Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Province puts new funding into tourism associations, operator grant
New Brunswick·New The New Brunswick government will spend $500,000 a year between two tourism associations and a new tourism grant in hopes of attracting $1 billion in tourism revenue over the next five years. $500K more earmarked for tourism sector annually Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 17, 2026 1:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
The cost of firewood is red hot, but it’s still likely the cheapest option for heat in N.B.
New Brunswick·New Fuel, equipment and competing pulp mill prices have all worked against the cost of firewood according to local producers. Firewood prices have seen a steady rise in recent years Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 13, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
Fredericton hospital is finished keeping patients in ambulance bay, Horizon says
New Brunswick·New The Horizon Health Network says it has stopped using a converted ambulance bay to house patients at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton. Chalmers Hospital ambulance bay had been used to house patients since 2024 Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 02, 2026 5:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
A bottleneck of builders: Oromocto braces for shortage of tradespeople in wake of federal funding
New Brunswick·New More than a billion dollars in upgrades was announced to 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown by the federal government. Couple that with about 2,000 more soldiers plus their family members expected to descend into Oromocto and the surrounding area over the next decade.
'Extreme disappointment' as province closes key Sussex bridge
New Brunswick·New One of Sussex’s most important bridges has been closed by the province, and it’s not known when, or if, it will reopen. Towns says Maple Avenue bridge has long been in need of repairs Shane Fowler, Jordan Gill · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
At least 174,000 litres of diesel recovered from gas station leak in Woodstock, province says
New Brunswick·New The New Brunswick government now says 174,000 litres of diesel fuel leaked from an Irving gas station in Woodstock, up from earlier an estimate of 100,000 litres. Since CBC News began reporting on leak, no one from Department of Environment has agreed to an interview The New Brunswick government now says 174,000 litres of diesel fuel leaked from an Irving gas station in Woodstock, up from earlier an estimate of 100,000 litres.
N.B. man says he complained about fuel leak 7 weeks before Tim Hortons shut down in Woodstock Original
New Brunswick·New Jody Bourgoin said he tried to warn staff about diesel in the coffee shop's water back in October, more than two months before the Tim Hortons on Beardsley Road was closed due to a significant diesel leak from Murray's Irving gas station next door.
Zebra mussel discovery in N.B. triggers meeting of scientists
New Brunswick·New The discovery of a single adult zebra mussel in the St. John River sparked a recent gathering of scientists and researchers who knew the find was all but inevitable. It may be too late to stop St. John River invasion, but other waterways could be spared, gathering told The discovery of a single adult zebra mussel in the St. John River sparked a recent gathering of scientists and researchers who knew the find was all but inevitable.
How did an Irving station leak so much gas before anyone noticed? Original
New Brunswick·New As cleanup continues at an Irving gas station on the outskirts of Woodstock, a question persists: Why did it take so long to notice that tens of thousands of litres of gas had leaked into the ground? Crews have been cleaning up the significant diesel leak for months Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Mar 12, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago Vacuum trucks have spent months cleaning up leaked fuel at the Irving gas station on Beardsley Road in Woodstock.
Thousands of litres of diesel leaked undetected from Irving station, documents show Original
New Brunswick·New An Irving gas station in Woodstock leaked thousands of litres of diesel fuel into the environment, according to government documents about the leak discovered in December.
Thousands without power in Edmundston area during cold snap Original
New Brunswick·New Around 4,900 residents in the city of Edmundston and the surrounding area are without electricity in severe cold. Power for almost 5,000 customers went out around 7 a.m. AT Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 12:28 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Many people in Edmundston found themselves without power Tuesday morning.
Residents want answers after fuel leak shuts down a Woodstock Tim Hortons
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Moncton Flight College suspending operations at Fredericton campus Original
New Brunswick·New The students slated to graduate this semester at the Fredericton campus of the Moncton flight college will be the last grads for the foreseeable future. College points to market forces in China as reason for closure Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2024 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago Moncton Flight College has suspended training at the Fredericton campus for 2025.
Thousands of N.B. licence plates — dumped in the woods — thrill collectors | CBC News
New Brunswick·New Robin McQueen has been collecting licence plates since he was a teenager. But in all his years of collecting he’d never come across a find like he did earlier this summer. The plates are in piles according to date, from 1957 to 1960, in a forested area in Fredericton Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Sep 10, 2024 11:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago Robin McQueen has been collecting licence plates since he was a teenager.
Access to Fundy beach restricted by landowner fed up with garbage, fires, human waste
Access to Fundy beach restricted by landowner fed up with garbage, fires, human waste Shane Fowler | CBC News | Posted: September 3, 2024 9:00 AM | Last Updated: Just now Province promotes beach on website but doesn't provide infrastructure Image | Waterview Beach Caption: Waterview Beach stretches for more than two kilometres. It's located between Alma and Cape Enrage on the Fundy coastline.
Police academy satellite school opening in Fredericton
New Brunswick·New The Fredericton Police Force is opening a satellite school program to start training new police officers who, upon completion of their courses, will join their ranks. 12 cadets will make up the first class starting in January 2025 Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: May 13, 2024 4:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago Police Chief Martin Gaudet has announced the formation of the satellite school for training new officers in Fredericton.
From picnics to a proposal — Woodstock campground owners have seen and done it all | CBC News
Campers have told Peter and Janet Clark some of their best childhood memories were made at their campground. Now they bring their children back every summer so they can make memories of their own there. That's the highest compliment the couple say they could ever receive, after spending their lives dedicated to their beloved Jellystone Park in Woodstock. For 42 years Peter and Janet have built campsites, cabins, and picnic tables together at the park.
New sensory clinic for children with autism, other challenges opens in Fredericton
New Brunswick·New It’s expected that over the next year more than 100 children and youth with mental health concerns will spend time using the new sensory clinic recently opened in Fredericton.
Fredericton's 12 Neighbours community welcomes final house
New Brunswick·New On Tuesday, the 96th home was trucked in and installed as part of the project to give homeless people in Fredericton places to call their own. The last tiny home brings the total number of houses to 96 Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 18, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago This is the final home in the community, at least for now, but there's still lots of work to be done, says Marcel LeBrun, founder of 12 Neighbours.
WestJet returns to Fredericton with seasonal service to Calgary
New Brunswick·New WestJet is returning to the Fredericton International Airport to offer a single flight, twice a week, from Fredericton to Calgary. Airline to offer a flight twice a week starting in June Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 4:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago WestJet says the new flight, using Boeing 737s, is part of the airline's focus on the leisure market.
A New Brunswick beverage 10 years in the making, just in time for the eclipse
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A New Brunswick beverage 10 years in the making, just in time for the eclipse
New Brunswick·New When John Way started brewing mead back in 2014, he set some aside some of his first batch for a special occasion. John Way saw the eclipse coming years ago and created a special mead for the event at his brewery Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 07, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago John Way stands in front of the four barrels of mead he started working on 10 years ago in preparation for Monday's eclipse.
North Atlantic right whale mother found dead, calf in jeopardy
New Brunswick·New A North Atlantic right whale was found dead over the weekend about 80 kilometres off the coast of Virginia. Scientists will perform a necropsy to find out what led to the whale's death Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Apr 02, 2024 4:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago A dead female North Atlantic right whale, #1950, was found floating offshore east of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia.
Afghanistan vet back in fighting shape for Invictus Games
New Brunswick·New A broken neck, a traumatic brain injury, and multiple herniated discs in his back: those are the physical injuries that Patrick Gordon sustained after he was injured by an improvised explosive device while serving with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
Shark captured on video feasting on whale carcass in Bay of Fundy
New Brunswick·New Paul Keller first thought he was hearing water splashing upon a rock. Turns out it was a great white shark splashing about as it tore into a whale carcass. Whale watchers off Campobello Island got more than they bargained for Paul Keller first thought he was hearing water splashing on a rock. Turns out it was a large shark splashing about as it tore into a whale carcass.
Unlocking Kent Island's secret life of birds
With no land predators trying to snatch away eggs for an easy dinner, and a scientific station run by Bowdoin University in Maine for nearly 90 years, Kent Island has become the home of some of the longest-continuing species studies in the world. The only mammals on the island, a tiny spot in the Bay of Fundy off the southeast coast of Grand Manan, are muskrats and scientists. That has allowed it to become a haven for nesting birds and the people who study them.
How scientists thrive in near-isolation on N.B.'s remote Kent Island
New Brunswick·New Kent Island is often shrouded from view, typically covered in a soupy fog. The small island is where dozens of researchers and students have come to live and study in near-isolation every year since 1936. From April to October, researchers live on one of the province's most remote islands · CBC News · Posted: Jul 17, 2023 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago Kent Island is often shrouded from view, typically covered in a soupy fog.
The wild history of Kent Island: How a tiny isle off Grand Manan became a scientific sanctuary
New Brunswick·New At less than three kilometres tip-to-tip, a tiny island sits in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Grand Manan. Most New Brunswickers likely know nothing about it. But it has fascinating history. A stuffed albatross, a Rockefeller and a famous U.S. museum are all part of the story · CBC News · Posted: Jul 10, 2023 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago At less than three kilometres tip-to-tip, a tiny island sits in the Bay of Fundy off the southeast coast of Grand Manan.
Go straight to jail, right after you tour the rest of Fredericton's science centre
New Brunswick·New For $8, you can spend some quality time in a jail that dates back to the 1840s, and which has connections with some of New Brunswick's more notorious criminals. Science East now offering formal tours of 1840s jail cells in its basement · CBC · Posted: Jun 27, 2023 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago For just $8, you can spend a little time in jail. That's how much Science East, a science education centre in downtown Fredericton, is charging for tours of its basement.
No consultation with teachers so far on Policy 713 review, says NBTA Original
The New Brunswick Teachers' Association says it has yet to be approached for input by the Higgs government on the review of Policy 713, which is scheduled to be completed by the first week of June. The review of the school policy that guarantees basic protection for LGBTQ students has recently been expanded to include a section on washroom access, an issue also addressed in human rights law.
Buckle up; construction season in Fredericton has begun | CBC News
New Brunswick·New Construction season has begun in Fredericton and it's already causing some headaches. Big projects mean residents may want to get creative with their daily commute · CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2023 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago Construction season has begun in Fredericton and it's already causing some headaches.
Pugilist Pride: A Boxer's Life shows the connections and camaraderie of the sport Original
In a blend of art and athletics, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in Fredericton is set to open a new exhibit with a focus on boxing. Pugilist Pride: A Boxer's Life, which opens to the public on May 25, is a showcase by freelance photographer Gary Weekes, who spent time at the Fredericton Boxing Club after the initial lockdown phase ended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seal population rising in and around Saint John Harbour, study says Original
There are more seals in and around Saint John Harbour than there were 30 years ago, and they're staying year-round. Those are the findings of researchers who recently completed the first study of the seal population in the area since the early 1990s.
Future of abandoned Miramichi bridge remains uncertain Original
The Morrissy Bridge in Miramichi may have closed 15 years ago, but visit the structure today and you'll see pedestrians, cyclists and anglers sidestepping the signs and barricades that attempt to bar access — even though there are other bridges in the area. "It's a shortcut," laughed a motorcyclist after driving across the Morrissy.
All-girls hockey tournament kicks off in Fredericton
New Brunswick·New Hockey teams from across New Brunswick will descend on Fredericton for a tournament this weekend. But what sets this competition apart is that every player on the ice will be a girl under the age of 13. 12 teams of girls under the age of 13 will compete Friday to Sunday · CBC News · Posted: Apr 21, 2023 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago Hockey teams from across New Brunswick will descend on Fredericton for a tournament this weekend.
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