NEW from me...
How much money does your community spend per person?
New first-of-its-kind study details how much major New Brunswick municipalities generate in revenue and then spend per person
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NEW from me...
How much money does your community spend per person?
New first-of-its-kind study details how much major New Brunswick municipalities generate in revenue and then spend per person
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New Brunswick police chiefs formally reject gun buyback program
But that’s as the feds say 575 illegal firearms in New Brunswick have been declared by owners under the program to be eligible for compensation
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What Holt says it will take to fast track the Sisson mine project
The premier met with Northcliff Resources CEO Andrew Ing in Toronto to ask what could get the $579-million nation-building project moving quicker
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Serial killer Allan Legere dead at 78
“Monster of the Miramichi" murdered five people in a three-year span in the late 1980s
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New Brunswick eyed as location for torpedo manufacturing plant
South Korean company attempting to win contract to build Canada’s submarines says New Brunswick on shortlist
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ANALYSIS: There’s support for road tolls in New Brunswick, but is Holt considering it?
The idea has the backing of the Progressive Conservative finance critic, but it’s unclear if the Liberals are just floating it as a trial balloon
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University of New Brunswick president Paul Mazerolle told Brunswick News it’s a deal that will remain even if the South Korean bid is unsuccessful.
That’s as there’s a multibillion-dollar contract for 12 new submarines on the line.
The outgoing president of the University of New Brunswick predicts the Holt government won’t pursue the “radical” changes to public post-secondary education it’s floated.
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Holt won’t pursue ‘radical’ changes, predicts UNB president
Post secondary moves floated would ‘take years to play out’ while budgets are already finalized, says Paul Mazerolle
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University of New Brunswick signs deal to join South Korean submarine supply chain
That’s as Hanwha attempts to win a lucrative contract to build Canada’s next generation of submarines
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New Brunswick signs agreement committing provinces to connect power grids
It’s a memorandum of understanding that ultimately aims to put pressure on the feds to help fund tying the country’s electrical infrastructure together
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‘It’s my Super Bowl': Wayne Long's efforts to improve CRA to be tested
The 2026 tax season has unusually high stakes for the Canada Revenue Agency after a surge in public complaints and a scathing AG report
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Holt’s India trip punctuated by two deals
Premier says it also gave her an opportunity to pitch New Brunswick to India’s largest investors on things like potash and nuclear
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Holt government unveils ‘ambitious’ new mining strategy
Brunswick News has it in advance.
‘We aim to be the nation’s premier jurisdiction in mineral development,’ says Natural Resources Minister John Herron
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Holt government's royalty rate change costs it $45M in revenue
Minister suggests it’s a move that’s sheltered the industry from curtailments and closures that are being felt across the country
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N.B.'s population decline a 'demographic time bomb' for some areas: expert
New analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows Canada’s population won’t grow in 2026, which is even worse news for New Brunswick
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Feds launch new forestry fund as U.S. threatens more tariffs over help
Ottawa has announced $2.35 billion to help forest sector, which U.S. Lumber Coalition says is ‘escalating’ unfair trade practices
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Holt to join prime minister on trade mission to India
Four-day trip aims to help pivot New Brunswick away from trade reliance on United States, although it’s being criticized by Tories
Story...
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Massive change proposed in how New Brunswick gas prices are calculated
It could cost consumers more, New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board hearings told on Tuesday
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What I'm up to today...
Premier Susan Holt’s original attempt to cut gas prices back up for debate
Three days of hearings into the move late last year cancelled out by the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board begins on Tuesday
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Holt government has underspent by millions on child care
But it’s promising to catch up, although still not answering if it will reach a looming $10-per-day federal target
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A massive decline in travellers crossing the land border from New Brunswick into Maine widened even further in January, with 40,924 fewer people making the trip compared to a year ago
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‘Agreement in principle’ over lost HST money
That’s as the government is now explaining why it didn’t go after a direct cash payment, suggesting it may not have had a clear case to get back the money
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Irving Paper to get $45 million in Holt tariff relief funds
The money, part of a $54.3-million package for a total of seven New Brunswick companies, is contingent on job targets, minister says
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UPDATE: With full details
Quotes on how it's "extremely difficult" for Holt gov't to now balance budget at any point of its mandate
And some agreement as the Tory finance critic backs cuts to civil service and highway tolls to help right fiscal ship
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I asked Finance Minister René Legacy if he should remain finance minister given he’s at the helm of the largest deficit in the province’s history, if he made mistakes, or if his hands were tied by his own Liberal platform commitments that the Holt government was elected on.
Answer:
BREAKING...
Holt government deficit explodes to record $1.33-billion
It’s the largest single-year deficit ever in the province’s history, the governing Liberals now $800 million off what they originally budgeted
Full story...
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BREAKING: Inflation in New Brunswick second highest in country
New Statistics Canada numbers peg inflation in the province year over year at 2.9 per cent in January
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The Holt government releases third quarter numbers today.
Last March, the budget projected a $549-million deficit.
Three months into the fiscal year that number was $668.7 million.
Second quarter numbers then projected a $834.7-million deficit, more than $285 million off.
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Scoop from me...
$1 billion in new infrastructure for CFB Gagetown in federal budget
Premier Susan Holt says base gets big funding boost from largest defence investment in decades
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