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Roadside History
Once a bustling rail line, a Moncton path tells a former railway's story
Walking through Irishtown Nature Park, on the northern edge of Moncton, the winding path suddenly straightens out. According to historian and Roadside History columnist James Upham, it isn’t a coincidence. It once was home to the Moncton and Buctouche Railway, as it was called, which transformed New Brunswick in the 19th century.
Under tariff threat, social media-savvy N.B. business sees surge on both sides of border
Sylvie Roy launched Eclair Lips in 2015. In 2022, her social media videos started to go viral. And now, she's seen a bit of a bump in customers in the face of tariffs.
Biggest container ship ever to visit Saint John a sign of growing opportunities, port says
Some Saint John residents may have noticed a huge ship in the harbour this week. The Santa Rosa, roughly the length of three football fields, was the largest container ship ever to dock in the port.
Snow on way to N.B., but it's not likely to stick around
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for a large chunk of the province, excluding much of the north. Some regions of New Brunswick could see about 15 centimetres.
U.S. relationship likely top of mind for voters this federal election, poll analyst says
Liberals and Conservatives are running neck-in-neck to win the federal election April 28, says a poll analyst, who has identified three potentially close races in New Brunswick.
Rothesay parents support hockey-playing kids — sometimes in different cities at same time
A Rothesay family sometimes has to split themselves in half to cheer on their kids — all three play hockey on different teams.
From New Brunswick to Scotland: A 75-year friendship endures between these pen pals
Roberta MacKenzie, of Gagetown, N.B., and Pat Cunningham of Perth, Scotland, started sending letters to each other in the early 1950s.
Students, staff at Tobique Valley school sent home while bats removed
Crystal O'Neil of Plaster Rock, who has two children in the school, said her daughter texted her that bats were flying around.
Scams becoming more sophisticated, harder to detect, industry pros say
According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, there was $638 million in reported losses in 2024. And two industry professionals say scams are getting harder to detect because of the advancements in technology and artificial intelligence.
Tariff turmoil is pushing produce demand at N.B. farm to early pandemic levels
A Woodstock farm is seeing high demand for its produce boxes. The level of demand is similar to that of the pandemic, said owner Tim Livingstone.