Latest from Harry Forestell
Banking on cows and willow trees to help fight flooding near Sussex
The Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee is taking an bioengineering approach in trying to prevent flooding near Sussex. Their efforts include redirecting where cows can graze and planting willows on the banks of brooks.
Agent Orange continues to haunt lives of U.S. veterans trained in New Brunswick
Legislators in Maine are reopening a New Brunswick controversy many thought had already been consigned to the history books.
First turbines spinning at Burchill Wind Energy project in Saint John
A stark illustration of the changing nature of New Brunswick's energy supply is on display leaving Saint John on Highway 1 heading for the U.S. A horizon that for years has been dominated by Coleson Cove's twin smokestacks is now crowded with the spinning propellers of wind turbines.
First Person
I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson's. Here's how it changed my life
CBC journalist Harry Forestell applied his journalistic expertise to learn more about the highly specialized treatment he received to treat Parkinson's disease.
Hundreds of thousands of artifacts packed up as N.B. Museum faces uncertain future
The New Brunswick Museum is spread over two problematic buildings — an exhibit space and shop at Market Square in uptown Saint John and a collections and research centre in a much older building in the north end.
N.B. clinic brings psychedelic drug to mainstream to treat PTSD
A one-time veterinary anesthetic that gained a reputation as an effective battlefield drug during the Vietnam War and then became an illicit rave drug known as Special K is now being touted as an effective treatment for PTSD.
Family of woman evicted from nursing home glad province is changing rules
Daughters of an 83-year old woman who died after being evicted on short notice from Loch Lomond Villa in Saint John are pleased with proposed changes to the New Brunswick Nursing Homes Act.
Family demands changes to nursing home regulations after N.B. senior served 'eviction notice'
Pauline Breen, 83, was given 15 days to find new accommodation after her family questioned treatment.
The weight of a Silver Cross
Debbie Sullivan wasn’t surprised when her only son, Chris, announced that he would be entering the military. He craved adventure and had been raised to seek a life of public service. Chris died in a submarine fire in 2004. This year, his mom has been named the National Silver Cross mother. 'I'm keeping his legacy alive,' she says
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Blaine Higgs believes better relationship with Justin Trudeau will benefit N.B.
Premier Blaine Higgs shows no signs of wearing down under the strain of managing a minority government in a wide-ranging, year-end interview with the CBC's Harry Forestell.