Sam Farley

Journalist

Sam Farley is a Fredericton-based reporter at CBC New Brunswick. Originally from Boston, he is a journalism graduate of the University of King's College in Halifax. He can be reached at sam.farley@cbc.ca

Latest from Sam Farley

Many N.B. seniors have declined nursing home placements, Holt says

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says many seniors and their families are rejecting placements, possibly because of the distance.

New lawyer, jury trial to come for accused in Chipman double-murder case

One of two men accused of murder after two bodies were found in a burning vehicle near Chipman has acquired a new lawyer and waived a preliminary hearing.

Documents reveal behind-the-scenes confusion as Strait Shores council crumbled

Documents CBC News obtained through a right to information request show confusion as provincial officials tried to interpret their own rules after a slew of resignations and a code of conduct investigation that ignored due process.

Judge to rule on evidence against Oromocto First Nation chief, 8 others facing charges

A judge will soon decide if there's enough evidence to continue to a jury trial for Oromocto First Nation Chief Shelley Sabattis and eight others accused of assault and breaking and entering.

Too many resignations leave Sunbury-York South council on pause until fall

A municipal council just outside Fredericton is left unable to function until September after resignations and sanctions have piled too high. 

Historic Miramichi homestead closed after province cuts funding

The group running an interpretive history centre at an 19th-century farm near Miramichi has rejected what it considered too little money from the province and won't open the farm this year.

N.B. codes of conduct allow for degree of council secrecy not possible under N.S. rules

Under New Brunswick rules, the public can be kept in the dark when their local officials face discipline — an approach far less open than one adopted next door in Nova Scotia. 

Wolastoqey group walks to ancient tree in Lorneville area proposed for development

After an old growth tree was discovered in a part of Lorneville that Saint John council has begun to approve for development, an Indigenous group went out to visit the site for themselves on Thursday afternoon.

Province funds virtual reality training for UNB nursing school

Starting this September, virtual reality training technology will be incorporated into nursing students' curriculums at the University of New Brunswick. 

Sunbury-York South CAO terminated, still facing charges

The chief administrative officer from a small municipality near Fredericton is no longer employed, a release from Sunbury-York South announced Monday afternoon.