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New Liberal MP Marilyn Gladu says she's now using an armed security detail everywhere she goes due to threats, staying away from public, in-person events. (Great reporting by @petroliaindie.bsky.social.) petrolialambtonindependent.ca/2026/04/29/g...

NEW: Premier Holt doesn't believe there's any "further conversation" that could be had with Agropur to save a Sussex-area dairy processing plant. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Minister defends cash for Agropur in wake of looming Sussex-area dairy plant closure. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Holt Liberals have scrapped a pay-what-you-can model for their school lunch program due to concerns over program sustainability over the long term. Instead, the government will be subsidizing half the cost of lunches. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: New Brunswick's public housing waitlist has hit an all-time high, with more than 14,000 households waiting for units. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Minister accuses PC MLA of 'victim blaming' immigrants for N.B. housing crisis. PC MLA says she's putting blame on federal immigration policies, not newcomers. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Saint John police board chair won't say if the board has faith in the current chief amid harassment allegations. However, she says, “The unfortunate thing is that you only can have this one side of it because it’s what’s been made public.” (via @teambates.bsky.social) tj.news/saint-john-s...

Reporter carries on....

NEW: Property owners hit twice with assessment service fees: PC critic. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: N.B. nurse has admitted to professional misconduct for falsifying employment letter for mortgage application. She denied for five years that she altered the letter, a discipline committee panel heard Monday. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: The Holt government is set to introduce 'significant' changes to N.B. property tax system before the end of this legislative session. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW from me... Holt promises overhaul of lobbyist rules that blocked NHL ticket disclosure ‘It's not strong right now,’ premier says, pledging legislative changes next month tj.news/new-brunswic... #NB

NEW: In response to workplace harassment allegations, Saint John's police chief says he's faced "resistance" from the police union over change to the force, describes the allegations as an "attack" and doesn't plan to go anywhere. (via @teambates.bsky.social) tj.news/saint-john-s...

NEW: NEW: A vulnerable man discharged from the Saint John Regional Hospital was sent by Horizon staff in a taxi to the Blacks Harbour ferry parking lot, where he was left to figure out how to get back to Grand Manan on his own, according to his family. tj.news/new-brunswic...

Details of Saint John police chief's alleged behaviour toward several officers, contained in a lawsuit, have been released thanks to the work of Brunswick News and CBC. Chief says the allegations are 'unsubstantiated.' (Great reporting via @teambates.bsky.social) tj.news/saint-john-s...

NEW: As questions mount over the new $30M virtual care deal, PC health critic Bill Hogan is calling for the release of eVisitNB, Foundever contracts. Health Minister John Dornan says he's seeking legal advice on whether details of publicly funded contracts can be released. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Former Loch Lomond Villa CEO Cindy Donovan has been ordered to take remedial education courses after breaching a resident's privacy back in 2021. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Radiation therapists are 'falling apart' at Saint John's cancer clinic after being chronically short-staffed for more than two years, according to their professional association. Horizon says a plan to improve conditions is in the works. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NB Power said their forecast of a "critical energy shortfall" of 400 MW by 2028 doesn't include the impact of a proposed AI data centre in Saint John which would draw 190 MW from the grid: tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Green party Leader David Coon is calling for a public inquiry into security at N.B. long-term care homes in light of alleged sex abuse at a Saint John home. Liberals say they're reviewing policies and procedures. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: New Brunswick looks to 'optimize' operating rooms to reduce surgical wait times. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Alleged sex assault of 15 seniors largest case in Canadian history, according to long-term care expert. N.B. Minister of Seniors Lyne Chantal Boudreau issues statement in response to "horrific" allegations at Saint John nursing home. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: NEW: A 69-year-old Saint John man has been arrested for sexually assaulting 15 seniors at an east-side nursing home over the course of three weeks, according to police. tj.news/saint-john-s...

NEW: A Moncton private surgical centre says it can help reduce the backlog of day surgeries, but it hasn't been able to get a meeting with Horizon, government officials. A health-care advocate says public-private partnerships aren't the solution to the surgical backlog. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: Premier Holt has unequivocally taken the idea of closing the St. Thomas University campus off the table. Opposition MLAs raise concern over the harm that proposed funding changes and restructuring ideas have done to the province's public post-secondary schools. tj.news/new-brunswic...

Saddened to learn of the passing of Saint John anti-poverty advocate Juanita Black. As a reporter, I had the pleasure of interviewing her several times over the years. Her lived experience helped shape many conversations about poverty reduction in New Brunswick. Her legacy will live on.

NEW: Liberals float idea of privatizing Mount Allison University, closing St. Thomas University campus. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: N.B. hospitals are taking over long-term care assessments from the Department of Social Development. This is despite a pilot project showing that the use of hospital staff for this work didn't significantly reduce assessment times or patient length of stay. tj.news/new-brunswic...

HOW ARE WE DOING CANADA? Tears in the commentary booth. Tears here at the rink. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier with a memorable free dance to send them onto the Olympic podium

NEW: Ex-Loch Lomond Villa CEO cleared on two of three professional misconduct allegations re: nursing home resident eviction in 2021. Family of the Pauline Breen says decision "should be sending shock waves through any family, any resident, that no one’s safe to speak up." tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: New Brunswick's deputy health minister was in the hot seat Tuesday, answering questions about the province's decision to not renew the eVisitNB contract. tj.news/new-brunswic...

Such good news! ⛸️🥇

UPDATE: Premier Susan Holt has confirmed that negotiations are underway with Foundever, a Luxembourg-headquartered company, to provide virtual care services in New Brunswick. eVisitNB CEO says he's hearing from concerned patients. tj.news/new-brunswic...

NEW: N.B. government is set to cut ties with eVisitNB. New vendor selected for virtual care services. Dr. Hanif Chatur, co-founder and CEO of eVisitNB, says he'll let "the government explain their decision to go to an RFP and their choice of vendor." tj.news/new-brunswic...