New Brunswick News

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say they have charged a 35-year-old man with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a police officer in the entrance of a Canadian Tire store in Saint John.

FREDERICTON — A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red.

FREDERICTON — Parent and teacher groups in New Brunswick welcomed the child and youth advocate's recent suggestion that the province ban cellphones from schools because of their effect on students' mental health and ability to concentrate.

MONCTON, N.B. — Brady Schultz scored his second goal of the game 4:48 into overtime as the Mooseheads edged the Moncton Wildcats 5-4 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action Monday afternoon.

BATHURST, N.B. — Robert Orr scored the eventual winner with 7:02 left in the third period as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan edged the Gatineau Olympiques 3-2 on Sunday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

SHEDIAC, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick say they have found the body of a 64-year-old man from Grand-Digue who was last seen ice sailing.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief electoral officer offered an inside look Thursday at the province's elections office as it scrambled to get ready for a snap election that Premier Blaine Higgs hinted would come last year but never did.

GRANDE-DIGUE, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick continued the search Thursday for a 64-year-old man who was last seen the prior day ice sailing on Shediac Bay.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's budget surplus has risen by more than $200 million after the government collected more money than anticipated in income and sales tax and federal transfers.

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — Olivier Houde scored a goal and 2 assists as Cape Breton Eagles topped Moncton Wildcats. Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Lucas Romeo, Luke Patterson and Brayden Schmitt all scored once for Cape Breton.