Skateboarder jailed after refusing to pay fine

A Fredericton man who refused to pay a fine for skateboarding on city streets has been taken into custody and will be sent to jail.

Parent group challenges legality of government's elimination of early immersion

A parent group has launched a court challenge in New Brunswick claiming that the provincial government has broken a contract with parents by eliminating its early French immersion program.

30 arrested in weapons smuggling bust in N.B.

New Brunswick RCMP have arrested more than 30 people following an operation targeting organized crime in the province.

Sealers will be charged for hunt violations: DFO

Four sealers are facing a total of 17 charges of breaking the rules of the seal hunt during 2007, CBC News has learned.

Forest fire stops traffic on Trans-Canada highway

Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway near Oromocto, N.B., was rerouted Tuesday because of a small forest fire in the area.

N.B. pathologist was 'passive,' with history of absenteeism, inquiry hears

It was surprising to find pathologist Rajgopal Menon working at the Miramichi Regional Hospital given his track record, an inquiry heard Tuesday.

8 men OK after car plunges into Reversing Falls in Saint John

Eight young men who were in a car that plunged into the Reversing Falls in Saint John are lucky to be alive, say police.

Schools opt out of chance to see play dealing with drug addiction

A play about crystal meth addiction drew mixed reaction in Fredericton, prompting some schools not to attend what was supposed to be two showings.

Beaverbrook story takes 2 Atlantic Book Awards

New Brunswick author and CBC reporter Jacques Poitras has won both the Booksellers' Choice Award and the Best Atlantic Published Book Award for his investigative account Beaverbrook: A Shattered Legacy.

Lack of new track in N.B. disappoints P.E.I. harness racers

Harness Racing PEI, the organization that manages P.E.I.'s largest harness racing track, says it's disappointed to hear that a new casino in Moncton, N.B., won't include a race track.

Woodside will serve 7th term as Fredericton mayor

Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside will serve a record-setting seventh term.

Saint John elects new mayor

City councillor Ivan Court beat out four contenders to win the mayor's seat in Saint John in Monday's municipal elections.

Mix of old, new on Moncton council

After being criticized for not being bilingual, George Leblanc was voted in as mayor of Moncton Monday night.

Mayor ousted in Dieppe

Voter turnout was so high in Dieppe, N.B., that many people were still marking their ballots nearly an hour after the polls across the rest of the province had closed.