Benoit Bourque News Today

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is facing heat from the Opposition after boasting that an upcoming visit to the province by the French president is due to the tourism ministers trip to France.

Ambulance response rates in many rural areas remain bellow target, even as the province continues to pay out bonuses to its ambulance service provider.

Three former Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers are bringing a new level of inquisitorial zeal to the New Brunswick Legislature’s public accounts committee.

Minister Jill Green revealed her province-wide housing strategy in Moncton on Thursday, including $500 million over three years.

Landlords will have to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal to break a tenancy for the purpose of renovations, proving that the unit needs to be vacant.

Landlords will have to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal to break a tenancy for the purpose of renovations, proving that the unit needs to be vacant.

The Opposition Liberals say they're increasingly concerned about the lack of detailed plans for housing from the Higgs government.

Members of the provincial legislature had until the end of Monday to endorse any final objections to a proposed new provincial election map.

New Brunswick's housing minister says the province may introduce legislation next spring that would force landlords to apply for permission to increase rents above a certain threshold.

Literacy and numeracy skills are declining among some young New Brunswick students. The Department of Education has released results from provincial assessments that took place in public schools this past spring.