Rachel Cave

Heart attack patient waits 13 hours in Moncton Hospital ER

Social Development has agreed to put hospital patients ahead of the line for vacant nursing home beds for the next 30 days. The CEO of Horizon sees no other option to relieve the stress on some surgical units and emergency rooms.

The founders of a private recovery centre on Darlings Island said they had to cancel their first rehabilitation patients after six neighbours filed complaints, fearing for the safety of nearby children and the values of their homes. Town planners defended the rehab's permit, but were overruled.

J.D. Irving, H.J. Crabbe and Acadian Timber say hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest land should be excluded from the Wolastoqey Nation's Indigenous title claim because they no longer have standing to defend their interests in the lawsuit.

At a campaign stop in Saint John, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the Liberals for killing Energy East and making Canada so dependent on exports to the United States.

Lee Goguen says her parents' decision to receive medical assistance in dying at Saint John Regional Hospital gave the couple, who were both suffering from cancer, a merciful and peaceful death.

A doctor is helping to design a modern health-care clinic in rural New Brunswick, and a new pay model is expected to attract the professionals needed to work there.

With a federal election call expected within weeks and a Liberal incumbent certainly running for a fourth term in Saint John-Kennebecasis, some Conservatives in the riding are keen to get cracking on their own campaign — if only they could. 

Julie Sentner could not be happier with the cosy warmth of her home this winter. However, the Saint John woman was surprised to see how her energy consumption has climbed since heat pumps were installed late last year.

At a public information session requested by the Town of Rothesay, N.B. Power tried to assure customers who spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the dark that it’s taking a proactive approach to reliability.

Months before their plans caused a social media storm on Darlings Island, Adam Beman and his father, Mike, had been searching for a discreet setting for a program to help New Brunswickers recover from addictions.

Family doctor Shawn Jennings suffered a devastating brainstem stroke 24 years ago that rendered him totally paralyzed. In the long journey since, he has become an inspiring teacher, mentor, presenter, author and the recipient of numerous medical and leadership awards.

Saint John police used less force responding to people in mental distress in recent years if officers were joined by a mental health care provider on crisis calls, a study by a University of New Brunswick Saint John professor found.

Shortly after Bruce Rupert and Shelly Brewer won $1M on Lotto 6/49 in February, their jackpot was eclipsed by far bigger wins in New Brunswick. But that has not diminished the thrill of their good fortune, or the great relief of not having to work anymore.

When Hockey New Brunswick started tracking all complaints of discrimination last year, organizers expected to get just a few. Instead, 29 allegations were investigated, resulting in 15 players being suspended for a minimum of five games to as many as 20.

Italy, Latvia, Israel, Mexico and Japan are just some of the far-flung places that appear in this year’s guest book at the Saint Andrews welcome centre.

There’s a growing problem in the Port City. The Human Development Council says as of the end of last week, there are about 55 people sleeping rough, an incredibly large number for a community of the size of Saint John.

Baby teeth damaged by decay, infections in young gums, and children crying in pain from an untreated abscess are all challenges that Dr. Bella Panjwani faces almost every working day at her Saint John dental clinic.

Horizon Health says it’s well aware that Moncton Hospital has the lengthiest delays when it comes to getting patients from ambulance to hospital bed.

Aimee Dunn, who lost her baby in March while in the care of the emergency department of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital, says she could never afford to sue for medical malpractice.