Moncton News

You can tell it's a slow news week when the prime minister makes headlines for a supposed breach of protocol at a Catholic church service.

The City of Moncton is organizing free children's programs at selected city playgrounds this summer and is inviting parents to join the effort.

Mike Tilley remembers taking many 24-hour flights home to Canada wondering if the Moncton Flight College would ever get an international aviation deal off the ground.

The entertainment world lost two icons last week with Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett both dying, Jackson still quite young at age 50 and Fawcett only a little older at 62.

A music lover since childhood, Peter Tingley has seen dozens of great acts in concert over the years, from the Stones to Pink Floyd and everyone in between.

It may or may not be surprising that the self-declared "Acadian City" of Dieppe is wrestling with the question of whether or not to force Dieppe businesses to include French and English on all their interior and exterior signage by way of a municipal bylaw.

Friends and colleagues of Romeo LeBlanc hailed him as an unsung hero and a champion of the Acadian people as he was laid to rest in his hometown Friday morning.

Police say 13 people are facing more than 60 charges after an operation in the Halifax area targeting drugs and weapons.

Gerald Tremblay is; Louise Harel is not. Tremblay is careful not to take cheap shots at her English.

Next > MEMRAMCOOK, N.B. a ' Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects Thursday to former governor general Romeo LeBlanc, who is lying in state here ahead of Friday's state funeral.

Captivating audiences with a theatrical flair of female impersonations, Christopher Peterson joins the Rehoboth Theater of the Arts for the first time this summer as he transforms into a multitude of divas of diverse talents.

Romeo LeBlanc was a simple man dedicated to helping those in need, said family members, friends and one-time political adversaries of the former governor general on Wednesday.

The following letter has been sent to Premier Shawn Graham on behalf of the Moncton Northeast Construction Association: Dear Premier Graham, The Moncton Northeast Construction Association is the largest construction association in New Brunswick serving nearly 350 members.

Premier Shawn Graham is hoping New Brunswickers will begin pumping their newfound tax savings into provincial businesses.

MONCTON, N.B. a ' A 38-year-old New Brunswick man is scheduled to appear in court Monday to be sentenced for the deaths of a man and a woman killed 13 years apart.

About 33,000 rock fans partied with Bon Jovi under a hot sun on Saturday in Moncton, turning the Magnetic Hill concert site into a giant Maritime kitchen party.

Hotel owners in Moncton, N.B., hope to cash on three main events taking place in the city this weekend, including Saturday's Bon Jovi concert on Magnetic Hill.

Efforts to force Dieppe businesses to include French and English on all their interior and exterior signage, by way of a municipal bylaw, won the support of two federal politicians yesterday.

Two youths are in custody after a Riverview man was stabbed while trying to break up a fight Wednesday night.

RomA©o LeBlanc will be remembered as the first Acadian and the first Atlantic Canadian to become governor general.