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Town moves ahead with taxi bylaw repeal

4 days ago | thespec.com | Andrew Bates

Sussex has scrapped its taxi bylaw after receiving a legal opinion that it could do so without inadvertently banning cabs. A bylaw to repeal the town’s taxi bylaw was passed May 20 at Sussex’s town council meeting. It had been introduced in February, but was pulled off the agenda after the province told Brunswick News that a bylaw must be in place for a rideshare or taxicab company to operate.
Man sentenced to 12 years for sexual abuse of family members

1 week ago | pentictonherald.ca | Andrew Bates

A 63-year-old Saint John man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assault and sexual interference against his stepdaughter and step-granddaughter over a span of decades. The man was scheduled for trial in March but instead pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under 14 and sexual exploitation of a young person over a time period that spanned from 1988 to 2000, according to court documents.
Man sentenced to 16 years for sex crimes against four people

1 week ago | thespec.com | Andrew Bates

A man who admitted to sex crimes in Sussex against his girlfriend and three minors was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The 27-year-old man, of no fixed address, was sentenced by provincial court Judge Andrew Palmer Wednesday on 20 charges, including sexual assault, sexual interference with a minor, child pornography and non-sexual offences.
Man sentenced to 12 years for sexual abuse of family members

1 week ago | thespec.com | Andrew Bates

A 63-year-old Saint John man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assault and sexual interference against his stepdaughter and step-granddaughter over a span of decades. The man was scheduled for trial in March but instead pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under 14 and sexual exploitation of a young person over a time period that spanned from 1988 to 2000, according to court documents.
Trump's tariffs and tax cuts are crushing Main Street and making Mar-a-Lago elites rich

1 week ago | aol.com | Andrew Bates |Terry Holt

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already the biggest middle-class tax increase in modern history, raising the prices he promised to lower. Now even more tariffs threaten an economy already staggering from the uncertainty set off by Trump’s erratic policies, attacks on the rule of law, and threatening statements. Adding more injury to injury, Trump and his MAGA allies just forced the "Big Beautiful Bill Act" through the House of Representatives -- by one vote.
Woman pleads guilty to second-degree murder

1 week ago | thespec.com | Andrew Bates

A 44-year-old woman accused of first-degree murder has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Jinelle Suzanne Thompson, 44, entered a guilty plea to the lesser charge of second-degree murder on May 15, according to court documents. Thompson, of Ludlow Street, had been set for a jury trial in August next year on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Allan Christopher Lee, 52. On Aug.
Woman pleads guilty to second-degree murder

1 week ago | pentictonherald.ca | Andrew Bates

A 44-year-old woman accused of first-degree murder has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Jinelle Suzanne Thompson, 44, entered a guilty plea to the lesser charge of second-degree murder on May 15, according to court documents. Thompson, of Ludlow Street, had been set for a jury trial in August next year on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Allan Christopher Lee, 52. On Aug.
Woman pleads guilty to second-degree murder

2 weeks ago | tj.news | Andrew Bates

Jinelle Suzanne Thompson, 44, was facing first-degree-murder trial in August 2026 in death of Allan Christopher Lee, 52Author of the article: • Local Journalism Initiative reporter • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentA 44-year-old woman accused of first-degree murder has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Advertisement 2Don't have an account?
RCMP planning training exercise in Saint Andrews

1 month ago | thespec.com | Andrew Bates

Police with the RCMP and partner agencies say they will be out in the Saint Andrews area performing training exercises. New Brunswick RCMP posted an advisory for Saint Andrews residents on social media channels Thursday.
Crews respond to leaking rail car at Saint John railway yard

1 month ago | pentictonherald.ca | Andrew Bates

The Saint John Fire Department's hazardous materials team responded Wednesday to a "slow leak" of sulfuric acid from a rail car at a west-side Saint John rail yard. Platoon chief Mark Arrand said that crews were dispatched to the Gifford Road area just before 11:30 a.m., where they found a leaking rail car. The rail yard is owned by N.B. Southern Railway, a J.D. Irving company.