New Brunswick

OrganiGram: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

April 12, 2022 GMT

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) _ OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $3.2 million in its fiscal second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Moncton, New Brunswick-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent.

NHL pioneer O’Ree ‘overwhelmed’ as No. 22 raised to rafters

By KYLE HIGHTOWERJanuary 19, 2022 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 now has a permanent home in Boston's TD Garden.

The first Black player to appear in an NHL game, O’Ree became the 12th player in franchise history to have his number retired prior to the Bruins’ matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Car driver killed in collision with junior hockey team’s bus

October 25, 2021 GMT

ASTLE, New Brunswick (AP) — The driver of a car died Sunday in a collision with a bus transporting the Miramichi Timberwolves Junior A hockey team on a New Brunswick road.

The RCMP said the crash occurred on Highway 8 in the small community of Astle — about 40 miles north of Fredericton — at about 11:30 a.m.

Customs dispute jeopardizes US fish stick, filet supply

By PATRICK WHITTLEOctober 11, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America's supply of a key fish used for popular products such as fish sticks and fast food sandwiches.

Maine: Collins cheers Canadian reopening bid; new cases fall

June 2, 2021 GMT

CALAIS, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins said the Canadian province of New Brunswick's move toward reopening its border with Maine this summer is good news for both countries.

Maine has more than 600 miles of border with New Brunswick and Quebec.

Canadian company intends to buy Koffee Kup Bakery

May 28, 2021 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Canadian company is hoping to buy Vermont's Koffee Kup Bakery, which closed abruptly last month because of financial troubles.

The owners of Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery, based in New Brunswick, Canada, announced Thursday that they intend to purchase the assets of the Koffee Kup Bakery in Burlington and its subsidiary, Vermont Bread Company in Brattleboro, and Superior Bakery in North Grosvenor Dale, Conn.

New Maine-Canada bridge project to start construction soon

April 1, 2021 GMT

MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has awarded the construction contract for a new bridge that will connect the northern part of the state to the Canadian province of New Brunswick...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

By MARK SCOLFOROMarch 23, 2021 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state Sen...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

By MARK SCOLFOROMarch 20, 2021 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state Sen...

MLB lefty Cormier, pitched in 1988, ’08 Olympics, dies at 53

March 9, 2021 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rheal Cormier, the durable left-hander who spent 16 seasons in the majors and remarkably pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues, died Monday...

A lost dog’s journey across the Canadian border and back

November 17, 2020 GMT

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — A lost dog's journey across the Canadian border and back was complicated by coronavirus restrictions limiting movement from a town on one side of the St...

US women get 2 early goals, go ahead 2-0 in Canada series

December 18, 2019 GMT

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Abby Roque and Alex Carpenter scored early goals, and the United States women's hockey team held on to beat Canada 2-1 in the second game of their five-game Rivalry Series...

The Latest: Widespread blackouts as Dorian continues march

September 8, 2019 GMT

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The Latest on Dorian (all times local):...

Canadian police charge suspect in shooting that left 4 dead

By ROB GILLIESAugust 11, 2018 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police charged a man Saturday for the deaths of two police officers and two civilians in a shooting that struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence...

Shooting in Canadian city leaves 4 dead, including 2 police

By ROB GILLIESAugust 10, 2018 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — A shooting in a small Canadian city Friday that left four people dead, including two police officers who were responding to a call of shots fired, struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence...

Storm blew historic building to Canada; Maine wants it back

January 11, 2018 GMT

LUBEC, Maine (AP) — A fishing-industry building on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places is half-submerged in waters near a Canadian island, and conservationists fear it could disintegrate before legal tangles are resolved...

Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry

By PATRICK WHITTLESeptember 18, 2017 GMT

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick (AP) — Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe...