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A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the area about 38 kilometres northwest of Sussex Friday night. According to the Natural Resources Canada website, the earthquake happened just before midnight.

Justin Sheppard and his two friends could barely contain their excitement.

Roly MacIntyre is disappointed his best friend and fellow Saint John area Liberal MLA didn't stick with the cabinet consensus on the sale of NB Power assets to Hydro-Québec.

The man in charge of the city's Peel Plaza project says the historic buildings near the site of the proposed police headquarters could still be redeveloped.

Members of the Saint John Sea Dogs were on hand signing autographs at the area's Co-Op stores on Sunday afternoon, hot off a thrilling 5-4 shootout win over the Moncton Wildcats in Moncton on Saturday night. Shown at the Ken-Val Co-Op from left are Brady Shannon, 12, his sister Jessica Shannon, 15, Sea Dogs Nick Petersen and Michael Kirkpatrick, and Kathryn Titus,13.

The number of charges, as well as the number of young men and women facing charges, just keeps piling up as a result of an ongoing investigation by the Saint John Police Force's criminal investigation division into a three-week crime spree at eight area automotive businesses.

Sometimes the excuses people offer the court are laughable - and, sometimes, they even provoke laughter. One of those times was Friday when, after speaking to George Albert LeBlanc, 27, of Peters Street, duty counsel John King said his client had informed him that his failure to attend court was due to the fact every time he tried to hitchhike from Montreal to Saint John, due to that province's ban on hitchhiking, Quebec police would pick him up and take back to Montreal.

A 26-year-old man who had been ordered to return to provincial court with a recovery plan for his decade-old addiction didn't disappoint the judge.

By Jill Barber's sweet smile and the professional poise of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra on stage of the grand Imperial Theatre, it was hard to tell the performers barely had time to rehearse together.

In 1993, a stroke of genius came coursing through the air like as on the wings of a zephyr; like lightning, it struck on the Magdalene Islands and the Cirque Éloize was born. Some 17 years later, what began as a dream is now firmly anchored in reality as a solid troupe with an international reputation that will bring both sunshine and rain to the Imperial Theatre on Feb.

En 1993, dans un coin de l'Acadie, un éclair de chaleur a zébré le ciel des Îles-de-la-Madeleine et le Cirque Éloize est né. Quelque 17 ans plus tard, le projet qui était alors rêve est maintenant devenu une solide troupe de réputation internationale qui apporte la pluie et le beau temps au Théâtre Impérial de la ville portuaire, le 23 février prochain.

Cool temperatures and excellent ice conditions combined for a common theme at the second annual Tim Hortons Pavilion Cup pond hockey tournament at Lily Lake over the weekend.

Dolores Arthur, right, vice-president of the Canadian Lebanon Association of Saint John, presents a cheque for $1,000 to Dawn Caissie, a longtime staff member at Hestia House.

During 2010 Saint John will be celebrated as a Cultural Capital in many ways. It is fitting that the New Brunswick Competitive Festival of Music (NBCFM) be one of the sectors of the arts which are profiled.

Robert Phillips was going about his early-morning routine last Thursday when he saw a glow from outside an apartment building two houses up the street.

No one was hurt in last Thursday's apartment fire on Arena Avenue - pets included. Kennebecasis Valley firefighters carried out three cats, Capt. Jim Smith said. The cats did not need to be treated for smoke inhalation, although firefighters just added a new piece of pet-saving equipment to their truck last week.

The search for a new fire chief is moving forward according to schedule, says a KV fire board member.

The first vice-president of a local legion says a building expansion will allow the members to host more activities for veterans, seniors and youths, especially on Remembrance Day.

Rothesay police are commending the quick thinking of a constable who performed CPR on a man while fending off another.

A 25-year-old Waterford man was urged by Judge Henrik Tonning to clean up an impaired driving charge in Alberta if he wants freedom.

Bail was denied a Mount Middleton man who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly entering the home of a Sussex man, tossing his ex-girlfriend from the house and laying a thumping on her new lover on Feb. 1.

The 8th Hussars Sports Centre received a boost to its exterior last year, and now tenders have been called to replace the Sussex rink's lighting system, dasher boards and glass.