Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick

Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick - 2025-01-21

Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, January 20, 2025.
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Saint John murder trial hears only one set of gunshot residue tests went to police lab

January 20 , 2025 at 06:51:58 p.m. AST • :

Now in its third week, Zakkary Reed's first-degree murder trial heard Monday from a firearms expert about the shotgun police believe is the murder weapon.

Huge cut to immigration will hurt N.B. health care and other sectors, minister says

January 20 , 2025 at 12:44:46 p.m. AST • :

A federal decision to slash economic immigration allocations by half for New Brunswick will hurt some key sectors, says the provincial minister responsible for immigration.

Growth in tax base slows, but more properties see assessment spikes

January 20 , 2025 at 03:52:31 p.m. AST • :

Recent dramatic growth in New Brunswick's property assessment base is slowing down for the second year in a row provincewide — but the four largest cities are still seeing major increases in values.

After heavy snow, N.B. sees temperatures plunge, especially in northwest

January 20 , 2025 at 06:18:14 a.m. AST • :

Much of New Brunswick slowed down Monday after a heavy overnight snowfall closed schools and created messy roads. Cleanup was taking place as temperatures headed below -20 in many places.

Meet the couple quietly helping Fredericton's homeless community

January 19 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. AST • :

The Pauls, who've been doing this for years, usually don't return home until after midnight, making their rounds through the woods, shelters and even along the highway.