Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick

Today's top headlines from CBC New Brunswick - 2026-03-18

Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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N.B. Power spending heavily on hired guns to fix its Lepreau problem

March 17 , 2026 at 06:27:07 p.m. ADT • :

N.B. Power's ongoing rate hearing has been told that plans to spend $88.4 million over three years on outside experts to help fix chronic reliability problems at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station might not show results immediately but will pay off eventually.

Holt government opts against cuts to post-secondary funding in new budget

March 17 , 2026 at 06:14:41 p.m. ADT • :

The Holt government has tabled its budget for the next fiscal year and it came with fewer cuts than expected. Post-secondary education dodged cuts, but they could still come in the future.

Holt government projects $6B added to debt, continued deficits through mandate

March 17 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The finance minister had warned of a budget driven by difficult choices, but says talks about those options are still underway.

Murder charge laid in death of Moncton woman

March 12 , 2026 at 12:20:31 p.m. ADT • :

A 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in a garbage bin in Moncton in February.

N.B. Power not taking no for an answer on smart meters just yet

March 16 , 2026 at 06:00:53 p.m. ADT • :

A campaign to convince the 17,000 New Brunswick households that have refused the installation of a smart meter to change their minds will likely be launched in June, the utility's ongoing rate hearing was told on Monday.