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Inflation Rises to 5% as New Brunswick Confronts Service Strains

Energy‑price shocks have pushed consumer costs higher, coinciding with criminal charges, fire investigations and unresolved audit recommendations that are renewing scrutiny of provincial services.

Fans cheered with pink during the Calgary Stampeders’ annual Pink Power game celebrating the strength of women who have been diagnosed with cancer and spotlighting the importance of early detection. The team was playing the BC Lions at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
The president of the New Brunswick Nurses Union says three LPNs have been moved from their positions at the St Joseph's Health Centre in Dalhousie to the ER at the Campbellton Regional Hospital
Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Ajou Ajou (89) celebrates his touchdown in the BC Lions end zone during CFL action at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
The Calgary Stampeders celebrate a touchdown on the BC Lions late in the fourth quarter at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.

Overview

  • Statistics Canada reported Monday that New Brunswick’s year‑over‑year inflation rose to 5 per cent in September, with higher energy and rent costs the main drivers.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP charged Abdel Alcheikh Houri with first‑degree murder and Kelsey Clair with being an accessory after the fact in the Oct. 13 Elsipogtog shooting after Houri was arrested at Montreal’s Trudeau airport.
  • Saint John’s Community Safety Services pilot said it responded to 809 service calls, carried out 672 wellness checks and provided 480 other assists in its first eight months and city officials will use those metrics in an upcoming evaluation.
  • The Moncton Fire Department is investigating two early‑morning duplex fires that caused extensive damage to one unit and left two residents injured and treated by paramedics.
  • Public Accounts Committee hearings and an Oct. 19 opinion piece have focused attention on governance gaps after the Auditor General found only six of 21 recommendations on ambulance and contract oversight were implemented, a shortfall that officials say could affect reliability of frontline services.