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New Brunswick Courts and Services Shift as Charges Dropped, RCMP Reorganized and Hospital Unit Set for Renovation

The week’s actions reflect mounting pressure on public safety and care capacity across the province.

TK Maseko with happy recipients of a food donation.
Austin Barrett-Soucy, 26, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for a string of break-ins last fall.
Andrea Anne, community co-ordinator for the Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee, read the names of 31 people known to have died in 2025 to city council Monday night.
New Brunswick suffered what was initially called a "terrible catastrophe" and its worst ever train wreck 129 years ago, leaving cars sinking into the water and money scattered over the ice. However, a courageous effort by what surely has to be the most unusual rescue crew in the province's history, all but two of the wreck's victims were saved.

Overview

  • Crown prosecutors withdrew all charges against Daniel Ray Downey at the start of his trial after nearly five months in custody, and he was released with no explanation provided.
  • The Codiac Regional RCMP said it is restructuring investigative units, including property crime, vulnerable persons, priority offenders and GIS, to better handle high-volume theft and break-in cases.
  • Horizon Health Network announced the Fredericton Medical Transition Unit will temporarily close later this year to add bathrooms and running water before being used for patient overflow.
  • Jurors in the Janson Bryan Baker double‑murder trial were shown graphic crime‑scene photos as the three‑month proceeding continues, with Baker pleading not guilty.
  • Moncton council held a minute of silence for 31 people who died due to homelessness in 2025, as local data showed 830 people experienced homelessness for at least one day in December reporting.