Riverwatch spokesperson Geoffrey Downey said residents along the Saint John River should prepare for flooding. In the meantime, Lisa Legacey, president of the Victoria County SPCA, said her staff already evacuated 39 cats because of flooding.

There are some 70 animals awaiting release at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute this week, including several squirrels. And while some may see them as a nuisance, director Pam Novak said squirrels play an important role in keeping the ecosystem healthy.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Brunswick. That's when some women were finally granted the right to vote, after a decades-long fight. It's a step in the right direction. But Norma Dube of Women for 50 Per Cent said there's also still lots of work ahead.

Festival organizers promised a big announcement and delivered. Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters will play in Fredericton this September, along with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Lucinda Williams, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats. And those are just the very top headliners, said programming director Bren Staeben.

After the historic church in Bas-Caraquet burned down last year, the Bathurst diocese has revealed plans for a new church. Bishop Daniel Jodoin says the new church will include a community centre, which can also be used for weather-related emergencies.

If you've ever wondered whether the provincial government is keeping its promises, a new online tool may offer some help. The New Brunswick Polimeter is being developed by staff at the Universite de Moncton. Political scientist Gabriel Arsenault said it will keep track of government promises and whether they've been kept, partially kept or not kept.

The owners of the St. Stephen Aces said they needed to sell the franchise in order to meet financial obligations. St. Stephen's Mayor Allan MacEachern said the town tried to get the team to stay but couldn't negotiate with its owners. The team's move to Fredericton has upset people, he said.

The province is cutting back on funding to nursing programs at the University of New Brunswick and the Universite de Moncton. George MacLean, vice president of academics at UNB, talks about why this happened and what it means for the future of nursing education in the province.

The Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission has released a pamphlet packed with tips for builders and renovators. It's meant to help them build for climate change, and the kind of extreme weather events that could come with that.

After the weekend's warm temperatures and now heavy rains, Riverwatch spokesperson Geoffrey Downey says the province continues to monitor river levels. But it's also keeping an eye on some potential ice jams in the north of the province.