Daniel Bard, the Moncton man at the centre of a money scandal, was let go from a charity organization for failing to raise funds, before being hired by the government-funded 3+ Corporation, where he allegedly used his position to get money from clients through a side business.

More information is coming to light about Daniel Bard, the Moncton man accused by several business owners and individuals of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees but failing to deliver on promises and then vanishing.

The economic development agency at the centre of a missing money scandal involving a former employee has no answers about theman's whereabouts or how someone withjudgments piling up in civil courtslipped through the vetting process.

New Brunswick business owners say they have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after dealing with Daniel Bard, who was employed by the government-funded 3+ Corporation.

Dozens of people from the fishing industryand conservation groups are in Moncton to meet with Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials about methods to protect North Atlantic right whales.

Sorting centres across New Brunswick are stockpiling hundreds of tons of plastic bags, as employees scratch their heads to figure out what to do with the material few recycling companiesarewilling to buy anymore.

One year after the federal government legalized recreational marijuana, 60 per cent of Canadians are still buying the drug on the black marketorfrom sources that are not entirely legal, according to Statistics Canada data.