ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaN.B. Power employees face threats, assault over rate hikes, smart meters6 hours agoDuration 2:506 hours agoNewsDuration 2:50Nicole Poirier, vice-president of operations for N.B. Power says employees encounter public animosity both in the field and on social media.Related Stories N.B. Power appeals for calm after alleged assault on utility employee Advocates call for energy-poverty strategy as N.B. Power rates increase No fooling: N.B. Power rate hike April 1 to cost average residential customer $244 Harbour Grace woman says Newfoundland Power needs to be held accountable after bill increases Moncton woman wants accountability from premier, N.B. Power over sky-high electric billsMore from NewsVideo1:56Saskatchewan teachers finally sign a new collective agreement with province44 minutes agoVideo3:19Downtown business owners in Kamloops say they are voting with a vengeance on April 281 hour agoVideo6:40Making sense of opinion polls this federal election2 hours agoVideo1:37Tanya Nepinak’s family hopeful landfill search for her remains will happen2 hours agoVideo2:30U.S. and Canadian fans put trade war aside for Detroit Tigers home openerCBC News Windsor 2 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:26#TheMoment Barack Obama photobombed a family’s D.C. cherry blossoms shootThe National April 3Video12:49Is Trump right about Canada charging 250% dairy tariffs? | About ThatApril 2Video1:58Auto layoffs hit Canada, U.S. and Mexico just hours after tariffs hitThe National April 4Video2:44What Canadians need to know before travelling to the U.S.April 1Video9:41The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About ThatAbout That with Andrew Chang 10 hours agonow
N.B. Power employees face threats, assault over rate hikes, smart meters
