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The year is 2024 and New Brunswick has delved directly into a financial crisis and who’s to blame for it? Is it the citizens’ fault for not “working hard enough?” Absolutely not. Most residents in New Brunswick must work two jobs to simply make ends meet. The blame is, however, rightfully in the hands of …

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New Brunswick's annual reporting period for unclaimed property is underway, and businesses and other organizations holding unclaimed funds have until March 31st to report them to the province's Unclaimed Property Program.  The program, administered by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission, aims to reunite New Brunswickers with their forgotten money, such as credit balances, overpayments, …

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The leaders of the Liberal and Green parties in New Brunswick have pledged to ban out-of-province donations to their political parties, following criticism of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party's fundraising trips to other provinces.  Susan Holt, the Liberal leader, and David Coon, the Green leader, both said they would eliminate the practice if they win …

Crandall University, a private Christian institution in Moncton, New Brunswick, has defended its decision to fire John Stackhouse Jr., a former professor of religious studies, after an independent investigation found that he made inappropriate or sexually-oriented statements to students in 2020 and 2021. Stackhouse, a prominent evangelical academic and author, joined Crandall in 2015 from …

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In a recent development, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, The Honourable Marc Miller, has confirmed the extension of the waiver on the 20-hour-per-week limit for international students working off-campus while classes are in session. The decision, communicated in response to a letter from the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, underscores the importance of international …

The University of New Brunswick has been facing a scandal of international proportions. In September 2022, media outlets broke the news of alleged fraud in the doctoral dissertation of Republican Pennsylvania State Senator Douglas Mastriano. What ensued was a litany of confusion, silence, and mixed responses from UNB.  Who is Douglas Mastriano? Douglas Mastriano is …