Segregation has existed throughout history. Today, similarly nefarious plans have been concocted on the UNB Fredericton campus. Just last week, the university’s administration announced the formal segregation of students dependent upon whether or not they own an official Reds bookbag. UNB is experiencing segregation issues, and the divide between students is broadening. As a result, …
The Brunswickan sat down with Dr. Lee Windsor this week to discuss the current conflict in Ukraine and Canada’s involvement in it. Dr. Windsor is an associate professor of History at UNB and is the Eaton Chair in Canadian army studies at The Gregg Centre for the study of War and Society. Windsor is a …
Originally, the World Juniors had been scheduled to be played in Novosibirsk, Russia, but Russia's attacks on Ukraine quickly led to their privileges being withdrawn. Now, the provincial governments of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are working together on a bid to host the World Junior Men's Championship. The biddings are confidential between governments, but …
The nurses of New Brunswick are and have been a critical part of the healthcare system. According to the Canadian Nurses Association, in 2019 there were 439,975 regulated nurses with an active licence. The distribution of nurses by licence type is as follows: 300,669 registered nurses (RNs), 6,159 nurse practitioners (NPs), 127,097 licensed practical nurses …
The head coach of UNB’s baseball team is taking it to the next level. Kevin McCarthy signed a one-year contract with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays as a Player Development Technology Assistant. McCarthy will join the team in New Hampshire in mid-March. The role seems to be …
Spring is in the air, but it's not pollen affecting the sinuses of some of Fredericton’s citizens. It’s cocaine. The Fredericton Police Department raided the Twenty/20 Club last Friday night and were shocked at what they discovered. “The air was white with all the cocaine floating around the place,” recalls FPD officer Gary P. Officerman. …
The Higgs government recently released the provincial budget for 2022-2023 and it has already come under heavy fire from official opposition. Liberals criticized transparency and accountability points of the budget, claiming that Higgs is lowballing the expected surplus. Liberal finance critic, Rob McKee, says the province is under-estimating the expected revenues and over-estimating the projected …
The gender wage gap remains a persistent issue in both New Brunswick and Canada more broadly. Currently, women earn around 93 cents for every dollar earned by men. The New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity hopes to introduce legislation to reduce this issue. In New Brunswick, pay equity legislation only covers the public sector. Private …
Fredericton, New Brunswick’s capital city, has a number of culture-based and art museums that are rich with resources, community involvement, history, and talent. Still, art in Fredericton has significantly changed and developed throughout the years – today, people are free to peruse the city’s historical buildings and gaze upon several murals and street art pieces …
So, what is World Water Day? World Water Day is an annual United Nations Observance that began in 1993. It’s focused on reinforcing the importance of water. World Water Day is coordinated by UN Water and led by at least one UN Water Member and Partner who possesses a related mandate. It is held on …
