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Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel: the rising price of milk and eggs in New Brunswick
Students are struggling to fit their personal beliefs and required nutrients into their grocery budgets due to the rapidly rising cost of food.
UNB Releases Statement Addressing Layoffs of Cafe Workers
“We recognize that transitions of any kind can cause feelings of uncertainty”
UNB Students and Staff “Deeply Disturbed” at the Dismissal of Sodexo Workers
Students and staff were shocked to learn about the layoffs of cafe workers by Sodexo on UNB Fredericton Campus, with petitions and letters of support emerging that call for the University to ammend this action. Matthew Sears, Associate Professor of…
Fredericton’s Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital gets $250 million in funding for an upgraded ICU
A new ICU unit in Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital will be welcomed this February.
Fredericton to Upgrade to Hybrid Busses
Fredericton is not the first city in Canada (or even New Brunswick) to adopt a hybrid fleet. In Saint John, the first hybrid buses took to the streets in July, and the City of Saint John also leased six fully…
Students Living in Residence Frustrated with Exam Season Move-out Deadlines
“We need to focus on the exams“
UNB Recieves Funding for New Spatial Computing Lab
The creation of SPECTRAL displays UNB’s desire to innovate in aerospace technology and incentivize the growth of local businesses.
Discrimination in New Brunswick Hockey
This year, Hockey New Brunswick (HNB) investigated 29 allegations of discrimination that occurred last year, resulting in 15 players being suspended for their discriminatory words and behaviour. An upheaval of the stereotypically toxic masculine hockey culture in not only the…
Bruce Fitch’s Concerning “Squeamishness”
The “squeamishness” of the Minister aside, reporters questioned whether the bill would cover out-of-hospital surgical abortions.
“Like Water Off a Duck’s Back”: Sussex Drag Show Continues Despite Disapproving Letter
A leaked letter from June 2022 signed by local businesses to the Sussex City Council and mayor outlined their outrage at an “all ages drag show” to be featured in the city’s “Diversifest” event.