New Brunswick's 2023 Child and Family Poverty Report Card reveals a concerning increase in child poverty rates. The report, released in February 2024, uses tax filer data from 2021 to highlight the growing issue of child poverty in the province. In 2021, approximately 1 in 6 Canadian children lived in poverty, marking an increase in …
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) organized demonstrations outside Loblaw Company Limited stores in nine Canadian cities, including Halifax, Moncton, and Fredericton. These protests aimed to highlight the issue of price gouging by major grocery chains and to demand fair pricing for essential food items. Timothy Allenby, co-chair of ACORN's Dartmouth Chapter, …
In the middle of 2023, the University of New Brunswick launched a review of the School of Graduate Studies’ policies. Two external examiners, Dr. Gayle MacDonald (Mount St. Vincent University) and Dr. Noreen Golfman (Prof. Emeritus, Memorial University), oversaw this review. Although the review was not exactly about the Douglas Mastriano affair, it was announced …
In New Brunswick, the waters run deep with discontent as the provincial government’s decade-long water conservation strategy reaches its midpoint with less than half of its actions initiated. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick, led by Executive Director Beverly Gingras, voices a potent mix of hope and concern for the future of the province’s water …
On Thursday, February 22nd, NBCCD held an event displaying the skill and talent of their ceramics students. The event was called “All Fired Up: 38 Hand, 19 Pots, 1 Studio” and took place at the George Fry Art Gallery. At the dawn of the evening the streets of downtown Fredericton were filled to the brim …
New Brunswick has let a large portion of its citizens down once again, forcing the closure of Fredericton's only safe space to practice safe abortions outside of hospitals, Clinic 554. Though the news is devastating it comes to the surprise of very few. In 2019, Dr. Adrian Edgar, the clinic's medical director, was forced to …
Ahead of the UNB Student Union’s 2024 General Elections, the Union held a debate at the SUB. The debate was announced to the public a day before it happened, and the post on the UNBSU’s feed had no dates. Mediated by Mark Kilfoil, from CHSR, and Christopher Tait, who currently serves as Council Chair. Presidential …
The New Brunswick Liberal Party has been vocal in its criticism of the Progressive Conservative (PC) government led by Premier Blaine Higgs, accusing it of mishandling key issues such as healthcare, housing, cost of living, and education. The Liberals have expressed their opposition to the policy, a controversial plan to restructure the province's health system …
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’s Faculty of Arts is going to hold its yearly Arts Matters Conference, from March 21st to the 23rd. While the conference’s call for submissions was put out late in the Fall term, it will remain open until March 1st. This year’s theme is “Navigating Change in the Age of Uncertainty” …
