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What would you say New Brunswick is mostly known for? Is it the non-existent nightlife? Is it the broken and sometimes dangerous roads? Is it the skyrocketing gas prices? How about grocery prices? High rent costs? Low minimum wage? All these issues have one thing in common and it happens to be related to what …

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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, …

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In a recent outcry for governmental action, the New Brunswick Teachers' Association (NBTA) has highlighted the dire conditions of the province's educational environment. A survey conducted among the NBTA's 6,400 members revealed that teachers are grappling with overcrowded classrooms, inadequate facilities, and the additional burden of addressing students' basic needs. The survey, which saw a …

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 …

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is contemplating the closure of the elver fishery for the 2024 season, a decision that has sparked protest from the Wolastoqey chiefs in New Brunswick. The elver fishery, which involves the harvesting of young eels known as elvers, has been a contentious issue due to concerns over …

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What would you say New Brunswick is mostly known for? Is it the non-existent nightlife? Is it the broken and sometimes dangerous roads? Is it the skyrocketing gas prices? How about grocery prices? High rent costs? Low minimum wage? All these issues have one thing in common and it happens to be related to what …

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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 …

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 …