4+ hour ago  (1181+ words) New Brunswick's Minister of Post-Secondary Education says the government may hire a private collections agency or even garnish wages to recover unpaid student loans currently in default. Those proposals have attracted a backlash from some critics who say that ratcheting…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (603+ words) Hey, hey USA take your plant and go away," about 40 demonstrators chanted as they marched across Sackville's main intersection at Bridge and Main on Wednesday. No gas plant, no gas plant!" they shouted as motorists stopped at the lights honked…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (95+ words) NB Media Co-op Although she survived the attack, Al-Fakhoury lost her left leg, resulting in major challenges in mobility required for her work. And yet, she is determined to continue her career and hopes to obtain a prosthetic leg that…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (327+ words) For as long as I can remember, I have felt that our corner of the world " this small part of the planet we call New Brunswick " exists in a state of constant tension. Whether it be our language debates, the…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (557+ words) A food forest is similar to a community garden but mimics the natural forest system with native fruit trees and perennials. This system makes food growth more reliable and resilient against weather conditions. A mid-April conference titled, Growing Resilience: Regenerative…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (650+ words) Events in Minneapolis, with the murder of Americans by federal officers, have shocked the world. That the American state is turning against its citizens, unprovoked, is a dark turn. Deportations continue, but even Donald Trump seems to sense that ICE…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (932+ words) The Minister of Indigenous Services says the second-generation cut-off is a "very discriminatory part of the Indian Act" but that more consultation is required to find a solution. The second-generation cut-off is a provision that removes Indian status " a legal…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1807+ words) Steven "Iggy" Dedam of Elsipogtog, was shot and killed by police on Sept. 8, 2024. Image via Change. org Steven "Iggy" Dedam of Elsipogtog First Nation was in a good mood on the morning of Sept. 8, 2024, when a close relative ran into…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (217+ words) Nonmalesficence is the ethical obligation to "do no harm." NB Power's proposed diesel and gas peaker plant in the Chignecto Isthmus is a textbook violation of that principle. It is in the language of public policy a "fatal remedy," an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (492+ words) The NB Update is a collaboration between the NB Media Co-op and CHCO TV. Composite image: NB Media Co-op This edition of the NB Update focusses on disability rights, energy poverty, and accessibility in New Brunswick. Last week, NB Power…...