On September 11, Palestine solidarity groups launched the Hind Rajab Little Library at the University of New Brunswick in Menahkwesk (Saint John). The library is dedicated to the memory of Hind Rajab, who would have attended elementary school this year. Five-year-old Hind was murdered by...

Le dernier rapport du Programme international de suivi des acquis (PISA) démontre que les capacités de lecture de nos jeunes acadiens sont au dernier rang du pays. Un aspect encore plus accablant du rapport, aucunement relevé médiatiquement, est le triste score des garçons. Ceux-ci se...

The latest report from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows that the reading skills of our young Acadians rank last in the country. An even more damning aspect of the report—one that has received no media attention—is the dismal performance of boys. Their...

Disclaimer: Given the dehumanizing rhetoric about the homeless in social media, I wish to emphasize that the description below of an experiment with rats is meant to suggest that a positive environment can lessen drug dependency in both rats and in people. It is not...

New Brunswick authors find needed community in small fairs. Charlotte Street Arts Centre’s Jim Myles Auditorium transformed into a place filled with vibrant colours and enthusiastic people on September 12 for Printed Matters: Indie Press & Zine Fair. Upon watching the authors and vendors set...

Alex Cosh, managing editor of The Maple will deliver the NB Media Co-op’s 17th annual keynote address entitled, Silencing Dissent on the Military-Industrial Complex, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM AT on Zoom. Canada is poised to hike military spending to an astonishing five per...

Children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in New Brunswick are less likely than average to eat breakfast daily, but more likely than average to be victims of bullying and to experience loneliness, according to newly published survey results from the New Brunswick Health Council. The...

Volunteers gathered in Saint John recently to read out the names of more than 21,600 children killed during Israel's prolonged assault on the Gaza Strip. The vigil spanned five days, an indication of the immense human toll of a military campaign widely condemned as a...