Editor's note: the National Farmers Union in New Brunswick and several other groups have signed onto an open letter addressed to provincial Minister of Agriculture Margaret Johnson with recommendations on how to address climate change. You can read it here: OPEN LETTER (PDF). Farmers across...

On July 6, 2023, it’ll have been a full decade since the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA) train carrying volatile crude derailed, caught fire and exploded, taking half of the town of Lac-Mégantic with it, along with 47 people. There’s been no justice for...

A new book co-published by the NB Media Co-op and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) vividly documents the historic 2021 strike in New Brunswick.   Striking workers march along Brunswick Street through Fredericton on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Photo: Cole...

Over 300 people packed into the Delta Fredericton ballroom on January 25 to discuss the proposed cancellation of New Brunswick’s French immersion program for September 2023. The evening in Fredericton followed contentious gatherings held in recent days in Bathurst, Moncton, and Saint John by the...

The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick is questioning the federal environment minister’s rejection of an impact assessment for a small modular nuclear reactor installation on the Bay of Fundy.  CRED-NB is a grassroots coalition of individuals, businesses, and citizen organizations that advocates...

Nell Toussaint passed away this month after suffering heart failure and falling into a coma late last year.   As the human rights movement mourns the passing of a very significant human rights claimant and advocate, I’ve been thinking about the person that I came to...

Planned education reforms appear to have stirred a hornet’s nest, if a public consultation meeting in downtown Moncton is any indication. On Thursday night, the Department of Education held a public meeting at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel over the planned changes to French-language education for...

The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change wants a regularization program on the agenda of a three-day federal cabinet retreat to be held by Prime Minister Trudeau next week.  MWAC is an advocacy organization for migrant workers, including farm workers, caregivers and current and former international...