Recent calls for an Indigenous-led public inquiry into systemic racism are the only appropriate response to the Higgs government. Blaine Higgs is the consummate colonial administrator. His fundamental commitments are to ensuring Irving’s unimpeded access to Crown land, and corporate access to natural resources in...

As food prices rise, we may need to assess the way we look at our food. This includes looking into alternative, viable food options.  Burdock, normally seen as a nuisance by the common gardener or landscaper, is a surprisingly versatile plant. It's astonishing to most...

Peskotomuhkati Chief Akagi remains critical of small modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs), despite industry attempts to convince the public otherwise. Two private nuclear companies, NB Power and the New Brunswick governments are supporting the development of SMNRs on traditional Peskotomuhkati territory at Point Lepreau on the...

Monsieur le ministre, La décision récente de votre ministère sur l’élimination du programme Connexion NB-AE suscite de graves inquiétudes chez les personnes étudiantes partout dans la province, ainsi que leurs familles. En raison du peu d’informations offertes, mais peut-être surtout en raison de l’absence totale...

In the context of Roe vs. Wade being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, pro-choice activism takes on a weighty significance. Visiting scholar Elspeth Vischer provides insight from her home country of Northern Ireland. Vischer is a filmmaker and fourth year PhD Student at Queen's...

Groups participating in the recent hearing to extend the operating licence of the Lepreau nuclear reactor on the Bay of Fundy say the decision on June 22 to grant a 10-year licence further erodes public trust in Canada's nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission...

There is strength in community. That much we know.  One of the biggest lessons learned over the past couple of years is just how important it is for communities to pull together and support each other when the chips are down. But when it comes...

UNB has awarded an honorary degree to a real estate magnate whose company has made headlines in Ontario for substandard housing and the alleged harassment of tenants. On May 26, during its graduation ceremony for the faculties of Arts, Law, Renaissance College, and Interdisciplinary Studies,...