Hundreds come out to oppose Irving forestry deal

Economy

Hundreds come out to oppose Irving forestry deal

by Asaf Rashid

May 14, 2014

The lawn of NB Legislature was dotted with tree stumps to protest the Alward government forestry...

Canada

From the Margins: What’s wrong with the moratorium on Temporary Foreign Workers in the food service industry? [audio]

by From the Margins

May 6, 2014

Logo from Justice for Migrant Workers Listen to the show here Have migrant workers been dealt...

*Opinion*

Conservation Council calls on NB government to not rewrite forest rules for J.D. Irving

by Tracy Glynn

May 3, 2014

Fredericton – A new deal between J.D. Irving and the Government of New Brunswick tabled in late April in the...

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Canada

Public memorial held in Toronto after assassination of teenage activist resisting Goldcorp/Tahoe Resources mine in Guatemala

by Rachel Small and Joanne Jefferson

May 3, 2014

Toronto - On May 1st, as Goldcorp announced the year’s profits at their annual shareholder meeting in Vancouver, more somber...

Environment

Crystal Lameman of Beaver Lake Cree and Jasmine Thomas of Saik’uz First Nation on the impacts of tar sands and pipelines [audio]

by Miles Howe for the Halifax Media Co-op

April 29, 2014

Jasmine Thomas, of Saik'uz First Nation, was one of the keynote speakers at PowerShift Atlantic. Photo...

*Opinion*

A place for science and citizens in the management of New Brunswick’s public forest

by Marc-André Villard, Tom Beckley and Diana Hamilton

April 23, 2014

In the words of Yogi Berra, “…it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” The day after New Brunswick’s forest industry obtained...

Gender

Rally for accessible abortion in Fredericton in pictures and audio

by From the Margins & the NB Media Co-op

April 18, 2014

Women hold up coat hangers as a reminder of the dangers of inaccessible abortions at the...

Gender

From the Margins: Response to Morgentaler Clinic closure [audio]

by From the Margins

April 18, 2014

A clinic escort speaking to the media about the need for the access to abortions for...

*Opinion*

The closure of the Morgentaler Clinic and the rule of law in New Brunswick

by Jula Hughes

April 18, 2014

I moved to New Brunswick in 2006 to take up a position as an Assistant Professor at UNB. The first...

*Opinion*

Professors urge NB Ministers to act on women’s rights to reproductive freedom

by Wendy Robbins

April 17, 2014

About 500 people rallied for accessible abortions in New Brunswick on April 17 at the NB...

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