Calls for arms embargo against Israel met with silence from Minister Petitpas Taylor [video]

Three protesters are pictured standing outside a brick building, holding a banner, a megaphone and a placard.

Palestine

Calls for arms embargo against Israel met with silence from Minister Petitpas Taylor [video]

June 17, 2024

On Thursday, activists called for a full and immediate arms embargo against Israel at a protest outside the office of...

Maclean's magazine cover featuring Randy Jorgensen with the headline "The King of Porn" and a subheadline about his $25-million adult video empire. He is smiling, wearing a suit, with shelves of adult videos in the background.

Indigenous

Canadian tourist operators in Honduras charged with money laundering and fraud related to sales of Indigenous Garifuna lands

by Grahame Russell

June 17, 2024

In Honduras, three Canadian citizens, Randy “porn king” Jorgensen, Malik Zoharan and Darren Wade, have been charged with money laundering...

The image shows two protest signs. The sign on the left reads "UNB YOU ARE FUNDING GENOCIDE" in large, bold letters. The sign on the right reads "Bombing Children in Gaza's Hospitals is Not Self defence it's TERRORISM" with "TERRORISM" highlighted in red and two red handprints below the text. The signs are placed on grass.

Palestine

UNB profs denounce president’s ‘disappointing’ response on Gaza

by Sophia Cohen

June 14, 2024

The University of New Brunswick has been under fire for its response to pro-Palestinian activism. On Wednesday, about 50 faculty,...

New Brunswick

New Brunswick workers benefit is a stingy pre-election gimmick

by Milda Titford

June 13, 2024

The New Brunswick government seems proud of its $300 New Brunswick Workers Benefit handout idea, but in practice, ordinary people...

Articles en français

Le riz au poulet libanais évoque des souvenirs de famille

by Lisa Wilby. Traduction : Sophie M. Lavoie.

June 12, 2024

Je viens de terminer mon cent millième bol de riz au poulet. Le poulet est épicé avec des épices libanaises,...

Indigenous

‘Nothing about us without us’: Mi’gmaq group still waiting for Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism

by Lance Francis

June 11, 2024

A non-profit organization that represents Mi'gmaq communities in New Brunswick has renewed calls for an independent Indigenous-led public inquiry into...

Illustration titled "Order in the Court" by Incé Husain shows a judge's gavel striking down on a torn statement from Western University Admin, dated May 29, declaring, "There are roles universities should not play!"

Palestine

Western University administration response to student encampments inconsistent with international law

by Incé Husain

June 11, 2024

Note: The content of this article was proofread by a legal scholar to ensure its accuracy with reference to international...

Peskotomuhkati Chief Hugh Akagi is wearing a leather vest with a name tag that reads "Chief Akagi," and stands in front of a backdrop featuring Canadian flags.

New Brunswick

Chief Akagi requests public hearing to review any new governance arrangement for the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor on Peskotomuhkati homeland

by Abby Bartlett

June 10, 2024

On May 15, New Brunswick’s Energy Development Minister Mike Holland tabled the first reading of a bill to change the...

Articles en français

Symposium sur l’avortement : chercheuses et militants se réunissent à Fredericton

by Sophie M. Lavoie. Traduction : Jeff Bate Boerop.

June 9, 2024

La semaine dernière, l’École de droit de l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick a été la scène d’un important colloque sur l’avortement. Les...

New Brunswick

Lebanese chicken and rice leads to memories of family

by Lisa Wilby

June 7, 2024

I just finished my one hundred thousandth bowl of chicken and rice. The chicken spiced with Lebanese spices and garlic...

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