Snapshot of Nicaragua, after 35 years away

Dirk Groenenberg at a patio table at Casa Benjamin Linder, Managua, Nicaragua, giving a thumbs-up with a mural in the background.

Palestine

Snapshot of Nicaragua, after 35 years away

July 29, 2024

I am visiting Nicaragua, the Central American country where I lived 35 years ago. I wanted to revisit this country to...

Palestine

The Elders call for bold action by world leaders to end Israel’s unlawful occupation

by The Elders

July 26, 2024

The Elders today call on political leaders worldwide, and especially those with influence on Israel, to enforce the historic ruling by...

Climate change

Teslas for politicians, diesel buses for New Brunswick kids

by Danielle Smith

July 2, 2024

Tesla's top-of-the-line models are full of luxurious features. Marketed as having the "interior of the future," these extravagant electric vehicles have...

Health

Women’s strike in Fredericton marks overturning of Roe v. Wade

by Dora Szemok

June 28, 2024

On Monday, activists in Fredericton participated in a march from City Hall to the Legislative Assembly as part of a national...

Environment

Is Nova Scotia next for nuclear power experiments?

by Mary Lou Harley

June 18, 2024

Nova Scotians beware: as of April 5 we have been stripped of legal protection from expensive and dangerous nuclear power experiments,...

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 and...

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, staff,...

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 Electricity...

Articles en français

Exhortons les députés à suivre le leadership des députés fédéraux en adoptant à l’unanimité une loi anti-briseurs de grève

by Daniel Légère

June 4, 2024

La Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Nouveau‑Brunswick (FTTNB) félicite le Parti vert du Nouveau-Brunswick d’avoir présenté une loi anti-briseurs de...

In this battle with CUPE, it’s Higgs’ government that has the credibility problem

Labour

Calling on MLAs to follow federal MPs, unanimously adopt anti-scab legislation

by Daniel Légère

June 3, 2024

New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) congratulates the NB Green Party for bringing forward anti-scab legislation, Bill 48, in the Legislative...

Politics