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Community mourns 51 people who died struggling with homelessness, addiction this year [video]
Content warning: This report contains details about suicide and drug addiction. At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed, ...
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Moncton resident Lise Auffray says she has become a bit of an activist since retiring from her job as a ...
Higgs believes his policies are working. As a disabled New Brunswicker, that scares me.
Having been born with a disability, my life has been far from easy. I have gone through countless surgeries and ...
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‘It would pay for itself’: Anti-poverty activists push for tangible solutions amid budget surplus [video]
Amidst a projected budget surplus of $41 million in New Brunswick, an anti-poverty organization is intensifying its calls for concrete ...
$300 handout adds insult to injury for working New Brunswickers
With New Brunswick raising the minimum wage to $15.30/hour and rolling out a handout of $300, a one-time payment known ...
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Budget fails to address poverty, says NB Common Front for Social Justice [video]
A New Brunswick anti-poverty organization says the provincial government's pre-election budget fails to address the cost-of-living crisis for people struggling ...
Common Front anticipates more investments in the next provincial budget for people living in poverty
Moncton – The New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice (FrontNB) is expecting more investments in social assistance and affordable ...
Anti-poverty activists decry high rent, low welfare, as MLAs return to capital [video]
Anti-poverty activists rallied outside the New Brunswick legislature Tuesday as MLAs gathered for a new legislative session. Social justice groups ...
How much is a human being worth in New Brunswick?
The Maytree Foundation recently released the 2022 edition of Welfare in Canada, in which New Brunswick had the lowest social ...
Political will required to end poverty, food insecurity in New Brunswick
New Brunswick had the second-highest rate of food insecurity among the 10 Canadian provinces in 2022. According to the latest ...
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