COVID-19
New Brunswick tenants protest rent hikes and evictions
Today, April 8, tenants gathered at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton to demand an eviction ban and two per...
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Instead of thanks, we want action: Unions call on Higgs to invest in New Brunswick’s public services
Public sector unions are coming together in solidarity to urge the provincial government to lead New Brunswick’s economic recovery by...
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Economic recovery through gender equality
Moncton - On the eve of International Women's Day, the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity reflects on the work...
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Berta Cáceres in a time of COVID
What would Berta Cáceres make of today’s world had she not been murdered in her home five years ago on...
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Pandemic calls for new thinking, as Higgs’s address calls for sticking to course
Fredericton – The Common Front for Social Justice New Brunswick is pushing the Higgs government to rethink its priorities for...
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Rolling back wages and cutting taxes a short-sighted approach to pandemic financial crisis
The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, a country-wide not-for-profit, made up of indiscriminate members, recently published their submission to the Government of...
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Rent hikes and stagnant incomes leave New Brunswickers without housing this COVID winter
Imagine the shock if we were to wake to an overnight 50 per cent increase in fuel prices, making it...
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Student-led fossil fuel divestment campaigns continue in New Brunswick through the pandemic
FREDERICTON–Despite the pandemic, students at New Brunswick's four main universities are keeping their focus on the need for climate action:...
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Understanding the legacy of Joe Blades in the COVID-19 era
Editor's note: Joe Blades was a Fredericton-based poet, publisher and labour activist who passed away on April 22, 2020. Joe...
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Fredericton city council needs to work on transparency, accountability and consultation: Solidarité Fredericton
Dear Mayor Mike O’Brien and City Councillors of Fredericton, I am writing to you today on behalf of our organization...
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