Economy
Maps don’t lie: deforestation and forest degradation in NB revealed
Fredericton - One of the most threatened forest types in North America, New Brunswick's Acadian forest continues to be clearcut...
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Acadian Lines is shutting down and that’s a good thing
The Chronicle Herald reported on August 7th that the private bus service Acadian Lines will be shut down across the...
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Transport Action Atlantic calls on public to oppose Via Rail cuts
Via Rail has announced that it plans to cut the Montreal-Moncton-Halifax train service in half, to just 3 days a...
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Wave of attacks against women activists in Guatemala
The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s...
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Dr. Tony Myatt on NB’s deficit and regressive income tax system [Video]
Featuring UNB Economics Professor Dr. Tony Myatt, Rhodes Scholar and recent St. Thomas University graduate Mary-Dan Johnston and Biology Professor...
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Panhandling in Fredericton: the facts
Panhandling is a subsistence activity of last resort for thousands of homeless and vulnerably housed Canadians in cities from coast...
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Locked-out intercity bus service workers in NB and PEI want a fair contract
Update on May 3, 2012: A tentative deal between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1229 and Acadian Coach Lines has been...
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Gathering of people left out of NB’s 2012-13 budget
Under the lighting of candles, 70 citizens met during the evening of April 17th, in front of Assumption Place in...
Read moreFederal and provincial budgets cut public services, affect the most vulnerable: NB Federation of Labour
Moncton – Last week, the New Brunswick and Canadian Governments made public their budgets for fiscal year 2012-2013. Both budgets...
Read moreFredericton Food Bank wants you to name its new facility
Fredericton - The Fredericton Food Bank is on the move and to celebrate our new, larger facility and the growing...
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