“I’d like to put people first,” says Lynaya Astephen, Saint John city councillor candidate
Lynaya Astephen got involved in politics when her community of Red Head, outside of Saint John, was facing a threat ...
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Unfinished business: banning replacement workers in New Brunswick
Replacement workers? Strikebreakers? Scabs? Call them what you will, bringing in replacement workers during a strike is one of the ...
Fair taxes for heavy industry in Saint John would fund fair wages for municipal workers
Raising taxes to the national average for heavy industry in Saint John would generate the public funds required for a ...
“We have more in common with the construction worker in Iran:” Saint John rallies against war with Iran
Two dozen people in Saint John marked the global day of action against war in Iran on Saturday, Jan. 25 ...
Small modular nuclear reactors threaten renewable energy transition in NB
For a brighter future of environmental and economic sustainability, we need to act now on our future energy sources. Government ...
The Great Water Giveaway
At a time when governments are encouraging seniors to stay in their own homes for as long as possible, Saint ...
The health effects of fossil fuels in Saint John
Saint John has suffered incidents of heavy metal deposition on parts of the city from accidental releases of spent catalyst ...
Chicken Rising: a graphic novel about growing up in Saint John
D. Boyd’s debut graphic memoir, Chicken Rising (Conundrum Press) is causing a joyful stir in the graphic novel/comics world. Set ...
The People vs the Irving Dynasty [video]
The People's Mayday rally in Saint John on May 1, 2019 sparked the creation of a 5-minute video, The People ...
Canadians like to think of themselves as peacemakers. The Saudi arms deal suggests otherwise
They came, they saw, they stopped. In the light morning winter rain, small cars and pickup trucks entered the open ...