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Thousands sign petition opposing cuts to post-secondary education in New Brunswick An online petition calling on the Government of New Brunswick to reverse course on plans to cut tens of millions

ICYMI: An online petition calling on the Government of New Brunswick to reverse course on plans to cut tens of millions of dollars from the post-secondary budget has garnered thousands of signatures within just a few days.

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social

Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick As Susan Holt’s Liberal Government announces devastating cuts to the province's post-secondary education sector, universities and colleges across the region

Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick

Commentary by Kristi Allain and Nathan Kalman-Lamb
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Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford New Brunswickers have been told that they’re facing a simple choice: a new gas and diesel plant in Tantramar or

Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford

When convenience drives a multibillion-dollar decision, ratepayers pay the price

Commentary: Beverly Gingras
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Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick As Susan Holt’s Liberal Government announces devastating cuts to the province's post-secondary education sector, universities and colleges across the region

"Holt has claimed to reverse course on the STU-UNB merger plans and Mount Allison privatization scheme, but that may be little more than sleight of hand to distract from the real target: a classic neoliberal transfer of wealth from the public sector to the private."

NEW piece on NB Holt debacle.

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social

Consultations ‘hollow’ without greater self-determination, Indigenous-owned forestry company tells government The head of an Indigenous-owned forestry company in New Brunswick says that provincial government statements about consultation with Indigenous communities

The head of an Indigenous-owned forestry company in New Brunswick says that provincial government statements about consultation with Indigenous communities over forestry policy are “hollow” without efforts to increase self-determination.
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Province floats privatization of Mount Allison University, Green MLA calls proposed cuts ‘outlandish’ Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton is speaking out against the New Brunswick government’s suggestions for cuts to universities and colleges. “I

Province floats privatization of Mount Allison University, Green MLA calls proposed cuts ‘outlandish’

Report by Bruce Wark
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Nightmares and dreams of Iranian republicanism: the responsibility of intellectuals The following is an account of an Iranian student at Western University reflecting on the current protests in Iran and its

Nightmares and dreams of Iranian republicanism: the responsibility of intellectuals

Commentary by Bijan Behrangi
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Oral historian examines emotional geographies of childhood in wartime Atlantic Canada A historian shared painful accounts of childhoods in Halifax during the Second World War at the University of New Brunswick

Oral historian shared painful accounts of childhoods in Halifax during the Second World War at the University of New Brunswick on Feb. 19.

By Sophie M. Lavoie
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‘We are the ones left to tell’: Preserving the legacy of Black New Brunswick families It was standing-room-only crowd at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on Feb. 19 for a talk about a new art project

‘We are the ones left to tell’: Preserving the legacy of Black New Brunswick families

By Sophie M. Lavoie
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YouTube video by NB Media Co-op Canada must end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says international human rights lawyer

Canada must end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says international human rights lawyer
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Acknowledge history of genocide and commit to reconciliation, says human rights advocate [video] The longtime head of Amnesty International Canada called for a renewed commitment to universal human rights during a speech in

Acknowledge history of genocide and commit to reconciliation, says human rights advocate [video]

Canada must also end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says Alex Neve, longtime Amnesty International Canada leader
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‘The ice is getting thinner’: Climate change shortens ice fishing season, threatening tradition Irving Peterpaul, from Elsipogtog First Nation, 50, has been ice fishing for about 47 years. His mother taught him to

‘The ice is getting thinner’: Climate change shortens ice fishing season, threatening tradition

Report by Anna-Leah Simon
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Displaced Gaza artist turns shelter into gallery of war This report was contributed by Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist from Gaza City whose work has previously been featured in these

Displaced Gaza artist turns shelter into gallery of war

Report by Rizek Abdel Jawad
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Cuba, the embargo and Donald Trump: a story of resistance amid imperial encirclement “When there are many men without decency, there are always others who possess the decency of many men. These are

Cuba, the embargo and Donald Trump: a story of resistance amid imperial encirclement

Commentary by Juan Carlos Martínez, Translated by Sophie M. Lavoie
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EUB hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board heard expert testimony on February 12 about battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Toby

New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant

Report by Bruce Wark
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NB Power reluctant to say how much Isthmus gas plant would cost About 20 demonstrators chanting, “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, the gas plant has got to go,” marched outside the Moncton hotel

NB Power reluctant to say how much Isthmus gas plant would cost

Report by Bruce Wark
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Building a better future: Socialist Project Fredericton to launch this month A new group launching in Fredericton later this month will give socialists, and everyone interested in socialism, the opportunity to

A new group launching in Fredericton later this month will give socialists, and everyone interested in socialism, the opportunity to meet, learn more and build community.
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Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick?

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YouTube video by NB Media Co-op NB Update: Could P.E.I.'s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick?

This week’s NB Update examines rent control in New Brunswick following a Moncton screening of
”Thinking Beyond the Market“ where panelists discussed vacancy control and rental registries as tools to address the housing crisis

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NB Update: Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick? [video] In this edition of the NB Update, we look at stronger rent control measures that advocates say are needed in

NB Update: Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick?

In this edition of the NB Update, we look at stronger rent control measures that advocates say are needed in New Brunswick.
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L’édition de Février / Mars d’En Bref est parue !

Dans cette édition :
⚡ La centrale à gaz de Tantramar face à ses opposants
⚡ La langue française doit prévaloir, un an plus tard
⚡ Et plus encore !

Lisez-le ici : nbmediacoop.org/the-brief/

The February/March edition of The Brief is out!

In this edition:
⚡ Tantramar gas plant faces opposition
⚡ RCMP detachment shuttered ‘indefinitely’ after fatal police shooting, as Indigenous leaders call for action to address deadly pattern
⚡ And more!

Read it here: nbmediacoop.org/the-brief/

120 universitaires disent non à la centrale au gaz de schiste de Tantramar Nous sommes plus de 120 universitaires des quatre universités du Nouveau-Brunswick (Mount Allison University, Université de Moncton, University of New

120 universitaires disent non à la centrale au gaz de schiste de Tantramar

Lettre ouverte à la Première ministre Holt
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Over 120 scientists and academics say ‘no’ to Tantramar shale gas plant We are over 120 scientists and academics from all four universities in New Brunswick (Université de Moncton, University of New

Over 120 scientists and academics say ‘no’ to Tantramar shale gas plant

Open letter to the Premier Holt
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Le jardin communautaire de Cocagne nourrit les gens tout en aidant la communauté à se préparer aux impacts du changement clim Le jardin communautaire de Cocagne cultive et entrepose des légumes toute l’année grâce à des technologies d’énergie renouvelable. En 2025,

Le jardin communautaire de Cocagne cultive et entrepose des légumes toute l’année grâce à des technologies d’énergie renouvelable. En 2025, le jardin a donné plus de 5000 livres de légumes pour réduire l’insécurité alimentaire de la région.

Par Mira Dietz Chiasson
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TOMORROW: Gaza-based photojournalist Rizek Abdel Jawad’s work to be shown at Fredericton halal food fundraiser.

Return from the Dead: Photos from the Gaza Strip

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