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“The Man Who Lived Underground,” a novel publishers rejected in the 1940s, is about an innocent Black man forced to confess to the murder of a white couple.

Posted: Apr 13, 2021 11:43 AM AT | Last Updated: April 13 Premier Blaine Higgs has called on First Nations chiefs to negotiate a modern and sustainable economic partnership.(Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick) The New Brunswick government is pulling out of tax-sharing agreements with 13 Mikmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations, invoking its right to terminate some of the deals as early as this July. Those agreements, which date back to 1994 and were last renewed in 2017, have fuelled econo...

Posted: Apr 12, 2021 2:45 PM AT | Last Updated: April 13 The federal government will pay $145 million to the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation to settle a land claim. On Monday, Chief Patricia Bernard said the victory represents a new beginning for the community.(Logan Perley/CBC) The federal government will pay out $145 million to the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation in northwestern New Brunswick in what is now the largest federal land claim settlement in Maritime history. The settlement settle...

Long story: Exploring the hidden history of Long Island Once a thriving farming community, Long Island in the Kennebecasis River is a destination for boaters, ATVers, and hikers. But just because its accessible doesnt mean its safe. Social Sharing A century ago, this island in the Kennebecasis River had its own school, post office and riverboat service Posted: Mar 07, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: March 7 Long Island in the Kennebecasis River was once a thriving farming settlement. Now its a ...

Saint John chosen as Flair Airlines only N.B. destination, with flights to start in May Edmonton-based discount airline plans to bring low-fare air travel to eight Canadian destinations by summer, including Saint John. Social Sharing

Posted: Feb 07, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 7 Saint John writer Anna Minerva Henderson, pictured with her graduating class of 1905 at Saint John High School. (Submitted by Saint John High School) comments Grey wharves that know the way of wind and tide, Dim, drifting fog, the sea-gulls plaintive cry, A city, old and assured, wearing the pride  Of epic memories and heritage …. Few poems have so perfectly captured the grit and dignity of Canadas oldest incorporated city.  Th...

Rotational workers ask for rapid testing to reduce isolation time Now required to self-isolate for two weeks upon arrival, New Brunswick rotational workers are asking the provincial government to provide rapid testing to cut down on that required period so they can have time to spend with their families while back home. Social Sharing

by Julia Wright At the King Street coffee shop in uptown Saint John, pop punk plays on satellite radio. A girl with a delicate platinum wedge of jewelry in her septum and thick masses of maraschino-cherry-toned hair works the cash. The buzzing, student-union vibe doesn’t exactly jive with the formality of the invitation I’m holding. It’s heavy, cream-coloured card stock, usually reserved for wedding invitations. A large symbol, calligraphic, coils into and over itself. It looks l...