Susan Holt, top economic policy adviser, says marijuana sector can create jobs, but workers will need training. The New Brunswick government sees the marijuana industry as a major economic driver in the future, which could create thousands of jobs, according...
Read MoreCanada’s correctional investigator says further investigation will be carried out into the circumstances surrounding the death of Matthew Hines, who was pepper sprayed four times. Canada’s correctional investigator says the death of Cape Breton man Matthew Hines, who was repeatedly...
Read MoreJustice and Public Safety 19 August 2016 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The consultation process to modernize the Police Act started in June and continued on July 28 and 29 with discussions with key stakeholders. The Department of Justice and Public Safety...
Read MoreDostoevsky said, “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” We don’t fare well. The image is a still from video shown at the Ashley Smith inquest in, 2013, showing the teen being strapped...
Read MoreThe push for prison-based needle and syringe exchange programs has been happening since at least 1999. Pushing for prison-based needle and syringe exchange programs has been an ongoing debate in Canada since at least 1999, when the healthcare advisory committee...
Read MoreAdvocate calls for distribution of naloxone antidote. The head of AIDS Saint John is calling for the widespread distribution of antidote kits to deal with fatal drug overdoses. Accidental drug overdose deaths in New Brunswick jumped from 31 in 2013...
Read MoreOTTAWA – Anti-poverty advocates are asking the federal government to invest $3.2 billion annually starting next year to update old and build new affordable housing units across the country. The pre-budget ask from seven groups is aimed at helping the...
Read MoreAdvocates are calling for the return of New Brunswick’s mental health court in Saint John. The facility was a leader for more than a decade in taking a new approach in mental health cases, but closed three years ago after...
Read MoreFREDERICTON (GNB) – The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate applauds the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering the federal government to offer First Nations children the same level of child and family services as that provided...
Read MoreLiberal leader and incoming prime minister Justin Trudeau hugs his mother Margaret Trudeau as he makes his way on stage at Liberal party headquarters in Montreal on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015 after winning the 42nd Canadian general election. THE CANADIAN...
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