Latest from Hannah Rudderham
2 N.B. students only Canadians to compete in 2025 human rights, law competition in Switzerland
Two St. Thomas University students will represent Canada as one of 24 teams chosen to compete at an international human rights competition in Switzerland.
A love letter to Saint John: Toronto actress finds comfort in filming location
A Toronto actress moved to Saint John for a three-month stint to film a TV show, but ended up falling in love with the city in the process.
Bathurst swimming spot closes during temporary diversion of sewage into harbour
Swimming at Youghall Beach in Bathurst will not be permitted for 24 to 48 hours beginning Thursday for wastewater treatment plant maintenance.
Fredericton theatre company brings inclusive — and magical — musical to the stage
Magic Beans, a musical from Solo Chicken Productions, involves the artists from the Spirit Project — a project for people with and without disabilities. The artists wrote the musical and now star in it as well.
Roadside History
Did La Coupe once have a dry dock? This historian says we don't know that answer
Historian James Upham says Google Maps and old sources refer to the location as the La Coupe dry dock, but it isn’t that simple.
37 anglophone schools in N.B. to test 2 monthly professional learning days
The New Brunswick government is piloting a new project that will see 37 anglophone schools have two professional learning days each month.
Brothers who gave $50K for palliative care room at nursing home learn tough lesson
Alan and Glenn von Weiler were grateful for the care a Blacks Harbour nursing home gave their late father, so they donated $50,000 for a palliative care room at the home.
Via Rail train collides with van at Rogersville-area crossing
A Via Rail train collided with a van Sunday night at an eastern New Brunswick crossing south of Rogersville that has only a stop sign to control vehicles, officials said.
N.B. legal aid commission to review eligibility criteria in wake of auditor general report
New Brunswick’s legal aid commission says it is proud of the service it provides, despite an auditor general report that said people might not be getting the legal help they need because the eligibility criteria hasn’t been reviewed for eight years.
10 new Indigenous patient navigators will help build trust, Horizon manager says
Two navigators in place since 2022 in Fredericton and Miramichi have helped Indigenous patients feel heard and less afraid, says Aaron Hatty, Horizon Health’s regional manager of Indigenous health programming.