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Watershed group hopes 'fast-tracking' won't let Sisson mine off the hook for environmental protections
An environmental protection group in New Brunswick is hoping piqued interest in critical mineral projects will lead to higher and not lower standards for developments such as the Sisson Mine.
Sisson tungsten mine one of several critical mineral projects eyed by N.B. government
The Sisson Mine project north of Fredericton appears to be back on the front burner thanks to a surge of interest in developing new sources of critical minerals and an infusion of cash from the U.S. government.
Canada's brightest young minds gather in N.B. to showcase solutions to global challenges
The 63rd annual Canada-Wide Science Fair began Monday in Fredericton, featuring about 340 projects, the best from 100 regional fairs across the country. It’s open to the public for a final day on Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Coach Mac's secret recipe for Moncton Wildcats' hockey success
The Moncton Wildcats are celebrating a league win and trying for a national title, with a coach who's a proven winner.
Student's winning film gives diary-style recount of Ukraine invasion
First-year journalism student Polina Kozlova surprised some of her classmates, professors and herself when a film she made about her experience during the Russian invasion of Ukraine won best picture at a shorts festival at St. Thomas University students.
Fredericton piper ready to take requests for songs … or silence
It’s become a springtime rite for 17-year-old Ryan Strong to start outdoor practice on his bagpipes in Fredericton’s Skyline Acres.
How New Brunswick's little-known auto sector is coping with tariffs
A Dieppe-based company's ambulances and accessible vehicles are now subject to 25 per cent tariffs on sales to the U.S.
Watershed groups on the lookout for little brown bug-eating birds
A New Brunswick non-profit that promotes biodiversity and sustainable ecology is asking people to be on the lookout for bank swallows.
St. Stephen considers direct financial incentive to lure doctors
St. Stephen is the latest municipality in New Brunswick to take doctor recruitment into its own hands, with proposed payments for family physicians, international medical graduates, specialists and nurse practitioners.
Once a high-profile emitter, Port of Belledune wants to be a green energy hub
The Port of Belledune is trying to reinvent itself as a green energy hub, with plans to use biomass, wind, solar, hydrogen — and maybe even small modular nuclear reactors — to replace fossil fuels.