Latest from Luke Beirne
More pets, fewer vets: N.B. struggles to keep up with animal care demand
New Brunswick is short of veterinarians, just as pets adopted in great numbers during the pandemic grow older and need more care — and the only Atlantic Canadian school training vets is at its enrolment limit.
'Leading and dividing New Brunswick': New book explores Blaine Higgs's legacy
Blaine Higgs "broke an all-time record" for low levels of support in New Brunswick's francophone ridings in the 2020 and 2024 elections, says Gabriel Arsenault, a Université de Moncton political science professor.
Renowned N.B. swordsmith begins forging a career in law
Longtime swordsmith Jacob Powning was travelling the world, visiting museums and working with researchers, when he glimpsed something that drove him to make a huge life change.
Far Out! book tells story of 1960s back-to-the-land movement in Maritimes
Two brothers with back-to-the-land experience created a book together to document the movement of the 1960s and '70s.
Subway ad campaign tries to lure Toronto, Montreal commuters with a taste of N.B.
You don't expect to see Hopewell Rocks inside the Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto, but that's exactly what Tourism New Brunswick's new marketing campaign has made possible.
Secrets in stone: 200-year-old Bell Inn's mysterious origins remain elusive
The Bell Inn in Dorchester is one of the oldest buildings in New Brunswick. It might even date back to Acadian settlement, but the specific details are lost in time.
Organizer hopes Red Dress Day event will put N.B. cases in 'spotlight'
The organizer of a Saint John commemoration of Red Dress Day hopes it will remind people of missing and murdered Indigenous women from right here in New Brunswick, including Erin Brooks, who's been missing for more than three years.
Community organizations facing hard times due to a lack of volunteers
Volunteer shortages are straining essential community services across Canada. Despite a willingness, many don't know how to help.
Family's experience with genetic testing inspires winning project in medical innovation challenge
A New Brunswick family's experience of genetic testing for what proved to be a rare disease helped spark a project that won a medical innovation competition.
A robot called Moxie: Horizon's Medical Innovators' Challenge underway in Saint John
The Medical Innovators' Challenge, a Dragon's Den-style event organized by the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, is set for Wednesday evening at the Marco Polo cruise ship terminal.