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David Gordon Koch
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Journalist @nbmediacoop.bsky.social and journalism instructor with St Thomas University's Aotiitj program at Elsipogtog First Nation.
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Consultation required to address ‘very discriminatory’ second-generation cut-off, says Minister of Indigenous Services

Mandy Gull-Masty talks about Bill S-2, the federal budget, and her role as the first Indigenous person to hold the Indigenous Services portfolio
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Consultation required to address ‘very discriminatory’ second-generation cut-off, says Minister of Indigenous Servic
The Minister of Indigenous Services says the second-generation cut-off is a "very discriminatory part of the Indian Act" but that
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December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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A new report by @pembina.org warns Ontario is making 'a risky bet' by leaning on natural gas in the short term and new nuclear in the long term, while missing low-cost opportunities in wind, solar and energy storage.

Story by Abdul Matin Sarfraz

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Ford’s nuclear push could backfire with higher bills, US gas reliance: report
Ontario's heavy bet on nuclear power could backfire by driving up electricity costs and increasing the province's reliance on US
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November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Besieged health care workers in war zones need our solidarity, says doctor [video]

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Besieged health care workers in war zones need our solidarity, says doctor [video]
Health care is increasingly under attack in war zones, despite this being in clear violation of international law. Doctors, nurses
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November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Prix de l’essence: la baisse de 8 cents annulée par la Commission de l’énergie www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2...
Prix de l’essence: la baisse de 8 cents annulée par la Commission de l’énergie
Le prix de l’essence ne diminuera pas la semaine prochaine tel que le prévoyait le gouvernement Holt. La Commission de l’énergie et des services publics
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November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]
It was a "dream come true" for Baraa, 23, when he learned that he'd been accepted into the Master of
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November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.

The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video] Advocates say Ottawa lacks the political will to evacuate more than 130 Palestinian students admitted to universities across the country by David Gordon Koch November 26, 2025 Reading Time: 6min read
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Baraa belongs here at UNB, and the Canadian government needs to let him in immediately.

Biometrics shouldn't be obligatory for anyone, let alone someone surviving an active genocide.
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Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]

Advocates say Ottawa lacks the political will to evacuate more than 130 Palestinian students from Gaza following their admission to universities across Canada

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Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]
It was a "dream come true" for Baraa, 23, when he learned that he'd been accepted into the Master of
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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.

First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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First-ever amputee football league kicks off in Gaza Strip

'Championship of Hope' meant to revive sports activity and boost morale

Photo essay by Rizek Abdel Jawad
Photos: First-ever amputee football league kicks off in Gaza Strip
Editor's note: Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist from Gaza City whose work was previously featured in these pages, has contributed
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November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Rizek Abdel Jawad is a photojournalist based in Gaza City. He is part of the Connecting Gaza initiative, which helps families in Gaza survive. You can support them by going to www.connectinggaza.org/donate.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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This video features the National Farmers Union keynote talk in Moncton by Charlie Angus and Brit Griffin, who spoke about their decades-long relationship and their experiences in social justice movements.

It also includes interviews with NFU president Jenn Pfenning and other convention-goers.
'Never give up supply management': Farmers talk food sovereignty, tariffs and authoritarianism
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November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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‘Never give up supply management’: Farmers talk food sovereignty, tariffs and authoritarianism [video]

Charlie Angus and Brit Griffin were keynote speakers at National Farmers Union convention in Moncton

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social

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‘Never give up supply management’: Farmers talk food sovereignty, tariffs and authoritarianism [video]
Members of the National Farmers Union met in Moncton this week for a three-day convention focussed on themes of Canadian
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November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Mi’kmaq senator pushing for end to ‘second-generation cut-off’ gains traction, but feds signal opposition

Changes 'vital to the survival of First Nations': Sen. Paul Prosper

Report by Lisha Francis and
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Mi’kmaq senator pushing for end to ‘second-generation cut-off’ gains traction, but feds signal opposition
A Mi'kmaq senator is pushing for legislative changes that would eliminate the second-generation cut-off from the Indian Act. It's a
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November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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The government of Canada needs to directly address why a 95 year old human rights expert and former UN Special Rapporteur was treated as a threat to national security for coming to speak about Israeli genocide.

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But upon arriving at customs at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Thursday with his wife, he says border agents took their passports and led them to an interview room. He said border agents told him they needed to determine whether he and his wife were a national security threat to Canada. “That never happened to me in my long life,” said Falk. Thursday also happened to be his 95th birthday, he said.
November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Morbidly amusing that the government can simultaneously admit this mine is specifically for military purposes, funded by the US Department of War, and also claim that it is a Canadian "nation-building project."
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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NDP leadership hopeful submits official bid, challenging ‘undemocratic’ vetting process [video]

Author and activist Yves Engler toured New Brunswick as part of 'long-shot campaign' to push New Democrats leftward

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
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NDP leadership hopeful submits official bid, challenging ‘undemocratic’ vetting process [video]
Yves Engler, a self-described ecosocialist and anti-imperialist who is running for the leadership of the federal NDP, officially submitted his
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November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Toronto-Dominion Bank won’t say how many workers will be affected by the planned closure of a call centre that it established in Dieppe just six years ago with millions of dollars in government subsidies supposedly intended for job creation.

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Planned closure of TD call centre raises questions about corporate subsidies in New Brunswick
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November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Planned closure of TD call centre raises questions about corporate subsidies in New Brunswick

Bay Street giant received millions from the @govnb.bsky.social

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Planned closure of TD call centre raises questions about corporate subsidies in New Brunswick
Toronto-Dominion Bank won't say how many workers will be affected by the planned closure of a call centre that it
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November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Is pollution from industry causing the neurological disease ALS in New Brunswick? [video]

New study reveals link between fatal illness and sulfur dioxide

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Is pollution from industry causing the neurological disease ALS in New Brunswick? [video]
Long-term exposure to the industrial pollutant sulfur dioxide is "significantly associated" to the neurological disease ALS in New Brunswick, according
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October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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No mention of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in new minerals strategy framework

Report released at industry conference calls for 'meaningful Indigenous partnerships'

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No mention of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in new minerals strategy framework
The Department of Natural Resources has released a 20-page report meant to serve as a framework for a "comprehensive minerals
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Dubious distinctions: The mining strategy released by the Govt of New Brunswick today cites a 2011 survey of mining companies by the right-wing Fraser Institute, which gave the province the highest rank out of 93 jurisdictions around the world for "overall policy attractiveness."
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October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
Canadian Forces Scheduled Missile Training In Israel Last Year
The Department of National Defence is refusing to answer questions about the scheduled training sessions.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Affordable housing target ‘not enough’ to significantly reduce waitlist, says researcher

Holt government will add '1,760 affordable housing units' by 2029: Speech from the Throne

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Affordable housing target ‘not enough’ to significantly reduce waitlist, says researcher
Plans for affordable housing construction announced in this week's Speech from the Throne won't be enough to make a serious
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October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Tenants target Moncton-area landlord, call for government to end ‘rent control loopholes’

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Tenants target Moncton-area landlord, call for government to end ‘rent control loopholes’
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October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM