In Saint John, 172 employees of Moosehead Breweries are entering their fifth week of a lock out. Health benefits for retired workers are at the centre of the dispute. KarissaDonkin tells us more. Moosehead Breweries is a fixture in west Saint John. It’s been in business here since 1928. Many workers followed in the family [...]
A group from Fredericton happened to be in Haiti when the earthquake hit last year. Two weeks ago, they went back. They went to see how they can help and as Amy MacKenzie tells us, what they found, was hope.
A crowd of 200 wrestling fans are starring toward the ring with a look of horror in their eyes. Everyone is witnessing the dastardly Wesley Pipes attack fan favorite Raj Mahal. Suddenly, the horrified crowd erupts into cheers. They all just noticed 67 year old Robbie Ellis is running from the backstage area to save [...]
The Basement crew was on campus this week, hosted by Alyssa Mosher and Shane Magee…written & produced by Amy MacKenzie and Samantha Magee. View previous editions of the Basement Tapes here.
How a simple tale shaped a community By Emma Smith and Evan Bower For the people of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, the chocolate bar is and always has been theirs. It all started around 1910. Arthur Ganong, the sixth child in a family of seven, would stuff his pockets full of chocolate before heading out [...]
In their investigation, the CBC took swabs from nine food court trays, and from a gas station toilet seat, then had them compared in a lab. The microbiologist in charge of the lab said that the most notable bacteria found was the superbug Acinetobacter, (Ass-in-eh-toe-backter), which is very resistant to drugs. But the microbiologist goes [...]
Students who work for St. Thomas University might be able to unionize soon. That’s if they form the St. Thomas Union of Student Employees. Alex Vietinghoff has more.TRANSCRIPT:They’re called STUSE (Stew-see), that’s short for St. Thomas Union of Student Employees. And they want to help student workers.Carolyn Shapiro is the Interim President of the union. [...]
Della Pettipas hovers near the bar at the Legion Hall in Minto, N.B. She clings to a Bud Light and paces back and forth as a few family members and I move furniture and put out snacks. “Make sure that table has a bowl of pretzels!” a woman shouts. Della’s cousin Linda Cormier is in [...]
Ann Passmore has lost her key. But it’s not as simple as one might think. She knocks on the door of her son’s first-ever apartment. John is 42 years old. She tries her luck at the knob, but it’s locked. The building only issues two keys to the apartment and neither of them belongs to [...]
Becky Harrison bounces on her feet, hands kicking the air, eyes fixed on the ring. “Drop your weight and cover your side,” she shouts at the two boxers. One is pushed to the corner, arms pressed against his head, feet tapping rhythmically on the floor. The other one aims for his skull and sides. With [...]
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