The 59 bus drivers, mechanics, maintenance workers and customer service representatives have rejected the latest contract offer made by Acadian Coach Lines. The workers, who are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1229, voted 88 per cent against the latest offer. This means Acadian will be shutting down operations in New Brunswick and Prince Edward [...]
An elderly man was taken to hospital after his vehicle struck a pole head-on at the intersection of Forest Hill Rd. and Canterbury St. “He hit it going full speed,” said Andre Gabriel who helped the man from his vehicle and called 9-1-1. Police and emergency vehicles responded to the accident at 6:00pm Tuesday night, [...]
An elderly man was taken to hospital after his vehicle struck a pole head-on at the intersection of Forest Hill Rd. and Canterbury St. “He hit it going full speed,” said Andre Gabriel who helped the man from his vehicle and called 9-1-1. Police and emergency vehicles responded to the accident at 6:00pm Tuesday night, [...]
St. Thomas University’s self-proclaimed “party house” received an unprecedented liquor ban this weekend. On Sunday, the 177 Harrington Hall residents were told that no alcohol is allowed in their house until further notice effective as of midnight, November 27th. Dean of Students Larry Batt held a meeting to make the announcement. Paper sheets were put [...]
Josh DeMerchant was spending his time “creeping” his friends’ walls on Facebook one cool November night. He saw a video on one of his friends walls titled “I lost respect for Miley Cyrus after I saw this.” He clicked on it. It wasn’t long before he realized he made a mistake. A rash of [...]
Joel O’Kane went from St. Thomas journalism classes to the Fredericton Daily Gleaner then rose quickly to an editor’s position. He reports on his experience as a professional journalist.
Over 600 people packed the Fredericton Convention Centre’s ballroom to talk about the future of New Brunswick’s Liberal Party on Saturday. They called it their “special meeting” – a gathering of party members and non-members to share thoughts and vote on 31 recommendations (which can be found on the party’s website) that were put forward by [...]
Usually, Fredericton High School’s parking lot is empty on Saturdays. This weekend however, one school bus parked here from nine a.m. until one p.m. to collect food for the local food bank in the school’s first annual Stuff-a-bus for Christmas campaign. The bus drivers of District 18 schools started organizing the event two weeks ago [...]
Mary-Dan Johnston was on the exit ramp to Dieppe on Saturday when her phone rang. It was a call she said she never believed she’d get. It was Richard Southcott, chair of the Maritime selection committee for the Rhodes scholarship for study at Oxford University in Oxford, England. “He said, ‘I have some exciting [...]
It starts with a half naked Taylor Lautner, but it goes downhill from there. It’s time for the vampire-human wedding of the millennium. It’s super cheesy with long, dramatic shots of the dress and the vows. The camera pans and the guests disappear as the couple kisses. When they leave for their honeymoon, a [...]
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