At every turn in his hockey career, Justin Bowers has been overlooked. First, at 16, Bowers, a Frederictonian, was left off the provincial under-17 team roster. That same year he was passed over in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft–a crucial stepping stone for any youngster looking to play in the NHL. After two [...]
There are two oft-heard phrases in the village of Penobsquis. “The streets should be paved in gold, but instead they’re sinking,” says Beth Nixon, a resident here for nearly her entire life. “And Sussex got the boom and Penobsquis got the shaft.” The remark sparks laughter from the seven people sitting around the dining room table. [...]
When Patrice Cormier’s elbow connected with Mikael Tam’s face Sunday night in overtime of a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game, it appeared both of their seasons were in jeopardy. The hit left Tam, 18, face down and convulsing. My gut reaction was that the injury would sideline him indefinitely. And for Cormier, he had just committed a violent check in [...]
As cars whiz by on Route 101 to New Maryland, Mark D’Arcy and about a dozen other people with Friends of the UNB Woodlot stand of the side of the road and appeal to drivers for supportive horn honks. Some are holding shovels and hammers, and others signs that read “killing beaver? UNBelievable”, “80 m” and [...]
Elizabeth May didn’t want to leave her hometown of New Glasgow and constituency of Central Nova last month, but duty called and she took her quest for a seat in the House of Commons to the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands in British Columbia, where she hopes to become the first-ever Green Party Member of Parliament. [...]
Click to hear part of Abousfian Abdelrazik”s talk at UNB Abdelrazik sharing harrowing experience on cross-country tour A Sudanese-Canadian man suing the Federal government for its part in his six-year exile is doing a cross-country speaking tour to share the story of his wrongful detention and torture on foreign soil. “I’m still in prison,” said [...]
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