SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required cooperation, restraint, emotional awareness, and mutual respect. This three-part series explores how music, the arts, and cooking and dining together have quietly shaped civil societies […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused of almost hitting a peace officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Pocologan last year pled guilty to flight from police and 11 other outstanding charges. Jeremy Matthew Booker, 38, of Centennial Drive in Saint John, was set for trial Feb. 5 and instead changed his pleas on […]
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RCMP in St. Stephen say a 43-year-old man has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking. Police said on Feb. 14, members conducted a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on Route 3 north of St. Stephen. “Subsequently, police searched the vehicle and found what is believed to be fentanyl […]
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Years ago, I was told a story about an older man in a care home who would refuse to sit at the dining room table. He would just stand there. At times, staff found him agitated and difficult, trying repeatedly to make him sit. Eventually, they learned the truth: he was simply a gentleman, waiting […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative The owner of a St. Stephen building sold in a mortgage proceeding was ordered to pay more than $50,000 after no-showing a trial. Justice Kathryn Gregory awarded a deficiency judgment to Dianne Marie Sullivan Wednesday last week as part of a lawsuit filed against Starshine Properties, Ltd. over a […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative The mother of a 24-year-old Newfoundland and Labrador man who died in hospital after falling from a ladder while working for a Cooke, Inc. subsidiary said the injury that led to his death “never needed to happen.” Kelly Cove Salmon was ordered to pay $6,000 to a CCNB training […]
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Dear Editor, It’s my belief that most Canadians are under the mistaken impression that the Canadian Dental Care Plan or CDPC is similar to our healthcare system. It’s not. There’s no universality; there is a 20 per cent co-pay; there is an income cap; and there’s an element of unfairness. I’m not sure what the […]
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Three everyday practices that have taught humanity how to live together — long before we argued about how to do it. SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required […]
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New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is advising of an exposure of a confirmed case of Hepatitis A at the Algonquin Resort in Saint Andrews. Public Health said the exposure happened on Jan. 21, 22, 24 and 25. Algonquin General Manager Cole Sheridan told The Courier an employee was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. “We […]
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New Brunswick RCMP say a 36-year-old man has been arrested following a break and enter in Maces Bay. On Jan. 23, police in St. George responded to a break, enter, and theft from a residence in County Line Road. “One or more individuals forcefully gained entry by breaking the front door and stole items, including […]
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