Maud sniffs longer in the winter. Not casually or politely. She lowers her nose to the snow with the intensity of a detective who has just stumbled onto the one detail that explains everything. Her body tightens. Her focus narrows. The rest of the world disappears as she inhales with purpose, tugging me toward snowbanks […]
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November 27th, 1924 – January 26th, 2026 It is with great love and admiration for a life well lived that the family announces the passing of Evelyn Walker on January 26, 2026, at the magnificent age of 101. Evelyn May Pinches was born on November 27, 1924, at Lady House Farm in Shropshire England, the third […]
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Two golden flowers adorn John Cadman “Caddy” Norris’ sacraments of initiation card, hanging from interwoven cords to frame the dates each rite was received in St. Andrews over a century ago. The artwork is beautiful. To see it last year, you would have had to book an appointment with our archivist and wait while she […]
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Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused in the 2025 death of a Rothesay woman is heading to a jury trial after being indicted on charges including second-degree murder. Calvin Burns-Smith, 32, appeared by phone Feb. 2 in Saint John Court of King’s Bench to discuss trial dates. He is charged with second-degree […]
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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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Finance Minister Rene Legacy said the province’s deficit has grown to $1.3 billion amid higher spending in health care and social development. Total revenue is projected to be $372.1 million lower than budgeted, largely driven by lower corporate income tax and personal income tax revenue, as well as lower Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) revenue. It […]
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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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Anger has become the background noise of modern life. It hums constantly, sharpens easily, and corrodes quickly. Outrage travels faster than context. Certainty is rewarded more than curiosity. If the 1920s were remembered as the Roaring Twenties, the 2020s may well be recalled as the Raging Twenties—an era shaped by algorithms, saturated with distortion, and […]
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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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