Tobique First Nation

• 62 charges laid, 7 people arrested for ‘violent kidnapping’ in New Brunswick

  New Brunswick RCMP said a 54-year-old woman from Florenceville was kidnapped at gunpoint, held against her will and assaulted during an incident in Tobique First Nation in April.

  Crime

  May 11, 2024
  
• First turbine goes online at Saint John wind farm

  Following construction delays, the Burchill Wind Project turned on it's first turbine Friday afternoon. Officials believe the 10 turbine farm will be operational this spring.

  Environment

  Feb 21, 2023
  
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• Actor Johnny Depp gifted Wolastoq T-shirt from New Brunswick

  In a video, Bethany Tremblay presents the T-shirt to Depp, who can be heard learning to pronounce Wolastoq and describing the design as beautiful.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022
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• New Brunswick residential school survivors on ‘giving back all that pain’ to Pope Francis

  Survivors of the Shubenacadie residential school said they were "kidnapped" and imprisoned at the institution together, and attended the papal tour together "as family."

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
• Turbines at N.B. Burchill Wind Project expected to be operational by December

  Construction of the ten-turbine renewable energy site in New Brunswick is expected to help maintain stable rates for Saint John Energy customers.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
• Overworked, underpaid: Ottawa’s chronic underfunding leaves First Nations water operators behind

  An investigation reveals First Nations water operators sometimes earn less than half of what municipal operators are paid, but one group in Atlantic Canada may have the solution.

  Investigations

  Feb 22, 2021
• Mi’gmaq, Wolastoqiyik chiefs pull out of TRC working group after motion for racism inquiry gutted

  'The working group appears to have been used as a political smoke screen.'

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2020
• N.B. Truth and Reconciliation group reboot surprises some Indigenous leaders

  Tobique First Nation Chief Ross Perley says New Brunswick's decision to reboot its Truth and Reconciliation Working Group was news to him.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2020
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• Wolastoqey Chiefs demand Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism from next N.B. government

  The Chiefs say the action is being demanded regardless of who ends up in the premier’s seat.

  Politics

  Sep 9, 2020
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• Protesters call for inquiry into systemic racism to be campaign issue during N.B. election

  PC leader Blaine Higgs has remained reluctant to call a public inquiry, despite calls from the public and Indigenous leaders.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2020