Marvin Westwood established the UBC Veterans Transition Program to help promote recovery from war-related stress injuries. It connects soldiers suffering from PTSD, and lets them reenact their traumatic experiences and work on ways to getting better over the course of several meetings.

Australian bluesman Lloyd Spiegel is on a swing through the region. He's shared the stage with the likes of Etta James and Bob Dylan and now he's in the Maritimes.

Science East's Michael Edwards says there's no scientific proof of ghosts. But they still make for lots of fun at Halloween.

It seems the adventure of starting life in a new country wasn't enough for Patrick Schilf of Potsdam, Germany.No - he decided to make his way to Fredericton by bicycle, with the assistance of a cargo ship.

New Brunswick has lost one its most prolific writers. Raymond Fraser died yesterday at the age of 77.

Senator David Adams Richards knew Fraser very well.

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Farah Mohamed spoke in Sackville this week. She's the CEO of the Malala Fund - named for Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for going to school. She talks to Vanessa about empowering and inspiring girls.

There's a big event in Fredericton this Friday night that combines live music...With the provincial archives.

It's a jamboree - featuring Ivan and Vivian Hicks and Gary Morris - And recordings from the archives.

Vanessa talks with archivist Fred Farrell and fiddler Ivan Hicks.

For writer Wayne Curtis, the Miramichi is not just the name of a river or a city in New Brunswick.

It's a mythical place: a river stocked with leaping, gleaming salmon, men of uncommon strength and the cares of a close-knit family. Curtis is about to launch his 18th book. He spoke with Vanessa about Fishing the High Country: A Memoir of the River.

A New Brunswick business that trains First Nations in software testing just took home the national Startup Canada Social Enterprise Award. Founder Keith McIntosh says many software testing jobs have left the country. But he wanted to create employment for First Nations people who often experience under-employment and lower entrepreneurial opportunities.

MLAs from every party made a show of taking their names out of the running for Speaker of the House. That would mean Liberal Premier Brian Gallant's attempt to gain the confidence of the house would be over before it could begin. Now, Lisa Harris, the acting house leader, said there would be a speaker when the house opens on Tuesday.