Colby Leblanc is the incoming STUSU president for the 2026-27 academic year. (Credit: STU Communications) The St. Thomas University Students’ Union held its annual general election on March 9 and March 10. Fifteen candidates ran in total, a number chief returning officer Thomas Hamilton described as “on the higher end” compared to previous years. Colby Leblanc won the race for president, defeating fellow candidate Gabriel Prah. Leblanc, a human rights student and current at-

Student union leaders across New Brunswick gather at a protest outside the legislature in Fredericton, N.B. (Polina Kozlova/AQ) Approximately 400 students, faculty members and community supporters gathered outside the New Brunswick legislature on March 17 to protest proposed cuts to post-secondary education as the provincial government presented its budget. Finance Minister René Legacy presented the 2026-2027 provincial budget at 1:00 p.m., announcing that the government will