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NB COVID-19 Winter Plan and Students
Effective as of December 4 at midnight, all areas in New Brunswick shifted to level one as part of the newly announced COVID-19 Winter Plan. New Brunswick’s Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said on Friday the Winter Action Plan will aid…
High School Violence An Ongoing Concern
The past week has seen multiple incidents of violence at Fredericton and Oromocto High Schools. Some events have been confirmed by school officials and police, while others have been embellished by social media posts. Some parents have removed their children…
A 50-Year Project: Canada Banned Mako Shark Fishing to Rebuild Its Population
Swimming across the oceans from Canada’s East Coast to the Caribbean Sea are the Atlantic shortfin mako sharks. They are highly migratory animals that can be found in places such as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland within the range…
In From the Cold – Saint John Homeless Initiative
The Saint John Human Development Council (HDC) is a planning council that holds federal funds in trust and distributes them where needed across the Maritimes. They work on reports such as minimum wage and the child poverty card. Cathy Foote…
UNB Hockey Going to Lucerne, Switzerland
Tyler Boland, Samuel Dove-McFalls, Austen Keating, defenceman Joe Gatenby, goaltender Rylan Parenteau, and coach Gardiner MacDougall of the UNB Reds men’s hockey team have been selected to attend the 2021 FISU winter games, and play for Canada’s men’s team. Unlike…
Interim VP No More: Pickel-MacDonald has High Hopes for Campus Life
After the departure of the original Vice-President of Finance & Operations, Katelynn Pickel-MacDonald stepped into the interim role effective August 2021. After the November by-election, Pickel-MacDonald was officially elected to the position. In the interim role, she had the full…
See Jane Run Organization Expanding Provincially
See Jane Run is a grassroots organization co-founded by Rothesay Councillor Tiffany Mackay French, Grand Bay-Westfield mayor Brittany Merrifield, and former election campaign communications director Katie Bowden. The organization was founded in early 2021 and aims to encourage women and…
Student Union Turnover – A Challenging Year
The Student Union has seen turnover in a number of roles during the school year so far. On the executive team, there has been turnover in four Vice President positions. The VPs of Advocacy, Internal, Communications, and Finance have all…
The Cost of Living with Diabetes
Dr. Neeru Gupta, UNB associate professor of Sociology, and pharmacist Ayub Chishti, at the campus pharmacy, recently spoke to The Brunswickan about the emotional, physical, and financial costs of living with diabetes. “Diabetes is one word but it’s actually multiple…
No Justice for the Family of Chantel Moore
Chantel Moore, 26, was an Indigenous woman from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in British Columbia. She had moved to Edmundston, New Brunswick, to be near her mother and then six-year-old daughter. Moore was killed at the hands of police during a…