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Former New Brunswick Doctor Accused of COVID-19 Outbreak Sues the Province, RCMP, and Facebook

Former New Brunswick Doctor Accused of COVID-19 Outbreak Sues the Province, RCMP, and Facebook

ByJoel RumsonFeb 8, 20223 min read

Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola has launched a lawsuit against the province of New Brunswick, the RCMP, and Facebook.  He was blamed for being patient 0 in a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Campbellton, New Brunswick at the start of the pandemic. Higgs…

Mental Health Services Outside of Hospitals

Mental Health Services Outside of Hospitals

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20224 min read

New Brunswick entered Level 3 of the Winter Action Plan on January 14, and although the province has returned to Level 2, students are still doing school online for at least another week. These restrictions have many New Brunswick residents…

Can’t Buy My Silence: An Attack on the Misuse of NDAs

Can’t Buy My Silence: An Attack on the Misuse of NDAs

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20224 min read

On January 18, six universities in the United Kingdom pledged to not use Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in dealing with complaints of sexual misconduct, bullying, and other forms of harassment at their institutions.  This comes over a month after the CBC…

Nurses Working in Face of a New COVID Wave

Nurses Working in Face of a New COVID Wave

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20223 min read

Since the first cases of the Omicron variant were found in New Brunswick in early December 2021, hospitalization rates in the province have increased visibly due to the variant’s high transmissibility.  This adds an immense amount of stress on the…

Social Media Argues About COVID and Gyms

Social Media Argues About COVID and Gyms

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20223 min read

A debate has raged across New Brunswick social media pages during the past week.  With Level 3 measures taking effect, gyms have been forced to close. Many gym owners and gym-goers have expressed their displeasure with the provincial government’s decision. …

Lockdown 3.0 Hurting Gyms and Restaurants

Lockdown 3.0 Hurting Gyms and Restaurants

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20223 min read

January 14 marked the transition into Level 3 of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 Winter Plan.  While going by a different name this time, it marked the third “lockdown” in the province since the pandemic began in March 2020.  Under the new…

The Difficulties of Primary and Secondary Online Education

The Difficulties of Primary and Secondary Online Education

ByJoel RumsonFeb 1, 20224 min read

The past 60 years have been billed by much of the mainstream as a uniformly progressive march towards the furtherance of human emancipation. In the popular ethos, societal development is often neatly summarized by the following equation: technology + time…

NB COVID-19 Winter Plan and Students

NB COVID-19 Winter Plan and Students

ByJoel RumsonDec 17, 20213 min read

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

High School Violence An Ongoing Concern

ByJoel RumsonDec 8, 20213 min read

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

A 50-Year Project: Canada Banned Mako Shark Fishing to Rebuild Its Population

ByJoel RumsonDec 8, 20212 min read

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…