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Weekly Briefs: Feb. 27 – March 3

Drafting the Strategic Plan for 2023-25 St. Thomas University's Students' Union presented a draft of its strategic plan for 2023-25 outlining its main five pillars:...

‘They don’t care’: Peruvian journalists recall protest attacks

Like most days, Reuters photojournalist Sebastían Castañeda started his day on Jan. 23 by playing with his three-month-old daughter, whom he said is his...

Canadian health care has ‘implementation crisis’: Picard

After almost 40 years of experience as a health writer at the Globe and Mail, André Picard said Canadian health-care policy “needs to catch...

One year of Ukrainian resistance

When air raid sirens first sounded on Feb. 24, 2022, Oleksandr Kovalchuk knew Russia’s war in Ukraine had started. He knew a full-scale war...

Weekly Briefs: Feb. 20 to 24

Canada Student Grant advocacy The federal investments in Canada Student Grants (CSG) are set to decrease for the next academic year, powering advocacy from the...

Turkey, Syria earthquakes are ‘the last thing that anyone wants to experience’

Mohammad Bakhash was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery when he found out about a pair of earthquakes that shook much of southeastern...

Advocates applaud N.B. for scrapping French immersion changes

After backlash from the public over proposed changes to French immersion education, New Brunswick officials announced Friday they scrapped the plan. Bill Hogan, New Brunswick’s...

Getting to know Nauman Farooqi, STU’s next president and vice-chancellor

St. Thomas University announced on Feb. 8 it found its next president and vice-chancellor in Nauman Farooqi. Farooqi, who has spent the last 23 years...

Weekly Briefs: Feb. 13 to 17

Dates for general elections Minahil Fatima, vice president of administration at the St. Thomas University Students' Union, said the nomination period for STUSU's general election...

UNB prof wins award for dementia research

Pamela Durepos, Nicole Cormier and Chandra MacBean received the Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care in New Brunswick for their research...

‘We’re excited’: UNB Fredericton creates joint bio-psych discipline

An idea that was 10 years in the making will become reality as the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus announces it will offer...

STU food bank broken into twice in a month

Claire Morrison, St. Thomas University's campus minister, went to check on the food bank on Jan. 30 but discovered the storage cabinet had been...
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“Mr. Information” tackles misinformation

Black Box Productions presented its final show of the year last week, a student-written musical called Mr. Information. The play was written by fourth-year English...

‘Resident Aliens’ makes world premiere at TNB

Don Hannah says the community where he grew up doesn’t exist anymore. Hannah, a playwright and novelist, was born and raised in a small English...

STUISA multicultural fair ’embraces our colours’

The St. Thomas University’s International Student Association (STUISA) held its annual multicultural fair over the weekend, marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...

Women’s soccer protests illustrate gender inequality in sport

The Canadian women’s national soccer team went on strike against Canada Soccer on Feb. 10 in protest of the budget cuts, unequal pay and...