The J.B. O’Keefe Fitness Centre at St. Thomas University is now offering trainers, but the fees aren’t cheap. For students, a consultation and training session is $50; $75 dollars for regular gym members. Athletic Coordinator Jen Burry says that the lower price for students is meant to make it easier to use the service when [...]
Watch it here. The J.B. O’Keefe Fitness Centre at St. Thomas University is now offering personal trainers, but the fees aren’t cheap. Jayne Erickson brings you more on the story. (Read Transcript Here)
It was the first thing recited in the ears of Roya Fahimi when she was a newborn. It was the first thing recited in her new home when she first came to Canada. It rings out in mosques, homes, and on the streets of Muslim countries five times per day. The Adhan, or the Islamic [...]
Dr. Paul Groarke started the night off on a light note at his human rights lecture at St. Thomas University on Monday. “The first thing I will do is remove my jacket which is something I never got to do in the courts,” says Groarke. “When I was on the tribunal they always insisted that [...]
Protest Transcript Hundreds of demonstrators protested on the lawn of the legislature Tuesday to show their displeasure with the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec. DOUG WILLIAMS-Organizer My name is Doug Williams. I’m the organizer of the event. I’m here to stop the sale of NB Power. We hope to get the mandate across [...]
Hundreds of demonstrators flooded the lawn of the legislature Tuesday to express their anger towards the proposed sale of NB Power. Megan MacKay has the story. You can read the transcript here
University students in Fredericton have yet to hear news on when they will receive the H1N1 vaccination, but others say they don’t have that kind of time. Meghann Palmer, a social work student at St. Thomas University, has cystic fibrosis (CF). The genetic disorder mainly affects the respiratory and digestive systems, making Palmer more susceptible [...]
Vitaliy Iltsin has been living homeless for 10 years. After he graduated from an orphanage in Uralsk Kazakhstan, he stepped into the real world without an education, a place to live or a means to survive. The government promises every orphan a temporary place to live before he or she can establish normal life, but Vitaliy, like [...]
Remembrance Day officially started at midnight. When the calendar turned over, Brandon Barton was six beers in and seeking ammo for his AA-12 automatic shotgun. A few hours before, he and some Russian ultranationalists opened fire on civilians in a Moscow airport. When the FSB rolled onto the runway in armoured trucks, Brandon paused and [...]
It’s a Thursday evening and the St. Thomas University Women’s basketball team is hitting the hardwood in a big way. Over the din and echo of yells and squeaking shoes, a banner hangs on the wall proclaiming the team Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) 2008-2009 Women’s Basketball Champions. That team, the one that earned the [...]
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