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Left Behind: Three women wait as soldiers head overseas

Chris King says goodbye to his son Josh and wife Rebecca before he leaves for Afghanistan.

Four-year-old Josh King holds his hand out to the glass wall separating the departure lounge from the rest of Fredericton airport. His father Chris raises his hand to meet Josh’s and they briefly share a moment before Chris turns to leave and board a plane. He is heading to Petawawa, Ontario, and from there – [...]

No hometown

Molly Cormier's family are preparing to move to Fredericton. Despite frequents moves across two provinces over they years, their close bond remains unchanged.

Let me tell you a story about my hometown. I don’t have one. There’s more to it than that, so please, read on. Molly Cormier’s family are preparing to move to Fredericton. Despite frequent moves across two provinces over the years, their close bond remains unchanged. I feel this story is the most important part [...]

H1N1 a ‘different ball game’ for student

Meghann Palmer, a social work student at St. Thomas University, lives with cystic fibrosis. She was turned away from an H1N1 vaccination clinic earlier this month.

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 [...]

Politicians and journalists: a love/hate relationship

Reporters Tim Ralfe (right) and Peter Reilly (centre) question Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (left) on the steps of Parliament Hill about the FLQ crisis and the invocation of the War Measures Act, Oct. 13, 1970.  The question by Ralfe  elicited  the famous quote by Trudeau, " just watch me". (CP PHOTO/Peter Bregg)

The life of a parliamentary journalist can seem similar to the life of a politician on Parliament Hill. They spend their days paying attention to every detail of life on the Hill. It’s an ever-evolving job, fast paced and brutal at times. Journalists or politicians may disagree with this comparison. There’s no way in hell [...]

Molly Cormier

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I’m Molly Cormier, a fourth year journalism student. I’m an aspiring – you guessed it – journalist, who has experience working at a newspaper but hopes to dabble in radio at some point. Ready for the cliche part? As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist – no word [...]

STU tops country for Halloween spirit

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The tiny campus of St. Thomas University has more to brag about than being a Canadian leader in liberal arts. Last year it topped the national charts in a different area of expertise – trick or treating. This year on Halloween, hundreds of students from all walks of life at St. Thomas will come together [...]

STU grad launches site for the “creatively gifted”

Photo by Geoff Stairs

  Photo by Geoff Stairs To the untrained eye of an outsider, the small town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, may seem to be nothing more than a community of potato fields, senior citizens, and a barely existent bar scene. But one young man knows differently. Woodstock native Jason Wilson knew the artistic talent of his [...]

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