LeBlanc case could cast “libel chill”
How a criminal libel case against a controversial Fredericton blogger and social activist plays out could have an impact on citizen journalism throughout Canada, a St. Thomas University professor says. On Jan. 19, a Westmorland Street home was raided and computer equipment seized in relation to a criminal libel case, Sgt. Tim Durling of the [...]
Questions about pedestrian safety at the Montgomery-Windsor street crosswalk have come to light after a woman was struck by a car earlier this month. The 26-year-old woman was hit on the busy street on Jan. 22 at about 6 p.m. by a blue or black Ford Focus. She sustained minor injuries as a result of [...]
Continue reading …Though the Occupy camp in front of city hall has been evicted, its ideas live on in a series of lectures on campus. Jim Gilbert-Walsh of St. Thomas University’s philosophy department presented his lecture The Attack of the Trolls: Occupy, Ideology and Social Media on Jan. 24. Addressing the room of about 42 people, Gilbert-Walsh [...]
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First-year student Andrew Nice doesn’t just worry about his grades — but where his next meal comes from too. “When my groceries first got drastically low, I found myself eating three peanut butter sandwiches a day and dry cereal. I started to get sick and had to get something else to eat.” Halfway through first [...]
Continue reading …UPDATED – Woman sustains minor injuries after collision at Windsor and Montgomery
January 22, 2012 6 Comments
A 26-year-old woman hit while crossing Windsor and Montgomery Streets Sunday evening escaped the collision with minor injuries, Cst. Rick Mooney of the Fredericton Police Force said. The woman, who was wearing dark clothing at the time, was hit by a blue or black Ford Focus just after 6 p.m. Sunday. The investigation is in [...]
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If you live off-campus and worry about getting to the bus on time, there’s an app for that. Fredericton Transit and CGI Atlantic have created a free app, aptly titled goFred, that tells transit users on a minute-to-minute basis where their bus is. Although it is not equipped with a feature that will predict when [...]
Continue reading …When Jake Rose woke up at 3:30 a.m. on Boxing Day, he thought he heard his mother, Lise, fall down the stairs. He got up to see if she was alright and found his ceiling on fire. Pushing through burning debris, he found his mother, who was standing in the corner in shock, unsure of [...]
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By the time Occupy Fredericton protesters posted on Facebook that their camp was being taken down early on Jan. 3, it was already too late. By that point, nothing could be done to save the camp, which was due to be taken down after Jan. 1 by order of city council. The camp had become [...]
Continue reading …STUSU to charter bus to Moncton, Nova Scotia, following Acadian Lines lockout
December 15, 2011 2 Comments
If you live in Moncton or Nova Scotia, the St. Thomas University students’ union can help you get home for the holidays. The STUSU has chartered a Trius bus to travel to Moncton on Sunday, leaving the Vanier Hall parking lot at 11 a.m. From there, it will stop in Amherst in time for students [...]
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Monty Lewis was lying naked in a jail cell when he hit rock bottom. “A voice was telling me, ‘End it all, kill yourself, murder yourself, take your life.’” That’s when a volunteer from the Salvation Army told him about God. It’s been 35 years and he hasn’t looked back since. Lewis is the director [...]
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When Luke Savard came home from the gym around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, he was shocked to see fire trucks and people crowded outside his home on Charlotte Street. His roommate explained there was some smoke in the basement and it would be cleared up within the hour. The first-year St. Thomas University student [...]
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Right now, it’s a pile of mud. But next year, it will be the ice the Tommies will play their home games on. The new home for St. Thomas University hockey is expected to be complete in April 2012, according to the city. “We are excited,” said athletics director Mike Eagles. “It’s a big addition [...]
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