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<p>A week of striking and back and forth between the Government of New Brunswick and the N.B. Canadian Union of Public Employees will continue after Premier Blaine Higgs has yet to agree to sign CUPE’s counter employment offer proposed on Nov. 5 at 4:03 a.m. &#8220;We&#8217;re in the middle of a pandemic. [Higgs] continues to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Patrice Cammarano, a fourth-year St. Thomas University student, co-founded the STU Mental Health Society in 2019 to bring a peer-to-peer aspect to mental health services on campus. &#8220;[The society] was founded with the goal of really just helping students on campus be more aware of the importance of self-care and the use of inclusive language,&#8221; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Government of New Brunswick announced all long-term care workers, staff and volunteers in schools and licensed early learning and child-care centres need to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 19. But homeless shelters were not included in this mandate. Warren Maddox, the executive director at the Fredericton Homeless Shelters, said while COVID-19 vaccines aren&#8217;t mandated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Transgender Day of Remembrance St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union president Tyler MaGee said the University of New Brunswick&#8217;s 203 Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity reached out to STUSU to co-host the Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Nov. 20 in the Kinsella Auditorium, located in STU&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University is partnering with the University of New Brunswick’s Student Health Centre and UNB nursing students to provide on-campus flu shot clinics. Maude Levesque, a second-year student got her flu shot at the J.B O’Keefe Fitness Centre on Oct. 13. She wanted the vaccine to protect herself and others, especially considering the ongoing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University required all students, staff and faculty to submit proof of vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption by Oct. 15. In August, STU surveyed students about their vaccination status and 90 per cent of students said they were either fully-vaccinated or planned to receive their missing doses, whether it be their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Note: The president’s report remains in-camera, meaning in private, as per Senate&#8217;s Feb. 11, 2021 decision. Because of this, The Aquinian is unable to cover the contents of the president&#8217;s report in these briefs.  New scholarships and bursaries Dawne Clarke, chair of the St. Thomas University admissions and academic standing committee, moved a motion to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The University Women&#8217;s Centre Emily O&#8217;Donnell-Shaw, chair of the University Women&#8217;s Centre attended the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union meeting on Oct. 17 to share information about the University Women&#8217;s Centre located in room 129 of the University of New Brunswick Students&#8217; Union Building. The centre is open to both STU and UNB students. They [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture in Human Rights featured speaker David Boyd, a United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and the environment. The lecture explored the topic of the transformative potential of the right to a healthy environment. Boyd is also an associate professor of law, policy and sustainability at the University of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A 14-day circuit breaker was implemented in certain areas of New Brunswick by the provincial government on Oct. 8. Fourth-year St. Thomas University student Kaleigh Roberts found out about the circuit breaker announcement when she received a Facebook message from her grandmother. The message said their Thanksgiving dinner was cancelled. &#8220;She’s very up-to-date with the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Finding student housing is a constant cycle of disappointment. I knew landlords were charging too much for rent when I saw this three-bedroom house for rent on Facebook Marketplace that was more expensive than it should’ve been. The small house on Kings College Road cost roughly $600 per person, only some utilities were included, two [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Green Party caucuses in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick called for the premiers of the Atlantic provinces to focus on renewable energy and accessible public transportation. David Coon, the MLA for Fredericton-South and leader of the N.B. Green Party, said both issues are &#8220;imperative given the climate emergency.&#8221; Renewable energy Coon and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Frederictonians Tony LePage and Danielle DuPlessis are both stars in their respective fields. LePage stars in the new Apple TV filmed production of Come From Away, and DuPlessis, a member of the Canadian Women&#8217;s Wheelchair Basketball National Team, recently played in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Our team caught up with them to chat about [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s international students are facing difficulties with getting to campus due to COVID-19-related delays with their student visas. But for some students, like Caterina Soria, more difficulties occurred once arriving in Canada. Soria, a second-year student from Peru, said when she arrived in Fredericton after 48 hours of travelling, nobody came to pick [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s expensive to be chronically ill. In a country where we have “universal healthcare,” I don’t think able-bodied people realize how pricey a chronic illness can be. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Lupus, when I was 16. My family spent years buying medication, medical equipment and driving to appointments. When I came to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Around two months after lifting all COVID-19 restrictions, New Brunswick officially reinstated the provincial mask mandate. Last Monday, Premier Blaine Higgs and Chief Medical Officer Of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell announced masks would once again become mandatory for all indoor public spaces as of Sept. 23. This came following a spike in cases, signalling the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A group of around 160 people gathered at the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly downtown on Friday to spread awareness about the climate emergency and demand all levels of government take immediate action. The rally was held by Extinction Rebellion N.B. and partner organizations, such as environmental groups, labour unions and the N.B. Media Co-op. David [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The New Brunswick provincial government now requires customers to show proof of vaccination at restaurants, pubs, gyms and other indoor non-essential services as of Sept. 21. This measure was implemented after a single case count of 63 new COVID-19 cases was announced in the province last week. Uwe Kuester, who owns The Schnitzel Parlour with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Results from the federal election in the riding of Fredericton were confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. The Aquinian was at the Liberal and Conservative viewing parties on Monday night, and spoke to candidates Jenica Atwin and Andrea Johnson. The AQ also heard from St. Thomas University students on the federal election. Story idea? Email us at radio@theaq.net [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton riding was called with Liberal Member of Parliament Jenica Atwin defeating Conservative candidate Andrea Johnson by 502 votes. The results for the riding were confirmed just before noon on Sept. 22 – two days after election night. Final vote counts for Fredericton&#8217;s major parties show the Liberals with 16,316 votes, Conservatives with 15,814, [&hellip;]</p>