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<p>New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt announced 15 targets of measurement across five different departments at the 51st annual State of the Province Thursday night. These measurements were announced by her assembled team of five ministers.  Holt said these target measures are being announced publicly to ensure that New Brunswickers continue to hold the government accountable. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Jan. 24, the University of New Brunswick’s Wu Conference Centre was filled with student entrepreneurs awaiting the results of the BMO Apex Startup Challenge. The challenge has brought the entrepreneurial spirit alive across Canada for the past 25 years.  This year the competitors were not only engaged in the challenge but they also took [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The University of New Brunswick’s Student Wellness Hub had its grand opening on Jan. 24 at the Student Union Building (SUB).  Erin Crossland is the acting director of counselling services and hopes the new hub will attract people due to its hours and location in the lobby. “It&#8217;s open anytime for students to come in, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For around 12 hours late Saturday night into Sunday morning, TikTok was unavailable to people in the United States due to the country&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling that shut down the Chinese social media platform on Jan. 18 and 19.  The ban was quickly reversed due to an executive order from Donald Trump before he was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After 15 months of war, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has come into effect as of Jan. 19. However, people are hesitant to see this as a conclusion to the longstanding conflict.  “I think the Israelis have absolutely no intention of leaving Gaza,” said Shaun Narine, the chair of St. Thomas University’s political [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In December, the Moncton Flight College (MFC) announced the suspension of its Fredericton campus for the entirety of 2025. St. Thomas University announced a new aviation program back in May which partners with the MFC.  Despite being “disappointed” by the suspension, STU spokesperson Jeffrey Carleton isn’t worried about the future of the university’s aviation program. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to a report by the recruitment firm Express Employment Professionals (EEP), 51 per cent of Canadian companies plan to increase their employee count in 2025. “I think just because companies are optimistic about growing to be profitable, they may have to hire more people and that the businesses that we&#8217;re working with are seeing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ignite will begin the fourth year of its Integration Success Program (ISP) on Feb. 4 with the goal of helping prepare international students for their careers post-graduation. Doyin Somorin, the integration and retention manager at Ignite and the manager of the ISP, emphasizes the dynamic of the program. “The unique thing about the program is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Jan. 21, St. Thomas University brought in two representatives from the province’s Tenancy and Landlord Relations Department to present facts, guides and definitions that every tenant should know before signing a lease.  The Tenancy and Landlord Relations Department educates both landlords and tenants about their rights. They are also a mediator between them when [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alongside his announcement to resign as the leader of the Liberal party, the Governor General granted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&#8217;s request to prorogue Parliament on Jan. 6. Prorogation is what occurs when a session in Parliament ends. Parliament is prorogued at the request of the prime minister, but is enacted through the Governor General or [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Los Angeles was all Marion Govednik knew until she came to St. Thomas University. She said her hometown is viewed as a place “where every dream comes true, if you work hard enough.” Since Jan. 7 people’s dreams, homes and lives have vanished in the Los Angeles area during a series of record-breaking wildfires. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many in the Fredericton community filled the classroom for a &#8220;post-mortem&#8221; discussion held by seven professors at St. Thomas University on Jan. 16. The roundtable was organized by Shaun Narine, the chair of STU’s political science department. Notable topics of discussion included how the Trump administration will impact U.S. international relations and human rights, as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Jan. 15 around 40 attendees listened to St. Thomas University history professor Karen Robert’s presentation about the Cold War in Argentina, as part of the university’s public lecture series. The lecture was focused on Robert&#8217;s upcoming book which explores Ford&#8217;s involvement in the mass disappearance and torture of Argentinian workers in the &#8217;70s, which [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Justin Trudeau will step aside as the leader of the Liberal Party after taking the helm in April 2013.  Trudeau will also resign as Prime Minister once the party selects a new leader. He was first elected in October 2015.  Governor General Mary Simon​​ also granted Trudeau’s request to prorogue Parliament until March 24.  This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Nov. 7, recently elected New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt repealed Regulation 84-20, the legal restriction that limited the public funding of procedural abortions outside of hospitals.  This unique regulatory restriction to New Brunswick has been in the province for over 40 years and now that it has been lifted, advocates for reproductive rights hope [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s Wall of Flags celebration acknowledges international students once again during the ceremony to celebrate its multicultural community. On Nov. 19, students, faculty, staff, as well as members of STU’s International Students Association (STUISA) and STU’s Student Union gathered in Sir James Dunn Hall to commemorate the international community and the additions to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Over 60 people were seated in St. Thomas University’s Kinsella Auditorium on Nov. 21 to take in a lecture by the New Brunswick Child, Youth and Seniors Advocate Kelly Lamrock on governance flaws that impact social programs in the province. This lecture follows the recently opened physical Frank McKenna Centre on campus, which Jamie Gillies, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Nov. 5 Republican leader Donald Trump claimed presidential victory for the second time, beating Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. Trump, the former president, won 312 electoral votes, including all seven swing states. He also won the popular vote with over 74 million ballots cast in his name. St. Thomas University communications professor Jamie Gillies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Nov. 6, St. Thomas University’s Sustainability Club organized a rally for climate change awareness. The club emphasized the link between the Earth’s health and humanity’s well-being.  Participants gathered on campus at 11 a.m. before marching down to the New Brunswick Legislative Building with the theme “Health to the Earth, health for all.” Ivory Gadsden [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For the past few years, the Fredericton Region Museum has hosted a Remembrance Day exhibit through the York-Sunbury Historical Society to honor service members who died in service to their country. This August, the museum utilized their exhibit centered around stories that came from New Brunswick’s involvement in the liberation of Italy during the Second [&hellip;]</p>