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Speaking with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Posted on October 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Speaking with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

My interview with Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is in exile in Lithuania.

She speaks about her husband’s incarceration, life in exile, and Canada’s support for the opposition movement.

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Belarus opposition leader praises friendship of Canada’s Champagne

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Apple Maps’ Crimea border shift highlights role of online map providers in defining statehood

Posted on December 23, 2019 | Leave a comment

Tech giant Apple recently changed the borders of Crimea for users of Apple Maps in Russia.

The border shift is highlighting the role of online map providers, including Google and Microsoft, in defining accepted international frontiers and sovereignty.

Read more here: http://globalnews.ca/news/6306941/apple-maps-crimea-statehood/

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Normandy school renamed after New Brunswick D-Day hero

Posted on June 10, 2019 | Leave a comment

How a Normandy village chose to recognise the bravery of Canadian solider Pte. Louis Valmont Roy on D-Day.  His sister and nephew travelled from Canada to unveil the new school name, 75 years after the soldier’s death.

Watch the full story here: https://globalnews.ca/news/5367370/normandy-school-renamed-new-brunswick-d-day-hero/

 

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The Irvings: Whitegate refinery’s secretive new owners

Posted on August 5, 2016 | Leave a comment

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At first glance, Cork would seem the perfect place for the Irving family to get their feet wet on the eastern side of the Atlantic.

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(Courtesy: hydrocarbons-technology.com)

Irving Oil’s home city of Saint John (not to be confused with St John’s, Newfoundland) lies on the southern coast of the small Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Saint John often plays second fiddle to the provincial capital of Fredericton, and it has its own distinctive character, climate and attitude.

Continue reading here:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/the-irvings-whitegates-secretive-new-owners-414281.html

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The Brexit effect on Ireland

Posted on July 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

My last assignment for CBC News after seven years with Canada’s national broadcaster. Below are the radio file and a link to the written piece.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brexit-effect-ireland-border-1.3657173

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Two sisters with the same name meet for the very first time

Posted on June 21, 2016 | Leave a comment

It was a rare privilege to witness such a powerful moment.

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Watch the video and read their story here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sisters-reunion-fredericton-south-africa-1.3642701

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Cannabis makes up 22% of veteran drug payments

Posted on June 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

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More than one-fifth of the money paid to veterans by the federal government for prescribed drugs in the fiscal year 2015-16 went toward medical cannabis. That’s up from just 0.5 per cent in 2013-14.

Read more here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cannabis-veterans-drug-payments-1.3598954

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Mother calls for province to start publicizing teacher discipline

Posted on May 25, 2016 | Leave a comment

Two mothers say their children had to move schools after the result of a teacher discipline case was not made public.

Read here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oromocto-teacher-discipline-secret-1.3587223

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Unpublicized earthquake study sparks nuclear safety reassessment

Posted on May 4, 2016 | Leave a comment

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A 2014 study of historical earthquakes in the area surrounding Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, and a change to how NB Power calculates earthquake probabilities, has triggered a reassessment of seismic hazards at the power plant.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/point-lepreau-safety-earthquake-1.3562509

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Man says impact of ‘brainwashing’ remains 3 years after leaving Plaster Rock church

Posted on February 4, 2016 | Leave a comment

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Greg Comeau left the Family Worship Center church in Plaster Rock three years ago and he says he experienced what he considers “brainwashing” that still impacts his life today.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/plaster-rock-church-family-worship-center-1.3430927

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