Barbara Simpson
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Senior reporter, Telegraph-Journal | bsimpson(at)postmedia(dot)com
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Andrew Bates
3 days ago
Roman Kamyshnyy, 46, was convicted Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder after court heard that he fatally stabbed two boys, 10 and 17, in Saint John out of 'vengeance' towards a woman in January 2025:
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Man found guilty of fatally stabbing two children
Roman Kamyshnyy, 46, killed 10-year-old, 17-year-old boy in January 2025 out of 'vengeance,' Crown argued
https://tj.news/saint-john-south/kamyshnyy-jury
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Man died at Miramichi hospital alone as family struggled to get updates on his health status in French from staff, according to new official languages commissioner investigation.
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Man died in hospital alone as family faced language barrier: commish
A man died alone at the Miramichi Regional Hospital last September after his unilingual francophone wife and son were unable to get updates from hospital staff in French, according to a new report fro...
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/man-died-in-hospital-alone-as-family-faced-language-barrier-commish
4 days ago
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After a 35-year wait for public housing, Matthew Wright, who has cerebral palsy, lands his first apartment. A look at accessible, affordable rental housing in N.B.
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After 35-year wait for public housing, N.B. man lands affordable apartment
In his fifties, Matthew Wright is enjoying for the first time a sense of freedom that most people experience when they turn 18.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/after-35-year-wait-for-public-housing-n-b-man-lands-affordable-apartment
5 days ago
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Medavie to no longer oversee NB Health Link, unattached patient list. 1/2
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UPDATE: Medavie to no longer oversee NB Health Link clinics, patient waitlist
Medavie Health Services New Brunswick will no longer manage NB Health Link clinics and the provinceās unattached patient waitlist in the coming months.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/medavie-to-no-longer-oversee-nb-health-link-clinics-patient-waitlist
8 days ago
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A New Brunswick municipal politician shares her experience as the only woman on council, alleging her colleagues have blocked her return to the deputy mayor position. She gets ordered to apologize and undergo social media training.
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Riverview councillor ordered to apologize for Facebook post
Riverview council
https://tj.news/moncton-miramichi/riverview-councillor-ordered-to-apologize-for-facebook-post
9 days ago
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NEW: Facing a Parkinson's diagnosis, Fredericton civil servant Mark Taylor thought there must be something he can do to help others facing the disease. He's rallied folks together from across the province to create a first-of-its-kind working group. 1/2
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Facing Parkinson's, N.B. man turns diagnosis into provincial action
Now what do I do? Itās a question Mark Taylor faced when he was handed a life-changing diagnosis at the age of 44.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/facing-parkinsons-n-b-man-turns-diagnosis-into-provincial-action
about 1 month ago
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Interesting read here. Integrity commissioner will soon have the power to hand out a two-year lobbying ban to those who aren't complying with N.B. lobbyist rules. š
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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Cabinet minister toured pot warehouse just before RCMP raid.
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(Interesting read here from @john_chilibeck)
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Cabinet minister toured pot warehouse just before RCMP raid
Luke Randall says his Liberal government was exploring ways it could bring First Nations grey market cannabis into the provincial fold
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/cabinet-minister-toured-pot-warehouse-just-before-rcmp-raid
about 2 months ago
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N.B. woman delivers baby on the side of the highway while labour and birth services are temporarily unavailable at local hospital due to staffing shortage. (via Shana Grey)
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Mom gives birth on side of highway due to staff shortage at hospital
A Jacksonville couple delivered their baby on Highway 2 after being diverted from Waterville Hospital amid rural staffing shortages.
https://tj.news/fredericton-west/mom-gives-birth-on-side-of-highway-due-to-staff-shortage-at-hospital
about 2 months ago
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NEW: Both Vitalite and Horizon health networks are struggling to meet the Liberals' five-day target for primary care appointments.
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RHAs struggling to meet five-day target for primary care appointments
Horizon and VitalitƩ patients are waiting an average of almost 16 days for a regular primary care appointment through facilities tied to their regional health networks, Brunswick News has learned.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/rhas-struggling-to-meet-five-day-target-for-primary-care-appointments
about 2 months ago
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Carrie Tait
about 2 months ago
Jen Gerson had Thing To Say about Elections Alberta:
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SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.
The most unhinged people in the province may now have access to the personal information of everybody who lives here, and there's nothing we can do about it
https://open.substack.com/pub/theline/p/scoop-jen-gerson-elections-albertas?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=6p1t87
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New Liberal MP Marilyn Gladu says she's now using an armed security detail everywhere she goes due to threats, staying away from public, in-person events. (Great reporting by
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Gladu faces death threats, protected by armed guards, but at work | The Independent
https://petrolialambtonindependent.ca/2026/04/29/gladu-faces-death-threats-protected-by-armed-guards-but-at-work/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRe2TpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpanJXanJxN3JTc0JkZkVCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvvm9ILJaMV5A3X8jwYspT90MqEsDy7DIcgZDxqCD9Dot56pOdVFbkcqIv3d_aem_l-2YOPD9CdUylksBEZWjdw
about 2 months ago
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NEW: Premier Holt doesn't believe there's any "further conversation" that could be had with Agropur to save a Sussex-area dairy processing plant.
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Premier says no hope to save Sussex-area dairy plant
Premier Susan Holt says she doesnāt believe thereās any āfurther conversationā to have with Agropur that could save its Sussex-area dairy processing plant.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/premier-says-no-hope-to-save-sussex-area-dairy-plant
2 months ago
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NEW: Minister defends cash for Agropur in wake of looming Sussex-area dairy plant closure.
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UPDATE: Minister defends cash for Agropur in wake of looming Sussex plant closure
Minister Luke Randall is defending a decision to loan Agropur Cooperative up to $2.4 million to restructure its New Brunswick operations.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/minister-defends-cash-for-agropur-in-wake-of-looming-sussex-plant-closure
2 months ago
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NEW: Holt Liberals have scrapped a pay-what-you-can model for their school lunch program due to concerns over program sustainability over the long term. Instead, the government will be subsidizing half the cost of lunches.
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Liberals scrap pay-what-you-can model for looming school lunch program
The Holt Liberals have scrapped plans to use a pay-what-you-can model to deliver on a key campaign promise ā a universal school lunch program.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/liberals-scrap-pay-what-you-can-model-for-looming-school-lunch-program
2 months ago
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NEW: New Brunswick's public housing waitlist has hit an all-time high, with more than 14,000 households waiting for units.
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N.B.ās public housing waitlist hits all-time high
Amid an affordability crisis, New Brunswickās public housing waitlist has now hit an all-time high.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-s-public-housing-waitlist-hits-all-time-high
2 months ago
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NEW: Minister accuses PC MLA of 'victim blaming' immigrants for N.B. housing crisis. PC MLA says she's putting blame on federal immigration policies, not newcomers.
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Minister accuses MLA of āvictim blamingā immigrants for housing crisis
Holt Liberal cabinet minister David Hickey has accused a Progressive Conservative MLA of āvictim blamingā immigrants for New Brunswickās housing crisis.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/minister-accuses-mla-of-victim-blaming-immigrants-for-housing-crisis
2 months ago
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NEW: Saint John police board chair won't say if the board has faith in the current chief amid harassment allegations. However, she says, āThe unfortunate thing is that you only can have this one side of it because itās whatās been made public.ā (via
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Police board chair won't comment on faith in chief, citing HR limits
Lawsuit over workplace harassment allegations is moving through the courts
https://tj.news/saint-john-south/police-board-chair-wont-comment-on-faith-in-chief-citing-hr-limits
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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NEW: Property owners hit twice with assessment service fees: PC critic.
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Property owners hit twice with assessment service fees: PC critic
New Brunswick property owners are paying provincial assessment service fees twice ā a little-known practice that needs to change, according to a Progressive Conservative MLA.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/property-owners-hit-twice-with-assessment-service-fees-pc-critic
2 months ago
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NEW: N.B. nurse has admitted to professional misconduct for falsifying employment letter for mortgage application. She denied for five years that she altered the letter, a discipline committee panel heard Monday.
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Nurse admits to falsifying employment letter for mortgage application
A New Brunswick nurse has admitted to professional misconduct, acknowledging she altered a letter of employment provided by Horizon Health Network in order to apply for a mortgage back in 2020.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/nurse-admits-to-falsifying-employment-letter-for-mortgage-application
2 months ago
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NEW: The Holt government is set to introduce 'significant' changes to N.B. property tax system before the end of this legislative session.
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Liberals set to roll out āsignificantā changes to property tax system
The Holt Liberal government is expected to deliver this spring its long-awaited plan to overhaul the provinceās property tax and assessment systems.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/liberals-set-to-roll-out-significant-changes-to-property-tax-system
3 months ago
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Adam Huras
3 months ago
NEW from me... Holt promises overhaul of lobbyist rules that blocked NHL ticket disclosure āIt's not strong right now,ā premier says, pledging legislative changes next month
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Holt promises overhaul of lobbyist rules that blocked NHL ticket disclosure
āIt's not strong right now,ā premier says, pledging legislative changes next month
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/holt-promises-overhaul-of-lobbyist-rules-that-blocked-nhl-ticket-disclosure
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NEW: In response to workplace harassment allegations, Saint John's police chief says he's faced "resistance" from the police union over change to the force, describes the allegations as an "attack" and doesn't plan to go anywhere. (via
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Chief says he faced 'resistance' to change from union
Saint John police chief called unsealed toxic workplace allegations a union 'attack' in new statement
https://tj.news/saint-john-south/chief-says-he-faced-resistance-to-change-from-union
3 months ago
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NEW: NEW: A vulnerable man discharged from the Saint John Regional Hospital was sent by Horizon staff in a taxi to the Blacks Harbour ferry parking lot, where he was left to figure out how to get back to Grand Manan on his own, according to his family.
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Vulnerable man dropped off in ferry parking lot after hospital discharge
Stephanie Fleet didnāt think her brother Robert Morse would need a jacket and shoes when he was airlifted to the Saint John Regional Hospital on April 2.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/vulnerable-man-dropped-off-in-ferry-parking-lot-after-hospital-discharge
3 months ago
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Details of Saint John police chief's alleged behaviour toward several officers, contained in a lawsuit, have been released thanks to the work of Brunswick News and CBC. Chief says the allegations are 'unsubstantiated.' (Great reporting via
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Chief said wounded officer 'had it coming to him,' lawsuit alleges
In unsealed court documents, Saint John officers allege targeted harassment in complaints dismissed by police board
https://tj.news/saint-john-south/chief-robert-bruce-said-wounded-officer-had-it-coming-to-him-lawsuit-alleges
3 months ago
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NEW: As questions mount over the new $30M virtual care deal, PC health critic Bill Hogan is calling for the release of eVisitNB, Foundever contracts. Health Minister John Dornan says he's seeking legal advice on whether details of publicly funded contracts can be released.
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Release the virtual care contracts: PC health critic to Liberals
As questions mount over a new $30-million virtual health-care deal, Progressive Conservative health critic Bill Hogan is calling for the release of all past and current contracts tied to providing the...
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/release-the-virtual-care-contracts-pc-health-critic-to-liberals
3 months ago
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NEW: Former Loch Lomond Villa CEO Cindy Donovan has been ordered to take remedial education courses after breaching a resident's privacy back in 2021.
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Former nursing home CEO ordered to take courses following privacy breach
A former Saint John nursing home CEO who sent out a letter about a residentās eviction has been ordered to take remedial education courses on privacy and confidentiality.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/former-nursing-home-ceo-ordered-to-take-courses-following-privacy-breach
4 months ago
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NEW: Radiation therapists are 'falling apart' at Saint John's cancer clinic after being chronically short-staffed for more than two years, according to their professional association. Horizon says a plan to improve conditions is in the works.
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Horizon workers 'falling apart' at chronically short-staffed cancer clinic
Radiation therapists at the Saint John Regional Hospital are calling for relief after more than two years of shouldering a full patient load without adequate staffing.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/horizon-workers-falling-apart-at-chronically-short-staffed-cancer-clinic
4 months ago
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Andrew Bates
4 months ago
NB Power said their forecast of a "critical energy shortfall" of 400 MW by 2028 doesn't include the impact of a proposed AI data centre in Saint John which would draw 190 MW from the grid:
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Data centres not part of NB Power's 'energy shortfall' forecast
Push for Lorneville data centre contradicts arguments of energy scarcity, say local activists
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/data-centres-not-part-of-nb-powers-energy-shortfall-forecast
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NEW: Green party Leader David Coon is calling for a public inquiry into security at N.B. long-term care homes in light of alleged sex abuse at a Saint John home. Liberals say they're reviewing policies and procedures.
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Green leader calls for inquiry in wake of alleged sex assault case
Green party Leader David Coon is calling for a public inquiry to examine security measures at New Brunswickās long-term care facilities in the wake of an alleged sexual assault case involving 15 senio...
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/green-leader-calls-for-inquiry-in-wake-of-alleged-sex-assault-case
4 months ago
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NEW: New Brunswick looks to 'optimize' operating rooms to reduce surgical wait times.
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N.B. looks to āoptimizeā operating rooms to reduce surgical wait times
New Brunswick is undertaking a review of its operating room system in a bid to āoptimizeā existing resources to reduce surgical wait times.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-looks-to-optimize-operating-rooms-to-reduce-surgical-wait-times
4 months ago
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NEW: Alleged sex assault of 15 seniors largest case in Canadian history, according to long-term care expert. N.B. Minister of Seniors Lyne Chantal Boudreau issues statement in response to "horrific" allegations at Saint John nursing home.
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Alleged sex assault of 15 seniors largest case in Canadian history: expert
A New Brunswick nursing home is now the site of the largest mass sexual assault allegation in the history of Canadaās long-term care sector, according to a professor who researches seniorsā care.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/alleged-sex-assault-of-15-seniors-largest-case-in-canadian-history-expert
4 months ago
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NEW: NEW: A 69-year-old Saint John man has been arrested for sexually assaulting 15 seniors at an east-side nursing home over the course of three weeks, according to police.
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Man arrested for sexual assault of 15 seniors at N.B. nursing home
A 69-year-old Saint John man has been arrested for sexually assaulting 15 seniors at an east-side nursing home over the course of three weeks, according to police.
https://tj.news/saint-john-south/man-arrested-for-sexual-assault-of-15-seniors-at-n-b-nursing-home
4 months ago
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NEW: A Moncton private surgical centre says it can help reduce the backlog of day surgeries, but it hasn't been able to get a meeting with Horizon, government officials. A health-care advocate says public-private partnerships aren't the solution to the surgical backlog.
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We can help with surgical backlog, but no oneās talking to us: clinic
A private Moncton surgical centre says it has the capacity to take on some publicly funded operations and perform them more efficiently, reducing wait times for patients and costs for government.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/we-can-help-with-surgical-backlog-but-no-ones-talking-to-us-clinic
4 months ago
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NEW: Premier Holt has unequivocally taken the idea of closing the St. Thomas University campus off the table. Opposition MLAs raise concern over the harm that proposed funding changes and restructuring ideas have done to the province's public post-secondary schools.
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UPDATE: Premier takes idea of closing St. Thomas campus off the table
Premier Susan Holt has unequivocally taken the option of closing St. Thomas University off the table as her government reviews post-secondary education spending.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/premier-takes-idea-of-closing-st-thomas-campus-off-the-table
4 months ago
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Saddened to learn of the passing of Saint John anti-poverty advocate Juanita Black. As a reporter, I had the pleasure of interviewing her several times over the years. Her lived experience helped shape many conversations about poverty reduction in New Brunswick. Her legacy will live on.
4 months ago
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NEW: Liberals float idea of privatizing Mount Allison University, closing St. Thomas University campus.
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Liberals float idea of privatizing Mt. Allison, closing St. Thomas campus
Upcoming provincial budget could include up to $50M in cuts to department overseeing universities, colleges
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/liberals-float-idea-of-privatizing-mt-allison-closing-st-thomas-campus
4 months ago
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NEW: N.B. hospitals are taking over long-term care assessments from the Department of Social Development. This is despite a pilot project showing that the use of hospital staff for this work didn't significantly reduce assessment times or patient length of stay.
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Hospitals taking over seniorsā assessments despite pilot project results
Horizon and VitalitƩ health networks will take over long-term care assessments for their patients from the provincial government despite the results of a recent pilot project.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/hospitals-taking-over-seniors-assessments-despite-pilot-project-results
4 months ago
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Devin Heroux
5 months ago
HOW ARE WE DOING CANADA? Tears in the commentary booth. Tears here at the rink. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier with a memorable free dance to send them onto the Olympic podium
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NEW: Ex-Loch Lomond Villa CEO cleared on two of three professional misconduct allegations re: nursing home resident eviction in 2021. Family of the Pauline Breen says decision "should be sending shock waves through any family, any resident, that no oneās safe to speak up."
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Ex-nursing home CEO cleared on two out of three misconduct allegations
A former Saint John nursing home CEO who evicted a resident during the COVID-19 pandemic has been cleared on two out of three professional misconduct allegations by a discipline committee.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/ex-nursing-home-ceo-cleared-on-two-out-of-three-misconduct-allegations
5 months ago
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NEW: New Brunswick's deputy health minister was in the hot seat Tuesday, answering questions about the province's decision to not renew the eVisitNB contract.
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Deputy health minister in hot seat over eVisitNB decision
The Holt government is set to stop publicly funding eVisitNB appointments this spring following a comprehensive review of virtual care services.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-government-set-to-cut-ties-with-evisitnb
5 months ago
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UPDATE: Premier Susan Holt has confirmed that negotiations are underway with Foundever, a Luxembourg-headquartered company, to provide virtual care services in New Brunswick. eVisitNB CEO says he's hearing from concerned patients.
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eVisitNB CEO speaks out after government contract isnāt renewed
The Holt government is set to stop publicly funding eVisitNB appointments this spring following a comprehensive review of virtual care services.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-government-set-to-cut-ties-with-evisitnb
5 months ago
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NEW: N.B. government is set to cut ties with eVisitNB. New vendor selected for virtual care services. Dr. Hanif Chatur, co-founder and CEO of eVisitNB, says he'll let "the government explain their decision to go to an RFP and their choice of vendor."
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UPDATE: N.B. government set to cut ties with eVisitNB
The Holt government is set to stop publicly funding eVisitNB appointments this spring following a comprehensive review of virtual care services.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-government-set-to-cut-ties-with-evisitnb
5 months ago
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