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News Updated for 2021-10-20

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Headlines:

  • Health officials reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on Tuesday.
  • The province’s two health networks are asking for designated support persons to be fully vaxxed by Nov. 19.
  • A member of the Hells Angels faces jail time for cocaine trafficking.
  • After years of fighting, cystic fibrosis patients are closer to better access to a life-changing drug.
  • Base Gagetown warning locals of excessive noise over the next couple of weeks.
  • A new study from Britain shows two New Brunswick cities are the safest places to ride out a Zombie apocalypse.
  • A Fredericton-born ice skater now ties his blades down under.
  • And Pfizer asking Health Canada to approve its COVID vaccine for children aged five to 11.
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News Update 2021-10-19

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 53 new cases of COVID-19 and a single death on Monday.
  • Rapid COVID tests are now being offered by the province for free.
  • Six Wolastoqey Chiefs are asking for an anti-racism official to confront the province’s ban on land acknowledgements.
  • Atlantic Canadian Energy producers are coming together to create clean hydrogen.
  • This year’s Anne Marie Mackinnon Educational Leadership Award has been given to Dr. Magdalene Normandeau.
  • The Plain Site Theatre Festival is calling on LGBTQ playwrights to submit their work.
  • A New Maryland man who violated COVID mask mandates denies causing a public disturbance.
  • And a four-thousand-year-old knife found at Parliament Hill will be returned to the Algonquin nations.
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Homemade Jams <<2021-10-18>>

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Track List:
1.) Lee Harvey Oswalds – Flow Of Love
2.) Jon McKiel – Mourning Dove
3.) NUAGES – KD
4.) Dash Talk – Ms. Oktober
5.) BurgerFriesPop – Govrenment
6.) The Town Heroes – 1999
7.) Kill Chicago – Unthaw
8.) The Stogies – Gift Horse
9.) Heat $heets – Groger
10.) Chris Kirby – Close To You Again
11.) Kristen Martell – Quiet Hearts
12.) Ben Caplan – Down To The River (reimagined)
13.) Rob Currie – This Old River
14.) Morgan Toney – Honour Song

The Lunchbox Interview 2021-10-18: Tristis Ward (Word Feast 2021)

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My guest today was Tristis Ward, one of the organizers of Word Feast, both the annual literary festival that just wrapped up this past weekend, and the name of a weekly program heard every week on CHSR both on The Lunchbox and in its own time slot at 5pm on Mondays.

We talked about the challenges and opportunities of shifting back to a (mostly) online festival after hoping to get back in person, the power of poetry to appear anywhere, and some of the other highlights from this year’s festival.

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News Update 2021-10-18

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Headlines:

  • Public Health reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on Sunday.
  • The province has ordered government employees to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments.
  • A man faces weapons charges after a police standoff late last week.
  • A New Brunswick pastor is in hot water after public health says he broke COVID-19 orders.
  • The City of Fredericton’s annual Fall Leaf Pickup will take place from Oct. 25 to Oct. 30.
  • Mount Allison University is introducing a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Interdisciplinary Health Studies.
  • Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada has some advice for those wanting to save some cash this fall.
  • And Ottawa says Canadians still need to be cautious as the American Border reopens.
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RFYL Episode – DoomguardEP183

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

Once again, I have entirely lost track of time and decided to go down a journey of re-discovery by checking out bands I used to play, finding out I missed out on more recent albums and then making sure they’re added to future playlists.

We’ve got a lot of great stuff this week, from covers to new releases, to just favourites of the show to give you the the catchy tracks you need to carry you into the weekend. A lot of big emotion progressive metal for you, too, for that journey you need.

Play it loud.

Playlist:
Don’t Waste Your Time – Kitchen Witch
Butcher – The Standstills
Over & Over – Reignwolf
Great Divide / River Road – Grand Electric
Model Society – Deaf Radio
Dead Man’s Party – Tsunami Bomb
Intuition Underground – Shumaun
Kinesis / Daydream – Clæmus
Maze – BLACK FATE
Rattle Your Bones – Diablo Strange
Priestess of Misery – Sergeant Thunderhoof

 

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Homemade Jams <<2021-10-15>>

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Track List:
1.) Chillteens – Suite Life
2.) Jaclyn Reinhart – Rearview
3.) Floodland – Plastic Actress
4.) Sluice – Un Été Sans Frontières
5.) Motherhood – Way Down
6.) BabyHands – Sanitization
7.) Honey Gut – Buried Alive
8.) Colin Fowlie – Work To Live (Kill Chicago cover)
9.) Lil Omar – El Puente
10.) Graeme Kennedy – Revival in Lincoln
11.) Rube & Rake – Crying
12.) Elephant Skeletons – Boomerang
13.) Goofetroope – 2Hot

 

News Updates 2021-10-15

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 and 133 new cases on Thursday.
  • A Liberal MLA is questioning whether the province’s financial surplus.
  • Fredericton Police are looking for a 15-year old girl who went missing last week.
  • New Brunswick is hosting the 2021 Atlantic Provinces Reverse Trade Show.
  • New Brunswick has completed a review of how it classifies LPN’s.
  • Pro basketball is returning to Saint John.
  • Most Canadians believe Facebook harms their mental health.
  • And we won’t hear witness testimony into the Nova Scotia mass shooting until next year.
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News Updates 2021-10-14

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.
  • A 29-year old Fredericton man has been charged after a shooting in Marysville.
  • Cash received by Ottawa last summer has given New Brunswick a large surplus.
  • A Fredericton Red Wings player was recognized as one of the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
  • Premier Blaine Higgs has received the lowest approval rating during his time in office.
  • Drivers will continue to pay more at the pump this week.
  • And an Inuit advocacy group is taking Nunavut to court over language-education rights.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Corinski Nowlan (#Skitties2)

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My guest today is Corinski Nowlan, founder of Herbert The Cow Productions, a local theatre company known for its unusual and brand-new theatrical productions. He joins me to talk about the brand-new production, #Skitties2: The Second Coming: Messages From God, the sequel he never intended to do but seemed a natural fit for pandemic times. This production combines a wide variety of pre-recorded video and live performed theatre of more than 30 artists. All of them are responding to a momentous fictional moment: when God spoke to all people across the world, but seemed to say something different to each person, what did you hear?

#Skitties2 will run October 14 through 16th, live-streamed on Twitch and on YouTube at 7:30pm each night. Videos will be available afterward on the YouTube channel. Donations can be made through the Twitch channel or through Paypal.

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News Update 2021-10-13

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reporting 109 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
  • Anyone selling a dog or cat will have to provide valid veterinarian certificates to the buyers.
  • Fredericton Police responded to a shooting near Canada Street on Tuesday.
  • The death of 48-year-old Rodney Levi has been ruled as a homicide.
  • Canada Post has unveiled a stamp to honour Nova Scotia’s Bruce Mackinnon.
  • Public Health is reminding residents we’re entering flu season.
  • Statistics Canada says the country added 157,000 jobs in September.
  • And the U.S. will open its land border to Canada next month.
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News Update 2021-10-12

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 98 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
  • Health facilities across the Province are going on “red alert” in response to rising COVID infections.
  • Competitions will take place to find New Brunswick’s next Ombud and Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate.
  • Atlantic Lottery announced the amount of money they raked in during the past fiscal year.
  • Investigators are looking into a blaze that damaged a Saint John elementary school over the weekend.
  • A Route 105 culvert that created an environmental emergency will be fixed next week.
  • A new state-of-the-art technology security lab has opened at the University of New Brunswick.
  • And one of Canada’s fastest growing invasive species has broken into an Alberta national park.
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Homemade Jam <<2021-10-08>>

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Track List:
1.) cluttered – Burn All Of It
2.) Like A Motorcycle – Swept Out
3.) Kill Chicago – Wishbook
4.) Mike Trask – My My, Bye Bye
5.) Chloè Breault – Menteur
6.) Nathan Wiley – Nobody’s Lookin’ At You
7.) Quote The Raven – Through The Night
8.) Strangelands – Sweet Phantom ft. Rachel Cousins
9.) Mat Hannah – Not Today
10.) waants – Back To The Beginning ft. Keeper E.
11.) Senior Citizen – Tell Me When It’s Safe
12.) Les Moontunes – Paper Boat
13.) Zachary Greer – Final Breath ft. Pallmer
14.) Ben Caplan – Student Song
15.) The Montgomery Street Band – You’re Up All Night

Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

RFYL Episode – FreeLeagueEP182

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

Why hello, welcome to yet another episode of RFYL, where there is little talking and no need for introduction except for what I did there run on sentence. Anyway, this episode is dedicated to the most glorious of holidays, that being Tryptophan Weekend. Be sure to honour Tryptophan Weekend by enjoying some form of turkey-like substance. It doesn’t care what you eat, it’s a chemical compound.

Anyway have a playlist.

Playlist:
Night Terrors – The JB Conspiracy
Hotel Hallway – Like A Motorcycle
El Diablo – Tsunami Bomb
Farrago – The Joy Formidable
The Start Or The End – Die So Fluid
Lower The Wires – Blue Hour Ghosts
The Light – The Wring
Breathing Light – Shumaun
Primitive Data / Entropica – Puta Volcano
Song of the Ancients / Fate – Husky by the Geek
Carry The Flame – Unleash The Archers
Fear of Missing Out – Double Fuzz

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News Updated 2021-10-08

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
  • New Brunswick’s Regional Health Authorities are putting hospital visits on hold.
  • Jurors from the coroner’s inquest into the death of Rodney Levi have begun deliberations.
  • All of CUPE New Brunswick says they won’t hit the picket lines until later this month.
  • A new survey says supply chain issues and adverse weather conditions drive up food prices and change how Canadians shop.
  • A defenceman for the Fredericton Red Wings has been named a Player of The Week in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
  • And Ottawa says federal employees and anyone boarding a plane or train must be fully vaxxed by November.
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News Update 2021-10-05

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.
  • Audio from the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by police was played during a coroner’s inquest yesterday.
  • False alarms will be ringing throughout Point Lepreau during a meltdown exercise later this week.
  • The province’s police officers have a new watchdog to keep them in check.
  • New Brunswick’s Official Opposition is urging the Tories to hand out COVID-19 rapid-testing kits to classrooms.
  • Police say a 23-year-old man from Shediac has died after a car crash late Sunday.
  • Saint John entrepreneurs will have the chance to sharpen their skills later this fall.
  • And another former NHL player is backing up claims the League turned a blind eye towards painkillers handed out by teams.
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Homemade Jams <<2021-10-04>>

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Track List:
1.) Adyn Townes – Leave It Alone
2.) Christina Martin – Stay With Me
3.) Braden Lam – Habit Of My Heart
4.) Run The River – The Game
5.) Behrooz Mihankhah – Lydium
6.) Gabrielle Papillon – Wait (Ellie Dixon Remix)
7.) Kill Chicago – Dear John
8.) Doctor Mother Father – Could Be Better
9.) Papal Visit – The Opposite Heart
10.) Rock Johnson – Bridges
11.) Campbell & Johnston’s Black Market Band – Got To Feel It
12.) Jessie Brown – Debt (We Ain’t Got No Money)
13.) The Town Heroes – The Walk
14.) Melonvine – Sail Away
15.) Not Now – Lost My Head

Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

RFYL Episode – FatedEP181

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I still need to figure out what I’m doing about T-shirts with the symbol above on it.

Anyway, lots of new music. It’s a new month. Things get spookier. Soon, maybe. Other statement.

Still, make sure you’re picking up new albums cuz I highlighted a whole whack of them on this episode! So do it!

Playlist:
Feelin’ Better – Cory Hotline
Side B Track 1 – Sea Mouse
Gimme Gimme – Dead Sara [Official]
Chimes / Sevier – The Joy Formidable
Memories of Water – Shumaun
Fearless – Blue Hour Ghosts
Skin – Powder for Pigeons
A Tangle – Black Mastiff
No Way Out – Nightingale – Music & Videos
Neon – Puta Volcano
Mass Hysteria – Rockin’ Engine
Empire of Dust – Osyron

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News Update 2021-09-29

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Headlines:

  • Public Health reported 68 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths on Tuesday.
  • A coroner’s inquest into the death of Rodney Levi officially began yesterday.
  • The search for a boater who fell overboard in the Saint John River last week has come to a tragic end.
  • Horizon Health officials say some residents have tried to find documents that falsely indicate their vaccination status.
  • A new chief provincial court judge has been appointed in New Brunswick.
  • Creating a collaborative approach between healthcare systems was a focus point for the region’s Premiers Tuesday.
  • A pair of first-year soccer players are the UNB REDS Papa John’s Athletes of the Week.
  • And Elections Canada says voter turnout for this year’s election wasn’t different than usual.
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News Update 2021-09-28

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Headlines:

  • New Brunswick reported 86 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.
  • A nursing advocacy group is calling on the province to increase wages of care workers.
  • The province’s New Democratic Party will hold its party convention this fall.
  • Police are searching for a 70-year-old man who went overboard into the Saint John River last week.
  • Many of New Brunswick’s social assistance programs will be updated next month.
  • Two future UNB students have won big scholarship money for their innovation and business skills.
  • Police say a 32-year old man from Tracadie stole multiple electronics from a local school.
  • And the federal Greens will start looking for a new leader.
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RFYL Episode – AtharEP180

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks
On this week’s episode, I still have more new stuff that gets to dominate the episode in full as well as falling back into some prog roots. It’s very important for me to randomly whip out a progressive track or three every few episodes, even if they wind up being ten minutes long each.

Anyway, rock out, play it super loud and enjoy having an hour of music carefully hand-picked out just for you. Download the podcast. Or don’t.

Playlist:
Wild Fires – The JB Conspiracy
Wanted All Along – Cory Hotline
Swept Out – Like A Motorcycle
Only Once – The Joy Formidable
Good Times / Lights Out! – Dead Sara [Official]
Breathing Light – Shumaun
Ontongeny – Before & Apace
DTC – Powder for Pigeons
Dalriada – Husky by the Geek

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The Lunchbox Interview: Vita Plume, Weaver (2021-09-22)

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My guest today is Vita Plume, who uses the combination of the ancient art of weaving and the modern tools of computers and Photoshop to create artwork that crosses time and discipline.

Vita Plume’s exhibition, Patterns & Portraits, is on display until October 29 in both galleries of the UNB Art Centre in Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive on UNB Campus. The gallery is open Monday – Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 4pm, and from 9am to 9pm on Thursday.

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