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Today’s Headlines: The province says that five people have died from COVID-19 in their latest update yesterday. The Edmundston police officer who fatally shot a 26-year old Indigenous woman during a wellness check testified during the coroner’s inquest yesterday. Officials with the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety will take part in International

News Update 2022-05-16

Posted on 2022-05-16 by encaf1 Posted in CHSR News, The Lunchbox

Today’s Headlines: New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says a new Children’s Act is the right way to reform the child welfare system. The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to continue the ban on flavoured e-cigarettes in the province. The New Brunswick Human Right Commission is looking for nominees for their annual top

News Update 2022-05-13

Posted on 2022-05-13 by news Posted in CHSR News, CHSR News Bulletin

Happy Friday the 13th! Here are your headlines in the news today: New Brunswick has hired more than 170 nurses in hard-to-fill positions. A new committee has been greenlit to go over the salaries and benefits of the Province’s MLAs. 176 nicotine patches were seized at the Dorchester Penitentiary last month. A new trust fund

News Update 2022-05-11

Posted on 2022-05-11 by encaf1 Posted in CHSR News, The Lunchbox

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The Lunchbox Interview: Amy Ash, curator of “it comes in waves”

Posted on 2022-04-29 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

I chat with Amy Ash, guest curator of the exhibit “it comes in waves”, about grief, appreciation, absence and loss.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Nadia Francavilla (“Music and Morality”)

Posted on 2022-04-13 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

Nadia Francavilla joins me to talk about the Music UNB performance, “Music and Morality”.

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STU Lunchbox 2022 EP04: The End of the World

Posted on 2022-04-07 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

The End of the World… as we know it, but students graduating into this new reality don’t exactly feel fine. Hosts Jessica Gioccone and Guinevere Santaguida try to put The Ukraine, climate change and the pandemic in perspective for Generation Z.

The Lunchbox Interview: TUNB presents Middletown

Posted on 2022-04-05 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

Len Falkenstein, Caleb MacPherson and Amanda Thorne join me to talk about Theatre UNB’s presentation of Middletown.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Jake Martin (“SNAKES ARE COOL!”)

Posted on 2022-03-25 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

I talk with funny guy Jake Martin about his upcoming production, SNAKES ARE COOL!.

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STU Lunchbox 2022 EP04: A Pandemic Balance Sheet

Posted on 2022-03-24 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

With most of us hoping we’re on the off-ramp of this pandemic, hosts Rachel Laforge and Pierina Riva Robbiano take an audit: What did we end up losing, and what did we gain?

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The Lunchbox Interview: Matt & Jason (Fortune of Wolves)

Posted on 2022-03-21 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

Matt Carter (co-producer) and Jason McIntyre (the voice of “Lowell”) join me to talk about the local podcast audio drama “Fortune of Wolves”.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Marie Maltais (World Water Day 2022)

Posted on 2022-03-18 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

Director of the UNB Arts Centre Marie Maltais joins me to talk about the World Water Day 2022 update to the “H20: An Ocean of Science” app.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Drama UNB presents “Tough!”

Posted on 2022-03-17 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

A chat with Emily Darling and Chris Rogers about Drama UNB’s production of “Tough!”

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STU Lunchbox 2022 EP02: Two Years For COVID

Posted on 2022-03-02 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

Alex Compton and Keaghan Keddy explore how young athletic prospects have been penalized with lost development, and how that frustration sometimes manifests itself with racism on the ice.

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