The "mean girls" stereotype isn't as true as you might think.
According to new research, boys are more likely to report being instigators of mean or cruel online behaviour, while girls are more likely to have mean things said about them.
37 percent of young people surveyed reported that someone has done something cruel to them online that made them feel badly and 11 percent of students called it a serious problem.
While boys were just as likely to spread online rumours as girls. girls were more likely than boys to post an embarrassing photo or video.
Right now, Charlotte County's Cooke Aquaculture isn't selling a lot of salmon or other seafood products in Korea, but that could change in the very near future due to the recently signed Canada-Korea free trade agreement.
That's according to Senior Executive Ross Butler who says it could be a game-changer. He says Korea is not a market for them today because the tariffs are prohibitive and this will present them with the opportunity to explore that market.
Cooke employs about 500 people and produces about 60 million pounds of Atlantic salmon and 2 million pounds of trout each year.
City Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman. Bystanders are saying she was murdered.
Officers were called to 205 Carmarthen Street around noon hour. One man has been taken into custody and police are taping off the area as a crime scene.
The coroner has been called in, and police forensics are on the scene.
Switzerland, skipped by Binia Feltscher, will be taking on Team Canada for gold at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship.
The Swiss advancing to the finals after yesterday's 7-3 win over South Korea. The gold-medal game is scheduled for 7:30 this evening at Harbour Station.
The South Koreans will also be hitting the ice again today at noon for the bronze-medal game against Russia.
Six people being transported to hospital after a vehicle rollover on the East side.
Platoon Chief Forrest of the Saint John Fire Department says the people are suffering from various injuries as a result of the single-vehicle incident on Bayside Drive. Crews spent about two and a half hours on the scene.
City Police are now investigating the rollover, and they tell us they believe alcohol may have been a factor. Charges are possible.
It might be the push you need to start eating better.
Loblaws Atlantic Director of Corporate Affairs Mark Boudreau tells us nineteen registered dietitians will be hired between April and June 2014 to provide their services for free at local Superstores.
You'll be able to make an appointment at the grocery store and get personalized advice about what you should and shouldn't be eating.
90 cent of Canadians say dieticians are an excellent source of health information, but only 24 per cent of Atlantic Canadians have ever consulted one.
If you're being pushed around, demeaned, and belittled by a domestic partner, you'd expect your health would improve dramatically as soon as you get out of that relationship.
But new research by Nursing Professor Marilyn Merritt-Gray suggests abuse can effect your health long after you leave. Gray tells us women who have been abused are twice as likely to suffer from chronic pain and high blood pressure, and 10 times more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
The good news, however, is those conditions are treatable as long as women seek help. Merritt-Gray says leaving is the first step....because then you can begin seeking treatments for these problems.
It looks like Old Man Winter isn't finished yet. Environment Canada warning of the possibility of another storm bringing heavy snowfall and high winds to the region on Wednesday.
Paula Sutherland with the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre tells CHSJ News it's still too early to say how much snow we will be getting however they will be monitoring the intense low pressure system over the next few days, and as it gets closer, they will be able to better predict snowfall amounts.
Sutherland says it's expected the southeastern part of the province will bear the brunt of the winter storm.
A 12 member jury has found a Halifax area man guilty of both charges in his Supreme Court trial in Bridgewater.
The verdict was reached after five hours of deliberations.
John Leonard MacKean was facing charges of sexual assault and communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual service from a person under 18.
Crown lawyer Lloyd Tancock says the guilty verdict will mean jail time for the 64 year old.
However, Tancock told reporters it's too early to discuss the prison term the Crown will seek.
MacKean is the third and final person charged in the confinement and sexual assault of a teenage boy in Upper Chelsea in September 2012.
Wayne Cunningham died while on the run from police in Northern Ontario while David Leblanc is serving an 11 year jail term for his role in the crime.
MacKean will be sentenced on June 24th.
A 12 member jury has been sequestered for nearly five hours in the sexual assault case involving a Halifax area man.
Deliberations began this morning after the panel were given final instructions from the judge.
John Leonard MacKean is facing charges of sexual assault and communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under the age of 18.
The allegations involve performing sexual acts on a teenage boy that was blindfolded in a cabin in Upper Chelsea
MacKean was arrested in a hotel in Fredericton in November 2012.
The 64 year old is the third and final person accused in the chained teen case.
Wayne Alan Cunningham died on the run from police in Northern Ontario.
David James Leblanc is serving 11 years in jail for his role in the kidnapping and confinement of the teen.
The trial is now in its fifth day.
A big proposed housing and commercial development in Quispamsis has been withdrawn because of the current economic climate.
The proposal would have seen 75 homes built off Pettingill Road along Westminster Drive, from 2 and 3 bedroom bungalows to condos.
The town is going to update its municipal plan to allow for a wider range of housing and not just single family homes. Quispamsis Mayor Murray Driscoll tells CHSJ News the town needs to properly control growth and not let it control the town.
Besides a wider variety of housing options, the town also wants to create what it calls walkable neighbourhoods.
A culture of lawlessness or at least willful indifference to the law.......Those are the words of Provincial NDP leader Dominic Cardy about the controversy over the expenses of M-L-A's.
Cardy charges there was a coverup when Campbellton-Restigouche M-L-A Greg Davis fell more than six months behind on the rent payments for his constituency office.
Davis received 40 thousand dollars for his constituency expenses but details of how that money was spent haven't been released yet.
Cardy charges both the Liberals and Conservatives would like the expenses controversy to just go away. He advocates a system where M-L-A's would put their expenses online for all to see with regular updates.
The New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance has scheduled a series of public meetings around the province, including one in Sussex, to give people all the information on shale gas instead of what it calls propaganda from the Alward Government.
Jim Emberger of the Alliance tells CHSJ News if you look at the number of jobs created by shale gas in Pennsylvania, the claims being made in New Brunswick about how this will turn the economy around have been wildly overblown. He says in Pennsylvania, 4 jobs were created per well as opposed to the claim in the Deloitte Touche report that 21 jobs will be generated per well.
Emberger also argues Massachusetts has created three times the number of jobs with green energy as compared to what Pennsylvania has generated with shale gas.
American travel writers in New York City getting an earful from a New Brunswick-Maine contingent singing the praises of the Two Nation Vacation.
CHSJ News asked Tourism Minister Trevor Holder if the province is focusing more on promoting trips by land where the cruise ship season in Saint John will be quieter this year.
Holder says they are talking to them about the newly renovated Algonquin Hotel and they were very interested in that.
Holder is in the Big Apple with Maine's Director of Tourism Carolann Ouellette and Nancy Blount of Blount Small Ship Adventures.
The province and port recently announcing that Blount will begin using Saint John for homeporting in 2015.
Students, staff, teachers and more at St. John the Baptist-King Edward school celebrating the official launch of their new kitchen.
It will go a long way to helping the school provide 1000 hot lunches a week.
Principal Christine Roy tells CHSJ News the 40 volunteers that come in to prepare and serve the food are role models for the students.
She says their students see people in the community giving back to them being examples of citizenship and volunteerism and she hopes one day the students will give back too.
Holly Singh of Thandi's and Councillor Gerry Lowe were both singled out for their work on making the kitchen renovation happen.
The lunch program costs $54,000 a year to run and is operated thanks to the contributions of many community partners including Irving Oil.
A chicken product that could be in your fridge is being recalled due to the possible risk of listeria.
The recall impacts Kirkland Signature brand Grilled Chicken Breast Strips sold in this province, Ontario , Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and in Ontario. It may also have been sold in other provinces.
If you bought this chicken throw it out or return it to the store where you bought it.
For more detail on the recall, click here
There was a take down on Catherwood Street as part of a drug investigation involving City Police, the RCMP and Rothesay Regional Police.
A 31 year old man has been arrested and is facing charges of possessing cocaine and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
Searches were also carried out by police in the north end and Quispamsis where they say a large amount of drugs and cash were confiscated.
The Police Department's Major Crime Unit is investigating a serious assault on the west side early this morning around 3:00 that sent a 37 year old man to hospital.
The victim was stabbed on Morris Street during what was believed to be a domestic dispute.
The city letting us know about a road closure...The Hawthorne Avenue Extension from Mount Pleasant to Sandy Point Road from 8:30 this morning to 4:30 this afternoon for water repairs.
An assault on the west side early this morning around 3:00 is being investigated by major crime.
One man has been taken to hospital. City Police tell CHSJ News the altercation took place in the area of Church Avenue and Morris Street. So far, no one has been arrested.
Considerable damage was caused after a fire in a kitchen at a home on Seeley Street. One man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire did not spread to the rest of the house.
Canada is just two wins away from winning gold at the Ford World Women's Curling Championship after defeating Sweden 9-6 to finish the round robin with a 10 and 1 record.
With the win, Canada will meet Switzerland in the playoffs tonight at 7:30. The winner advances to Sunday night's gold medal game while the loser will play in tomorrow afternoon's semifinal.
There's a tie breaker this afternoon at 2:30 with Sweden taking on South Korea.
The new provincial fire marshal is from Darling's Island and went to Hampton High.
Doug Browne takes over for Norman Thibodeau who retired after a 33 year career including two as the provincial fire marshal.
After high school, Browne joined the Canadian Armed Forces and studied at the Royal Military College where he received a degree in mechanical engineering.
He is currently completing a masters' degree in disaster and emergency management through Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C.
The sexual assault trial involving a Halifax man is entering it's final stages.
Both sides in the case presented their closing arguments this afternoon in the high profile Supreme Court trial in Bridgewater.
John Leonard MacKean is facing two charges including sexual assault and another relating to prostitution.
MacKean denies the boy was chained up when he visited the cabin on September 20, 2012.
MacKean also testified he would have helped the 16 year old if he knew the boy was being held against his will.
However, the 64 year old admitted to touching the teenagers genitals while he was at the cabin in Upper Chelsea to get a massage.
The Crown has submitted DNA evidence that matches MacKean.
The defence argues the case comes down to credibility of witnesses and whether the victim was telling the truth while under oath due to varying versions of his story.
The jury will begin it's deliberations after it gets instructions from the judge tomorrow morning.
Getting some cash out of the ATM for the weekend? As you count it, make sure you take a close look at those bills--because fakes can be harder to spot than you might think.
Allan Paquet of the Bank of Canada was on hand at the Fraud Prevention expo at Market Square. He tells CHSJ News the new polymer bills are harder to fake, but not impossible.
The time-tested way to check a bill is to hold it up to a light source, like a window--here are images imbedded in the bill that won't be there if it's fake. As well, the new bills have raised ink around the number of the bill's denomination.
As for the above bills--the ten on the bottom is the fake one, although it's only apparent when you hold it up to a light source and compare its texture with the genuine bill, above.
Saint John MP Rodney Weston says he is saddened by Jim Flaherty's departure as Federal Finance Minister. Weston says Flaherty had a real affinity for Saint John but his replacement, Joe Oliver also knows what the local economic needs are.
Weston says Oliver has been to Saint John several times in his previous job as Natural Resources Minister when he spoke in favour of the proposed Energy East pipeline.
The academics with the New Brunswick Energy Institute are credible but Provincial Green Party leader David Coon doesn't think the institute itself has any credibility in the eyes of the public. This, as the Institute launches a study into the impact of shale gas exploration on groundwater so whether its findings will carry any weight with New Brunswickers or change any minds remains to be seen.
The Energy Institute is a creation of the Alward Government and its reputation took a hit with the well publicised resignation of Professor Louis LaPierre over his academic qualifications.
A preliminary report from the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. on the effect of shale gas exploration on groundwater is expected later this year.
After Draw 15 at the Ford World Women's Curling Championships, Canada is alone at 8 and 1 in the standings.
Korea beat the US 8-6, Russia downed Switzerland 8-5, Germany beat Latvia 6-4 and Sweden soundedly defeating China 10 to 5.
Russia, Switzerland and Sweden are all 8 and 2, Korea is 7 and 3 while China sits at 6 and 4.
Today, Scotland takes on the US while Canada plays China and tonight the Homan rink takes on Sweden.
A 64 year old Halifax man charged with sexual assault is testifying today during his Supreme Court trial in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
John Leonard MacKean says he would have helped the teenage boy who was chained up and blindfolded if he had known he was being held against his will.
MacKean is accused of paying to perform sexual acts on the boy while he was chained up and blindfolded.
However, the 64 year old denies those charges and says he was duped into going to the cabin by Wayne Cunningham.
Cunningham was one of the main figures in the kidnapping and confinement of the 16 year old in Upper Chelsea.
MacKean also stated he never discussed paying to perform sexual acts on the boy.
The crown will have an opportunity to question MacKean later today.
A 12 member jury is expected to begin its deliberations later today or tomorrow.
A bit of a price break for drivers after the weekly setting.
Self serve regular is selling in the city for $1.34.3 a litre, down by just half a cent a litre.
Diesel will cost you less at $1.46.7 a litre. The maximum price has gone down by two cents a litre.
The maximum price for heating oil has also dropped by almost 2 cents a litre to stand at $1.29.3 and there has been another big drop in the maximum price of propane. We're talking just over 4 and a half cents a litre to $1.20.4.
A pile of boisterous fans piling into a tiny Saint John bar to celebrate Scotland's curling team.
The reception hosted by the St. Andrew's Society and Pete's Pub where attendees heard some bagpipes and ate some haggis.
CHSJ News asked Team Scotland skip Kerry Barr how her team likes the ice at Harbour Station.
She says the ice is great describing it as quick and straighter than they expected but really good.
Barr says its her first visit to Saint John and New Brunswick adding everyone has been lovely.
Team Scotland faces the US tomorrow afternoon at Harbour Station.
In draw 13 at the Ford World Women's Curling Championship, Canada beat South Korean 10-3 to improve to 8 and 1.
Sweden got by Scotland 8-7, Russia beat Denmark 7-4 and the Czech Republic hammered Latvia 10-2.
Rachel Homan's Team Canada rink leads the standings at 8 and 1.
Sweden and Switzerland are next at 7 and 1 and those teams are playing tonight at 730 in Draw 14 at Harbour Station.
The province signing an agreement to provide more protection for kids and teens online.
Through an agreement with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, public schools will incorporate new resources to increase awareness among kids and teens about the potential dangers of exploitation when they go online.
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Marie-Claude Blais calls the agreement an important step in the ongoing work the province is doing to protect young New Brunswickers from those who prey on youth online.
To learn more, click here
A new two-character play set in the 1950s will be attracting theatre-goers from tomorrow through Saturday at the Imperial.
"Red" stars Stephen Tobias and Caleb Cosman playing the painter Mark Rothko and his assistant as Rothko accepts
the biggest commission in the history of modern art.
Artistic Director Caleb Marshall tells CHSJ News the story would appeal to anyone who's interested in painting, or in the creative process in general. The play runs from
tonight, March 19 2014
to Saturday March 22 2014 at the Imperial Theatre.
Contact the box office for details at 674-4100 or 1-800-323-SHOW (7469)
The West District RCMP is warning St. George, Blacks Harbour, and other Charlotte County residents about a telephone scam currently being reported in the area.
Fraudsters are contacting people at home pretending to be Microsoft or Windows employees, telling you your computer has a virus, that they need to perform an important update. They may request payment for this "service" by asking you to provide banking or credit card information. This can result in money being stolen from you and viruses added to your computer.
If you or a loved one may have been a victim of this type of fraud, please contact local police.
Canada improving to 7 and 1 at the Ford World Women's Curling championship with a 7-5 win over Germany. Switzerland is also at 7 and 1 after downing Scotland 10-5.
The M-C for the tournament, Stewart Brown tells CHSJ News there have been a lot of surprises such as when the Koreans knocked off the Swiss who were unbeaten.
Canada plays the Koreans at 2:30.
Brown says the curlers love Saint John and he calls Harbour Station an amazing venue. He predicts the playoffs which will take place after the round robin ends will be nail biters because the teams are so evenly matched.
The Saint John Police Force Major Crime Unit is investigating shots fired at a home in the North End of Saint John around 5 am.
A 29 year old man has been arrested and is facing several weapons related charges. The gun believed to be used has been recovered and no injuries have been reported.
He's set make a provincial court appearance this afternoon to answer to the weapons charges as well as other Criminal Code Charges.
Rothesay Arena will be turned into a fieldhouse that will be used for volleyball and basketball after a new arena is built nearby at a cost of 13 million dollars divided equally between the town, province and federal government.
Mayor Bill Bishop says there will be a walking track included as well as an ice rink when the new arena opens in 2015.
Saint John M-P Rodney Weston says funding is coming from the enhanced municipal gas tax fund.
Weston says he has met with Mayor Mel Norton about how the city can get money from this same fund to construct a Fourplex.
Works crews in Quispamsis are preparing for the worst with the onset of spring.
The town's Engineering Director Gary Losier tells CHSJ News the situation with potholes will be, in his words, "horrific".
Losier is also worried about flooding because of all the snow that's on the ground, especially if we get heavy spring rains but even without a lot of rain, he warns there could very well be flooding.
A businessman from Upper Kingsclear, Michael Bruce Newman, has been fined more than 138 thousand dollars in Fredericton after pleading guilty to nine tax evasion charges.
Newman evaded personal income taxes totaling 99 thousand dollars for the 2007 to 2009 tax years. He also evaded over 39 thousand dollars HST between September of 2007 and December of 2009.
A Canada Revenue Agency investigation revealing he didn’t report any business income or HST during these years.
Newman operated a consulting business and also acted as a sub-contractor. He was hired to supply tandem trucks, tractor trailers, excavators and survey crews on construction sites.
Love it or hate it--common council has voted to remove fluoride from our drinking water, and we won't be asking the province to examine the amount of money to be saved in healthcare costs by fluoridation, either.
Common Councillor John MacKenzie saying he's concerned by all the discussion of tooth decay, and maybe we should ask the province to examine any healthcare savings possible from adding fluoride.
Common Councillor Greg Norton pointed out P3 would need to be notified if council has changed its mind--and besides, water is the responsibility of the municipality.
In the end, the motion was defeated with all but MacKenzie, Councillor Gerry Lowe, and Councillor Susan Fullerton voting against.
Rothesay Regional Police giving us an update on the 11 year old boy who was mauled last week by a dog in French Village.
He required 11 stitches to his face and one of his arms as well as sustaining lacerations to his hip and back. Police telling CHSJ News he's doing well all things considered.
The dog was seized by the SPCA.
At the Ford World Women's Curling Championship at Harbour Station, Canada defeating Scotland last night 8-3 to improve to 6 and 1.
Canada, skipped by Rachel Homan, is tied with Sweden and Switzerland with four more round-robin games remaining.
The Swiss lost their first match to South Korea 9-2 before winning over the U.S. 8-6 last night.
This morning, Canada faces Germany at 9:30 and then South Korea this afternoon starting at 2:30.
Sebastien Auger is only the second player in Sea Dogs history to repeat as the Most Valuable Player. He also picked up the Team Player award and the 3 Stars award.
He tells us the coaching staff build confidence in the players saying his goalie coach Jim Flemming is a great guy who helped work on the little things that made the difference in the end.
Jason Cameron repeated winning the Community Service Award and also picked up Academic player of the year.
He admits it's tough balancing hockey and the demands of university but he says you find for both and it pays off.
Fredericton's Oliver Cooper won the Top Scorer award and Fan's choice calling it honour to win.
Olivier Leblanc is the Top Defenseman, Thomas Chabot picked up Most Improved Player and Rookie of the Year went to Newfoundland's Nathan Noel.
Chris Di Domenico is the other Sea Dog to repeat as MVP.
The Opposition Liberals are raising questions in the provincial legislature over what they deem vague language in the provincial health plan, which could result in rural hospitals being understaffed.
Health Minister Ted Flemming objected they just want to find fault where there is none. Flemming received a warning from the Speaker of the House for calling the Liberals a bunch of Chicken Littles who want to declare "the sky is falling". The minister has been cautioned previously for his choice of words while answering questions.
The Liberals saying it's difficult to trust the PCs on healthcare when--in their view--the Tories have been sending nurses home and eliminating positions.
With employees at Canadian Blood Services in a legal strike position as of today, CBS tells CHSJ News they are committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement
CBS states that meeting the needs of hospitals and patients is their #1 priority, and blood products will continue to be available because they'll able to draw from the national supply of donor blood.
The two groups will be back at the table next week.
A couple from Quispamsis are happy campers picking up over $333,000 in the Lotto Max draw.
Terry Steane tells CHSJ News they decided to check their numbers before going to bed on Saturday night.
He says he heard this big scream from his wife saying "we have all 7 numbers" and they were pretty happy jumping up and down.
Steane says they plan to help their kids out, do some work on the house and invest the rest of the money.
The province reaching a tentative deal with the New Brunswick Medical Society relating to fee for service physicians.
Both parties have agreed to withhold details until a ratification vote is held.
Medical Society president Dr. Lynn Hansen says doctor's will keep working with the province to ensure that the patient is at the centre of the health system.
If it's ratified, a new deal would kick in on April 1.
A fire investigator is looking into the cause of a shed fire behind the Jet Boat trailer at Reserving Falls.
Crews got the call after 3pm of a shed on fire and once on site it was quickly put out.
The shed is a complete loss and the business trailer nearby did suffer some heat damage.
Crews did struggle briefly with a broken fire hydrant in the area but quickly found one that was working.
Chilling details are being revealed in the sexual assault case involving a teenage boy who was chained up for 10 days inside a cabin in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
64 year old John Leonard MacKean is facing two charges in relation to his alleged role in the incident which took place in September 2012.
The alleged victim - a teenage boy - was the first witness to take the stand in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Bridgewater.
He told court he was blindfolded and chained to a bed while he was sexually assaulted by David Leblanc and Wayne Cunningham.
The teenager also testified about a third man involved in the sexual acts.
However, the boy was blindfolded and could not clearly identify the other individual.
Evidence of chains, a blanket from the bed and a blindfold were submitted as evidence by the Crown prosecutor.
Defence lawyer Mike Taylor will cross examine the alleged victim this afternoon.
The trial is being heard before a judge and 12 member jury.
The trial is expected to last three days.
There's deep dissatisfaction within the provincial Conservative Party and no one sees the Conservatives winning the next election.
That claim being made by Bill Carter of Hampton, a former Conservative party staff member and ex President of the party's youth wing in the province.
He points to how many young people are giving up on New Brunswick and moving elsewhere. Carter calls that a sad commentary since their hearts are in New Brunswick and they would rather be living here if there was opportunity.
Carter has joined the provincial NDP but will not be running to be an M-L-A in September's election.
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