Suzanne Lapointe
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Journalist with Global News in Moncton, New Brunswick. Fluent in French, English, and Chiac. Story tip? DM or email [email protected]
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57 Quebec doctors applied for a licence to practice in NB this year. 34 of those were made in October. A massive spike, as all previous months had fewer than 5 applications. QC doctors say they’re feeling pushed out by an ongoing dispute with the Legault government.
57 Quebec doctors applied for a licence to practice in NB this year. 34 of those were made in October. A massive spike, as all previous months had fewer than 5 applications. QC doctors say they’re feeling pushed out by an ongoing dispute with the Legault government.
New Brunswick sees spike in Quebec doctors applying to practice | Globalnews.ca
There has been an uptick in the number of Quebec doctors applying for licensing in New Brunswick, after Quebec passed a controversial bill that changes how they're paid.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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57 Quebec doctors applied for a licence to practice in NB this year. 34 of those were made in October. A massive spike, as all previous months had fewer than 5 applications. QC doctors say they’re feeling pushed out by an ongoing dispute with the Legault government.
57 Quebec doctors applied for a licence to practice in NB this year. 34 of those were made in October. A massive spike, as all previous months had fewer than 5 applications. QC doctors say they’re feeling pushed out by an ongoing dispute with the Legault government.
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A Moncton woman says it took four hours for a RCMP officer to meet with her after she was mugged in broad daylight in a quiet residential neighbourhood on Monday. She's calling for better protocols when responding to victims of violence.
A Moncton woman says it took four hours for a RCMP officer to meet with her after she was mugged in broad daylight in a quiet residential neighbourhood on Monday. She's calling for better protocols when responding to victims of violence.
Moncton woman shocked and dismayed at alleged RCMP response to mugging - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
The woman alleges it took four hours for the RCMP to respond and says she was told the investigation would likely go nowhere.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A Moncton woman says it took four hours for a RCMP officer to meet with her after she was mugged in broad daylight in a quiet residential neighbourhood on Monday. She's calling for better protocols when responding to victims of violence.
A Moncton woman says it took four hours for a RCMP officer to meet with her after she was mugged in broad daylight in a quiet residential neighbourhood on Monday. She's calling for better protocols when responding to victims of violence.
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A clinic is opening in Moncton staffe only by nurse practitioners, who receive less extensive training than doctors, and have a more limited scope practice.
A clinic is opening in Moncton staffe only by nurse practitioners, who receive less extensive training than doctors, and have a more limited scope practice.
New family health clinic to open in Moncton without family doctor on staff - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
A new family health clinic will be taking in 700 patients waiting for primary care in Moncton, N.B., but won't have a family doctor on staff.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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A clinic is opening in Moncton staffe only by nurse practitioners, who receive less extensive training than doctors, and have a more limited scope practice.
A clinic is opening in Moncton staffe only by nurse practitioners, who receive less extensive training than doctors, and have a more limited scope practice.
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Robbie Justason was working from home when a stranger started banging on the back door. He fled the home when the man pointed a gun at him. As shown in the security camera footage, the man poured gasoline, exchanged gunshots with police, and lit the house on fire.
Robbie Justason was working from home when a stranger started banging on the back door. He fled the home when the man pointed a gun at him. As shown in the security camera footage, the man poured gasoline, exchanged gunshots with police, and lit the house on fire.
N.B. home ‘like a war zone’ after bank robbery suspect breaks in, fatally shot by police - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
A Moncton, N.B., man is reeling after an alleged bank robber broke into his home and set it on fire before being fatally shot by police.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Robbie Justason was working from home when a stranger started banging on the back door. He fled the home when the man pointed a gun at him. As shown in the security camera footage, the man poured gasoline, exchanged gunshots with police, and lit the house on fire.
Robbie Justason was working from home when a stranger started banging on the back door. He fled the home when the man pointed a gun at him. As shown in the security camera footage, the man poured gasoline, exchanged gunshots with police, and lit the house on fire.
Maple Hills mayor Erica Warren says DNR told her 40% of the Irishtown fire remains uncontained. That means it’s still considered out of control and residents are still being asked to be prepared to evacuate.
August 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Maple Hills mayor Erica Warren says DNR told her 40% of the Irishtown fire remains uncontained. That means it’s still considered out of control and residents are still being asked to be prepared to evacuate.
Irishtown residents are on “pins and needles” as the fire remains out of control. Erica Bulmer, who runs a local farm stand, says locals are having sleepless nights wondering if they’ll have to evacuate. I’m in the area and looking to hear from locals today.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Irishtown residents are on “pins and needles” as the fire remains out of control. Erica Bulmer, who runs a local farm stand, says locals are having sleepless nights wondering if they’ll have to evacuate. I’m in the area and looking to hear from locals today.
WATCH: A family of six from the Irishtown area has two cars packed up with the essentials in case they need to evacuate. A nearby forest fire had grown to 54 hectares on Monday. The Minister of Natural Resources called the three out of control forest fires in NB an "unprecented" situation.
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
WATCH: A family of six from the Irishtown area has two cars packed up with the essentials in case they need to evacuate. A nearby forest fire had grown to 54 hectares on Monday. The Minister of Natural Resources called the three out of control forest fires in NB an "unprecented" situation.
Barring certain exceptions, applications for a benefit that helps low income NBers pay their rent are closed as almost all of the money allocated for this fiscal year has been spoken for. This comes after the government announced they put 21 million into it on May 20th.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Barring certain exceptions, applications for a benefit that helps low income NBers pay their rent are closed as almost all of the money allocated for this fiscal year has been spoken for. This comes after the government announced they put 21 million into it on May 20th.
Terry Cohoon and Francine Gauvin-Cohoon have reopened Terrys Bake Shop after Francine completed chemotherapy treatments, and Terry has been given the all clear to resume work after a heart attack. The couple says they're overhwlemed by the support they've received.
July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Terry Cohoon and Francine Gauvin-Cohoon have reopened Terrys Bake Shop after Francine completed chemotherapy treatments, and Terry has been given the all clear to resume work after a heart attack. The couple says they're overhwlemed by the support they've received.
BREAKING: The provincial government has apologized to the owners of a NB spa after they asked them to obtain an exotic entertainment licence to hold a private, women only topless event.
N.B. spa that wanted to host body positivity event told they need exotic entertainment licence - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
The co-owners of a Nordic spa are taken aback by backlash over an event they had scheduled for last week, and the province's labelling of it as "exotic entertainment."
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July 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
BREAKING: The provincial government has apologized to the owners of a NB spa after they asked them to obtain an exotic entertainment licence to hold a private, women only topless event.
A NB cancer patient is running out of money to pay for travel and lodging for the chemo she receives every 3 weeks in Toronto. The province won’t pay for the costs because she’s part of a clinical trial. Kim Doucette says she’s seeing promising results and wants to continue the treatment.
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Despite seeing encouraging results, the New Brunswick woman says she doesn't qualify for a program that helps pay for food and lodging for out-of-province cancer treatment.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A NB cancer patient is running out of money to pay for travel and lodging for the chemo she receives every 3 weeks in Toronto. The province won’t pay for the costs because she’s part of a clinical trial. Kim Doucette says she’s seeing promising results and wants to continue the treatment.
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79 year old Jeannette Cormier proves you're never too old to make your dreams come true. She's wanted to finish school ever since she had to drop out when she was just ten. Five kids and a whole lifetime later, she's getting ready for her first graduation ceremony.
79 year old Jeannette Cormier proves you're never too old to make your dreams come true. She's wanted to finish school ever since she had to drop out when she was just ten. Five kids and a whole lifetime later, she's getting ready for her first graduation ceremony.
Meet a Canadian who is nearly 80 and will be graduating for the first time | Globalnews.ca
For Jeannette Cormier of Cap-Pelé, N.B., her upcoming graduation ceremony is a wish come true decades in the making as she is set to finally earn her high school diploma.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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79 year old Jeannette Cormier proves you're never too old to make your dreams come true. She's wanted to finish school ever since she had to drop out when she was just ten. Five kids and a whole lifetime later, she's getting ready for her first graduation ceremony.
79 year old Jeannette Cormier proves you're never too old to make your dreams come true. She's wanted to finish school ever since she had to drop out when she was just ten. Five kids and a whole lifetime later, she's getting ready for her first graduation ceremony.
I am outraged that there will be no question period for the English-language debate. During the shortest possible election cycle where one of the major parties have barred journalists from travelling with them, journalists need MORE opportunities to ask questions.
April 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I am outraged that there will be no question period for the English-language debate. During the shortest possible election cycle where one of the major parties have barred journalists from travelling with them, journalists need MORE opportunities to ask questions.
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New Brunswick is one of a few provinces that doesn't recognize Licensed Practical Nurses as nurses. LPN Ashley Moores is calling for that to change, saying the recognition would go a long way for recruitment and retention.
New Brunswick is one of a few provinces that doesn't recognize Licensed Practical Nurses as nurses. LPN Ashley Moores is calling for that to change, saying the recognition would go a long way for recruitment and retention.
New Brunswick LPN wants the profession to be recognized as nurses in the province - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
Ashley Moore started a petition after other LPNs received letters from the Nurses Association of New Brunswick asking them to stop describing themselves as nurses on social media.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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New Brunswick is one of a few provinces that doesn't recognize Licensed Practical Nurses as nurses. LPN Ashley Moores is calling for that to change, saying the recognition would go a long way for recruitment and retention.
New Brunswick is one of a few provinces that doesn't recognize Licensed Practical Nurses as nurses. LPN Ashley Moores is calling for that to change, saying the recognition would go a long way for recruitment and retention.
Elsipogtog residents are angry and heartbroken after a report by a police watchdog agency found no ground for criminal charges against an RCMP officer who shot and killed a man during a wellness check in September of 2024.
April 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Elsipogtog residents are angry and heartbroken after a report by a police watchdog agency found no ground for criminal charges against an RCMP officer who shot and killed a man during a wellness check in September of 2024.
Kent County residents are fed up with reduced services at the Stells Maris hospital. They've launched a petition to restore 24/7 ER service. Petition co-creator Lise LeBlanc said she thinks Vitalité calls these cuts "temporary" to stop residents from speaking out.
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Kent County residents are fed up with reduced services at the Stells Maris hospital. They've launched a petition to restore 24/7 ER service. Petition co-creator Lise LeBlanc said she thinks Vitalité calls these cuts "temporary" to stop residents from speaking out.
New Brunswickers like Judy Carter are using Beyond ADHD, a private service, to get refills for their ADHD medication. Without a family doctor or assigned psychiatrist, those on the NB Health Link wait list have no choice but to wait in the ER to renew these as they are controlled substances.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New Brunswickers like Judy Carter are using Beyond ADHD, a private service, to get refills for their ADHD medication. Without a family doctor or assigned psychiatrist, those on the NB Health Link wait list have no choice but to wait in the ER to renew these as they are controlled substances.
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Health minister Dr. John Dornan told reporters he "forgot" he sent a letter dismissing neurologist Dr. Marrero from the MIND clinic in 2022. An advocate for patients with N.B.'s "mystery brain disease" says he told her he had nothing to do with it.
Health minister Dr. John Dornan told reporters he "forgot" he sent a letter dismissing neurologist Dr. Marrero from the MIND clinic in 2022. An advocate for patients with N.B.'s "mystery brain disease" says he told her he had nothing to do with it.
N.B. mystery illness: Health minister says he ‘forgot’ about dismissing neurologist | Globalnews.ca
An advocate for patients of New Brunswick's alleged mystery neurological disease says the province's health minister has not been honest with her.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Health minister Dr. John Dornan told reporters he "forgot" he sent a letter dismissing neurologist Dr. Marrero from the MIND clinic in 2022. An advocate for patients with N.B.'s "mystery brain disease" says he told her he had nothing to do with it.
Health minister Dr. John Dornan told reporters he "forgot" he sent a letter dismissing neurologist Dr. Marrero from the MIND clinic in 2022. An advocate for patients with N.B.'s "mystery brain disease" says he told her he had nothing to do with it.
At just 10 years old, Moncton's Sophia Pavlovska has already played in her first international tennis competition. However, Moncton's lack of indoor tennis facility means she isn't getting the practice time she needs to get to the next level.
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Watch here:
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January 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
At just 10 years old, Moncton's Sophia Pavlovska has already played in her first international tennis competition. However, Moncton's lack of indoor tennis facility means she isn't getting the practice time she needs to get to the next level.
Watch here:
globalnews.ca/video/109513...
Watch here:
globalnews.ca/video/109513...