Sunday, March 23, 2014

Girls More Likely Than Boys To Be Cyberbullied

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.

Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement Could Benefit Local Company

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.

Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of Woman

Saint John Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman. 

Officers were called to 205 Carmarthen Street around noon hour. One man has been taken into custody and police are taping off the area.

The coroner has been called in, and police forensics are on the scene.

Six People Taken To Hospital After Rollover

Six people being transported to hospital after a vehicle rollover on the East side of Saint John.

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.