Canadaland
January 20, 2022
Part 1: Is New Brunswick Covering Up A Deadly Brain Disease?
There’s a mystery disease that’s plaguing people in New Brunswick. People as young as 18 are seeing the results of full-blown dementia. Desperation is taking hold for families that feel answers are still a long way away.
It starts with some muscle pain or spasms, before basic tasks like reading become impossible. For many, the disease progresses to full-blown dementia. For patients and families government response has proven to be lackluster and desperation and frustration is taking hold as the search for answers drags on.
Part 2: Rebel Nurses
Healthcare workers against pandemic restrictions tell on themselves by suing for libel. And two Haitian journalists die reporting for a Montréal online radio station.
Columnist Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.