On March 26th, 2026, the Fredericton writing community celebrated UNB English Professors and co-chairs of the Creative Writing Department Kasia Van Schaik and Sue Sinclair’s newest books at Gallery 78. In a heritage building, surrounded by artwork, and with a view of the Wolastoq behind them, Van Schaik read from her new hybrid memoir and critical theory book Women Among Monuments: Solitude,…
Jeff Giesea, a communications specialist, entrepreneur, and writer defines “Memetic Warfare” as “competition over narrative, ideas, and social control in a social-media battlefield.” He further notes, “One might think of it as a subset of ‘information operations’ tailored to social media.” In short, the term describes propaganda in the form of internet memes.
On March 29th, Moncton Filmmaker Parker Barriault released a documentary on the shop titled Inside the world of Spin-It selling records, movies, video games and nostalgia on his YouTube channel.
A recent development online has generated mass interest in China. To some, it may just be a meme, but there are people who really integrate Chinese culture into their lives. Whether it be medicinal practices, fashion, internet trends, ideology, or language, there is a spike in young people on TikTok “becoming Chinese.”
On April 10th 2026, UNB’s Media Arts and Culture society organized the annual MAAC Society Showcase. The Showcase allowed students to submit up to four separate pieces of film, visual art, photographs, and/or music. The event began at 6 p.m. in Marshal D’avery Hall, running until 8:30 p.m., the UNB Alumni Association sponsoring the evening.
On March 30th, 2026, a group of trans rights activists from across Canada held a webinar open to the public on trans rights and the ever-growing obstacles on the road to achieving them as Canadian citizens.
New Brunswick’s projected deficit has surpassed $1.3 billion prior to the March 17 fiscal update, increasing by almost $800 million from the projection made last March, which predicted a $549 million deficit. In the March 17 fiscal update, the Department of Finance and Treasury Board stated that revenues are projected to reach $14.24 billion, while spending is projected at $15.63 billion. This…
On March 3, 2023, a cleaner at the Grand Sunset Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen found Kiara Agnew, a twenty-three-year-old British Columbia citizen, beaten to death at their resort.
In the past three years, job vacancies in Canada have declined from more than 70,000 spots to fewer than 30,000 by early 2025. In comparison, the number of bachelor’s degree holders has never been higher. In 2024 alone, the University of New Brunswick awarded 2,517 undergraduate and graduate degrees across multiple fields of study.
Throughout March 2026, a man named Bryon Miller has been consistently harassing young women on UNB’s Fredericton campus, screaming profanities and death wishes upon those who have chosen to get an abortion.
