Postmedia Acquires Irving-Owned Newspapers in New Brunswick In a deal amounting to $15.1 million, Postmedia has made arrangements with Irving to purchase their New Brunswick newspaper chain. On February 17, in a press release, Postmedia announced that they would be purchasing Brunswick News Inc., a part of J.D. Irving Ltd., for $7.5 million in cash …
Fredericton as we know it now as a white settler town really began with three families who knew their land and farmed it graciously and appreciatively. What was once only settlement of these three families, though it proclaimed exuberant soil for grain and wheat production, is now one of the most prosperous cities in the …
From February 23-26, Theatre UNB presented The Ends of the Earth, a play written by Morris Panych. Panych is a two-time winner of the Governor General Literary Award for Drama, and was joined by director Len Falkenstein, Director of Drama at UNB. The Ends of the Earth tells the tragic story of Frank Gardener and …
As we continue to celebrate and learn about Black History Month this year, The Brunswickan met with Ms. Desiree Sparks to talk about how she approaches Black History Month and celebrates Black history in her classroom. Sparks is a teacher in North Preston, Nova Scotia, an area that has the highest concentration of African Canadians …
A sensational combination has come to the streets of downtown Fredericton: vintage video games and alcoholic beverages. Eighty Three Arcade Bar opened in December on King Street and boasts several walls of old arcade games (including Asteroids and Pac Man), and even vintage TVs with video games like the original Super Mario Bros. They also …
For more than a week, UNB students and staff have been raving non-stop about the university’s short appearance in Ed Sheeran’s “The Joker And The Queen,” featuring Taylor Swift. The footage was a beautiful drone clip that overlooks the campus area and downtown Fredericton. Ed Sheeran’s new music video was released on February 10, 2022, …
Postmedia Network Canada Corporation announced on February 17 that it has entered into a definitive agreement with J. D. Irving, Limited to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Brunswick News Inc. The proposal includes Brunswick News’ daily and weekly newspapers, digital properties, and parcel delivery business in exchange for $7.5 million in …
As the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa is disbanded, politicians in Nova Scotia are being targeted by chemical attacks through the mail. Recently, six Liberal and three Conservative politicians received similar packages containing a chemical irritant. In all incidents, the packages contained manilla envelopes with the chemicals inside. Liberal MP Andy Fillmore tweeted that they are, …
UNB’s in-person classes have been in session for nearly three weeks; so, too, has the Harriet Irving Library’s Commons Café. Who among us can resist the delectable goodness of the café’s muffins, smooth self-serve coffee machines, and my personal favourite – the soup of the day (if you haven’t had the cauliflower cheese soup you …
You may have recently heard rumblings about Canada’s first-ever “for-the-people” newspaper – Druthers. For just a dime apiece, Druthers purports to tell the people what they really want to hear. By encouraging skepticism of vaccines, Druthers has captured the attention of many members of the Freedom Convoy. A few weeks ago, reporters at The Brunswickan …
