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 …
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 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.
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 …
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.
The Brunswickan consulted with UNB Sociology Professor Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and History Professor Dr. Angela Tozer to discuss the proposed budget cuts to New Brunswick universities. These proposed cuts represent a political trend in which governments scapegoat universities in times of economic downturn and austerity.
On March 3, a lunar eclipse unfolded in the early hours of the morning, gradually dyeing the pale Moon darker shades of orange. According to Time and Date, the eclipse unfolded with penumbral beginning at 2:44 AM CST (4:44 AM AST) and totality at 5:04 AM CST (7:04 AM AST).
Heated Rivalry is a hit Crave series that aired November–December 2025, directed by Jacob Tierney and based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Rachel Reid.
This year, Ramadan began on Tuesday, February 17th, and practitioners observe the holy month by engaging in one of the foundational pillars of Islam: fasting.
