Inglourious Basterds has shocked and offended audiences all over the world, and with mixed reviews, some say this is Quentin Tarantino’s worst movie yet. Still, this hasn’t stopped curious ticket buyers from seeing the movie. Basterds has grossed over $200 million worldwide since being released in late August, pushing it past its cult [...]
Disease. It penetrates and spreads rapidly, leaving an endless trail of death in its wake. Without the right protection, it will creep in unknowingly to strike at a moments notice. Superintendents at local golf courses know this, and they’re armed and ready to fight it off. But some golfers like Megan Kellestine are worried that [...]
The media plays an essential role in the first stages of an immigrant’s adaptation into a new society. Due to language barriers, immigrants tend to reach out for ethnic newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programmes when such media resources are available in the host country. In the past, immigrants were underrepresented in the media [...]
Summer 2009 was the summer of Swine Flu. Human swine flu, also known as H1N1, originated in Mexico, but quickly spread across the globe in a matter of days. In June, the World Health Organization labelled the influenza outbreak as a pandemic H1N1/09 virus. Now, the students are back in class and schools are stressing [...]
Fredericton Transit manager Sandy MacNeill says the discounted transit fare pilot program isn’t producing outstanding results just yet. “Obviously the intent was to get some additional people on the bus or even to get people to try transit in those off-peak hours… (but) we haven’t seen it yet,” MacNeill says. “Looking at the raw data, [...]
Everyone who goes to university must endure their first year. For some it comes easily, some don’t even make it through. Here’s a story about a couple of first years who are doing their best to fit in.
Free + Toys = Happy parents and kids. When you add free to anything, it makes it that much better. Liz Dail was downtown at the Toy Lending Library to find out more. The library is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 10am until 12 noon. With a year long membership at $10 [...]
This was the month for dragons on the Saint John River. Not real dragons, but dragon boats. They showed up for the McInnis Cooper Dragon Boat Festival. And as Dave Gauthier reports, lots of spectators showed up too.
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