Troy Ryan used to hate St. Thomas University. When he played for the University of New Brunswick men’s hockey team, from 1993 until 1997, Ryan was a part of the rivalry on the hill. As the rivalry dictates, for a UNB player, STU was the enemy. During his last battle of the hill game, Ryan [...]
It might have been just another item on a facilities management “to-do” list, but one paint job in a James Dunn Hall bathroom at St. Thomas University has covered up something truly remarkable. It started as a simple, open-ended statement written in coloured marker on the back of a bathroom stall: “Someday I wish to [...]
The show was sold out. New and old fans pushed themselves up against the stage, fists pumping and singing along. Two bands that stopped producing music since the turn of the century are making a huge comeback. Wide Mouth Mason and Big Sugar played the Boyce Farmers Market on Thursday night. At the core of [...]
Without a contract for 10 months, Acadian Lines employees in New Brunswick and P.E.I. issued a 72-hour strike notice at midnight. Discussions are scheduled Thursday morning to prevent an employee walk out. If the talks fail, the 59 bus drivers, maintenance workers and customer service representatives, all represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1229, could [...]
The clank of a cowbell sets off the sound of shuffling feet. People navigate from table to table. A number on each one. The guests exchange personal stories and contact information. Then the bell rings again and the process starts all over. These people are not looking for romance – their motivation is ambition. This [...]
Most of the graffiti on the Forest Hill overpass in Fredericton is harmless, showing incomprehensible scrawls and drawings. But sometime between mid- October to November, a new graffiti appeared on the walls. The graffiti writing on the Fredericton overpass identifies a former St. Thomas University student. Shilee Moorcroft’s name is written in dark blue spray [...]
Have you ever dreamed of going back in time and changing something that happened to improve the future? In Stephen King’s new suspense novel, 11/22/63, he explores just that. Set in 2011 in Lisbon Falls, Maine, Jake Epping is given a mission by Al Templeton. That mission is to finish what Al had started. He [...]
Though drugs and alcohol often play a role in cases that come through the courts, it was clear that in the case of William Dempsey, it had been playing the lead role for most his life. At only 25 years old, he stood before Judge Mary Jane Richards, with severe liver and kidney damage from [...]
Humphrey Bogart’s last words were that he “should have never switched from Scotch to martinis”. As a true connoisseur, he would have appreciated last week’s annual New Brunswick Spirits Festival. Held from Nov. 16-18 at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton, the festival gave an opportunity to both aficionado and newcomer to taste a selection of [...]
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