When The Beacon staff sent right to information requests to St. Thomas University asking for president Dawn Russell’s salary, we were not optimistic. So in December, when a letter came denying the request we were disappointed, but not surprised. The reason for the refusal, according to the letter, was that St. Thomas was not covered [...]
(Photo submitted/NB Beacon) A person was taken to hospital this evening after being struck by a vehicle at a crosswalk near the corner of Windsor and Montgomery Streets. Fredericton police, paramedics and the fire department arrived on the scene at 6:15 p.m. Emergency vehicles blocked traffic at the top of Montgomery Street for approximately half an [...]
Falling snow and slippery roads led to several car crashes around New Brunswick on Friday. The most serious was a pile up on Route 1, between the Rothesay Avenue overpass and Fox Farm Road, in Saint John around 10 a.m. Friday. District fire chief Eric Garland said the pile up began with a car sliding [...]
I heard their voices coming from the basement. I was in my room two floors above. I tried to distract myself on my computer. It didn’t work. I tried watching TV or listening to music. That didn’t do it either. I even tried closing myself in my closet; then at least I’d feel further away. [...]
Charles LeBlanc, local, controversial blogger, says he has been arrested for criminal defamation. In a video posted on his blog Thursday, LeBlanc says eight to 10 police officers entered his apartment that morning with keys, “barged” inside, and arrested him for defamation against a local police officer. “I’m in bad shape,” LeBlanc said in the video that was [...]
Goose Lane Editions and the Fredericton Public Library hosted Winter Tales Wednesday evening. The public event brings local authors together to talk about the methods behind their books. It was the second in a three part series. Jacques Poitras and Lee Windsor were the featured authors. Both wrote on historical aspects of New Brunswick. It [...]
It was Wednesday night when two men walked into a store in Zealand, N.B. They weren’t extraordinarily different compared to other people on cold January nights. One was 5’5″, approximately 140 lbs, and the other was almost 6 feet tall and roughly 250lbs. They were wearing bulky snowsuits and toques to stay warm, and in [...]
Being sick is a lonely, isolating, and at times, frightening experience. But being sick as a group is hilarious. I’m one of the surviving journalists of the great norovirus episode of Victoria, British Columbia circa January, 2012. Sure, it wasn’t funny at the time, but a lot can change in seven days. For starters, I [...]
A journalist doesn’t usually tell a story in first person, but when you’re part of the story, it’s hard to pull yourself away. So this little piece of work is my first hand account and timeline of a virus outbreak which took place this past weekend in Victoria, British Columbia at the 74th annual [...]
Tonight was the last night the STU Tommies would play the UNB Varsity Reds in a Battle of the Hill at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink. With the construction of the Grant-Harvey Centre, this game marks the last time the Tommies will host UNB in the old rink. However, the last true Battle of the Hill [...]
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