Rikki Doak is one of the first New Brunswick speed skaters to make Team Canada since 2000. (Submitted: Rikki Doak) A Fredericton short-track speed skater will be competing at the sport’s highest level this week.  Rikki Doak, 27, will be racing for Team Canada in the women’s 3000m relay at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.  “I think it's kind of like surreal … to wear the maple leaf is just something I've always wanted to do and at the Olympic stage is even a bigger dea

A scene from Disney's animated movie "The Princess and the Frog." (Credit: Google Images) Where are people going on dates? The actual sit-down, eat dinner, don’t talk with your mouth full and forcefully laugh at every joke type of date.   Do they still even exist? Or what is the modern version of this?  In my world, in both personal and through conversations with others, dates are somewhat hard to come by. But despite the scarcity in action, it is high on the topics of conver

Megan Oldham celebrates her bronze medal-winning performance after the women's freeski slopestyle event. (Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP Getty Images) It has been an eventful first week for Canadian athletes at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. So far, Team Canada is ranked 11th overall, with one gold, three silver and five bronze medals in five sports. The majority of placements are in skiing and speed skating, while the rest were won in figure skating and snowboardin

Aleena Naveed, a second-year Muslim student from Pakistan, presented the significance of Ramadan at STU. (Credit: Brianna Lyttle/AQ) On Feb. 6, St. Thomas University hosted an event in the International Office to dispel common misconceptions about Ramadan, a month observed by Muslims that includes fasting and prayer.  The event was initiated by Saa Andrew G bongbor, the international office coordinator and STU cultural diversity coordinator, which featured a presentation from

Avi Lewis is a two-time NDP federal candidate. He also teaches climate justice and documentary film at the University of British Columbia. (Credit: Avi Lewis Official) “It’s time for the NDP to fight for the many, not the money.”  That’s how Avi Lewis sets the tone for his campaign to lead Canada’s New Democratic Party, a message amplified through bold graphics, vibrant social media clips and a website that reads more like a movement hub than a policy manual. The filmmaker, a

A post on Moltbook, an online network for AI agents, shares a message about human creators and artificial intelligence. The site launched Jan. 28 and is designed primarily for interactions between AI bots. (Brianna Lyttle/AQ) As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly abundant in everyday life, an online network specifically made for bots to interact with each other has officially launched. Moltbook, created by Octane AI, is intended for agentic AI to connect with e

Affordability pressures in Fredericton have intensified the debate over whether wage policy alone can keep pace with rising living costs. (Credit: Ali Ahmed Iraqui) When rent goes up, groceries go up and everything from transit to textbooks costs more, the instinctive response is simple: wages should go up too.  In New Brunswick, that instinct has turned into renewed calls for a “living wage,” a rate of pay meant to reflect what it costs to sustain yourself every day.  While

Representatives from 26 organizations offered information on hiring needs and recruitment timelines during the career fair. (Credit: STU Communications) On Feb. 10, students filled the Great Hall as they moved between employer booths, exchanged contact information and asked questions about summer jobs, internships and post-graduate work.  The annual Career Fair, hosted by the Experiential Learning and Career Development Office, brought professional conversations onto campus a

Ghost Mountain is making a comeback after disappearing for four years. returning with their newest album October Country . (Submitted: Judson Doncaster) October   Country  by Ghost Mountain is my album of the year for 2025.  Ghost Mountain started his career as a dark and gritty rapper who found success alongside his friend and fellow rapper, Sematary.  Ghost Mountain started as a mainstay feature on both of Sematary’s first two albums, but had only one solo song titled “Coil

On Feb. 13, before Valentine's Day, the St. Thomas University Black Student Association (STUBSA) hosted a social event where Black students could come together to make connections outside of the classroom.  (Malachi Lefurgey/AQ) To break the ice, the STUBSA handed out questionnaire bingo sheets, where everyone must go around and mark someone who crosses out the specific box. For example, “someone who was born in July.”    Though the event started quietly with groups huddled t

Corey Kavanagh prepares his stream for the second game of the Fredericton vs. Miramichi playoff series. (Credit: Lucy Francis) Standing in the media box at the Grant Harvey Centre, Corey Kavanagh sets up his three cameras while sipping from a large cup of Tim Hortons coffee. Kavanagh is about to begin his livestream of the second game of the first-round playoff series between the Fredericton Express and the Miramichi Northmen.  Fans are already filling up the stands for the B

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell accept Song of the Year at the Grammys' ceremony. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Content Warning: This article mentions immigration enforcement, detention and explicit language used in speeches at the Grammys. Every year, the Recording Academy celebrates artists and their music at the Grammy Awards.  This year marked the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. For many artists, it was a celebration of their work, but for others, it was an opportun

Melania Trump arrives for the premiere of her movie “Melania” at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The rollout of the documentary Melania  was meant to spotlight first lady Melania Trump’s return to Washington. Instead, it has unfolded as a study in political polarization, awkward optics and renewed scrutiny of its director. The film, directed by Brett Ratner, follows the 20

The young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. Pippin the musical will run from Feb. 18 to Feb. 22 at the Black Box Theatre in St. Thomas University. (Credit: Cameron Rouse) Upon entering the Black Box, students are running through choreography, writing down cues and painting sets for the opening of their 2026 production of Pippin.  From Feb. 18 to Feb. 22, St. Thomas University’s musical theatre class will showcase Pippin , a musical th

Tommies centre Raph Fiset has had 26 kills so far this season. (Submitted: Raph Fiset) Both St. Thomas University (STU) Tommies volleyball teams have a strong chance at winning the Atlantic championship on their home ground.  From Feb. 27 to March 1, STU will be hosting the 2026 Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) Volleyball Championship at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym for the first time since 2019. Raph Fiset, fourth-year men’s centre, believes that playing in their

" I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest." (Malachi Lefurgey/AQ) Can we truly and realistically do it all? Work, family, school, love? Where do our passions live in the balance of work and life? Imagine, when you are born, a tree is born somewhere in the world at the exact moment you are. This tree is your life. Growing from the sun, rain, snowstorms, thunderstorms, everything life is throwing your way.   As we get older, the tree's ro

Nicholas Hussey, born in 1992, is a Fredericton-based multimedia director who coordinates commercial and nonprofit productions for clients across Canada and overseas while living with ALS. (Credit: Suzanne Shah/AQ) Nicholas Hussey was not meant to be an artist but a soldier. Hussey joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2012 when he was 19. He left after being injured and later being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), changing the course of his life. ALS is a pr

A freshly poured pint sits on the bar at a Fredericton brewery, where taprooms double as lively community hubs despite a national slowdown in beer sales. (Credit: Graystone brewery) Fredericton’s craft breweries are defying a national slump in beer sales by transforming their taprooms into essential community social hubs. Beer Canada, an industry group representing brewers, reported declines in beer production, consumption and sales in 2024. The group also reported a 1.5 per

Dr. M. Nauman Farooqi, President and Vice-Chancellor, with Sidnel Longuma at the Black History Month opening ceremony.   (Photo credit: Gisele Gallibois) Sidnel Longuma traveled from Entebbe, Uganda, to Canada in August 2024—a nearly 20-hour plane ride she took alone for the first time.  She came to St. Thomas University (STU) to pursue a double major in human rights and sustainability and environmental studies. On Monday, Feb.1, Longuma served as the emcee (MC) for the openi

Birch & Teal Productions play on the infamous Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. (Brianna Lyttle/AQ) As part of Fredericton FROSTival, Oscar Wilde’s classic farce The Importance of Being Earnest  delighted audiences at the Tom Morrison Theatre during the last weekend of January. The story follows Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff as they make up names and identities for themselves and switch back and forth between them while finding love in Victorian England