From a Mi’kmaw rapper building Atlantic Canada’s first Indigenous label to an Acadian pop group that sounds like ABBA at the beach, the province is having a moment — and it’s only getting louder.
New Brunswick’s Music Scene Is Exploding — Here Are the Artists Leading It
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The East Coast Food You Can Only Get in New Brunswick (And Where to Find It)
There’s a particular kind of smugness that comes with living in New Brunswick. While the rest of Canada is busy eating generic grocery store food, you’ve got access to dishes so regional, so tied to this specific stretch of coastline and forest and river valley, that explaining them to someone from Toronto feels like describing colour to someone who’s never seen it.
15 Things Only True New Brunswickers Will Understand
If you’ve ever driven a dirt road in February, argued about whether poutine tastes better in French or English, or felt inexplicably proud watching the Reversing Falls churn, then congratulations — you might just be a true New Brunswicker.
The Best Free Things to Do in New Brunswick This Summer
From tidal wonders to forest trails and festival stages, the province’s finest pleasures don’t cost a cent.
7 Fredericton Restaurants You Need to Try Before They’re Gone
Fredericton’s dining scene punches well above its weight — but great restaurants are fragile things. Between rising costs, tight margins, and the relentless churn of the service industry, today’s gem can be tomorrow’s memory.
The Small New Brunswick Town That’s Quietly Becoming One of Canada’s Best Places to Live
There’s a certain kind of place that doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t appear on splashy magazine covers or trend on social media. It just gets better, year by year, while the rest of the country slowly starts to notice
You’ve Probably Driven Past This Roadside Stop 100 Times — But Never Stopped
There is a small wooden sign on the shoulder of the highway, hand-lettered in forest green, that you have probably blown past at 110 kilometres an hour without a second glance.
May Two-Four in the Maritimes: How New Brunswick Celebrates Victoria Day
However you spend it — on the water, on a trail, or around a backyard fire — happy Victoria Day from New Brunswick!
The Hidden Gem Towns in NB That Locals Are Desperately Trying to Keep Secret
There’s an unwritten pact among New Brunswickers. You can tell visitors about Fundy’s tides, Hopewell Rocks, and the covered bridges — those are already famous. But the little towns? Those stay between us.
The Saint John Neighbourhood Everyone Wrote Off Is Starting to Come Back
Walk through Saint John’s North End on a weekday afternoon and you’ll still see the evidence of hard decades: vacant lots overgrown with alder, row houses with boarded windows, stretches of Main Street that empty out before dark
New Brunswick Is Bleeding Young People. Here’s Where They’re Going (And Why)
New Brunswick has always asked young people to love it enough to stay. It may finally be reaching the point where it has to start making a serious case for why they should.
The Side Hustles Fredericton Residents Are Turning to as the Cost of Living Climbs
The financial squeeze is real, but so is the ingenuity of people finding ways around it. Whether you’re driving across town with a bag of takeout or editing a client’s blog post from your kitchen table at 9 p.m., Fredericton residents are proving that a little creativity can go a long way when the cost of living climbs.
Is New Brunswick the Last Affordable Place Left in Atlantic Canada?
Not long ago, Atlantic Canada as a whole was considered a refuge from the housing madness gripping Toronto and Vancouver.
Groceries, Gas, and Rent: How New Brunswick Compares to the Rest of Canada Right Now
If you’ve been feeling the pinch at the checkout, the gas pump, or when your landlord sends the renewal notice, you’re not imagining things. The cost of living is a real and pressing conversation across every province right now
Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented (or Made Famous) in New Brunswick
The province that punched well above its weight — and still does
The Ultimate Weekend Road Trip Through New Brunswick Under $200
There’s a particular kind of freedom in loading a car with snacks, a half-decent road atlas downloaded for offline use, and exactly $200 in spending money.
The Fredericton Neighbourhood You’ve Never Heard Of (But Need to Visit)
Most visitors to Fredericton stick to the same well-worn path — Officers’ Square, the Boyce Farmers Market, a stroll along King and Queen Streets, maybe a pint at one of the downtown breweries.
The Eerie Ghost Town Hiding in the Heart of New Brunswick
Deep in the woods of Albert County, swallowed by forest and nearly erased by time, lies a place called New Ireland. To drive past it today, you wouldn’t know it was ever there.
Meet the Woman Feeding Hundreds of Moncton Families Every Week for Free
On a cold Thursday morning in Moncton, before most people have finished their first cup of coffee, Sandra Bourgeois is already on her feet. Her kitchen counter is buried under donated vegetables.
New Brunswick Craft Beer: The 10 Local Brews You Have to Try This Summer
New Brunswick’s craft beer scene has quietly become one of the most exciting in Atlantic Canada. Small-batch brewers from Moncton to Miramichi are pouring their hearts into IPAs that bite back,…
