Meredith Batt News Today

New Brunswickers Len and Cub kept their relationship a secret during a time when homosexuality was criminalized. Now, their story has been picked up for a six-part television series by Page Boy Productions, a company owned by Canadian actor Elliot Page and greenlit by Paramount Plus.

Podcasters Hillary LeBlanc and Clinton Davis reviewed a variety of historical documents, looking for little-known Black history in the province.

It was another fruitful year for New Brunswick writers. They released nationally best-selling novels, documented important local figures and events and shared meaningful experiences and practical expertise. Here’s our year-end resume of the local books discussed on CBC airwaves.

From original Kodak prints to the floor-to-ceiling enlargement that's the knockout centrepiece of a new exhibit at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, a series of portraits of Leonard Olive Keith and Joseph Austin (Cub) Coates conveys a tender connection. 

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Great Moncton Picnic, an important event in the early fight for LGBT rights in the Maritimes.