Saint John — While little is known about what caused the explosion at the Irving Oil refinery back in October, it was generally accepted that it...

Saint Johner launches ‘Smart-Ass City’ initiative
Saint John — Oscar Wilde said that, “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.” So, it follows that w...

St. Stephen bans April Fools’ Day
St. Stephen — There shall be no pranks, no fun, no jokes and no puns in the small border-town of St. Stephen, N.B. on the first of April this ye...

Real news getting dumber, making jobs of satirists harder
Carleton County — After exactly one year of delivering quality satire to the people of New Brunswick, The Manatee has been beaten at their own g...

The Manatee celebrates one year of satirical news in NB
Today marks ONE YEAR since The Manatee’s first published story! We would like to thank our loyal readers for continuing to like and share our posts, a...

Cartoon veteran Ernie Bunting joins Manatee staff
Perth-Andover — Editorial cartoonist Ernie Bunting is no stranger to pen and paper. With 27 years, 4 newspaper jobs and countless freelance gigs...