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Nominations open for 2024 Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame

The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce has opened nominations for the annual Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame this year. In collaboration with Cape Breton University and the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the event ...

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‘I just want to write, and I just want to create’: Author TP Wood reflects on one year since publication of his debut novel

Updated 13 hours ago |4 min read

TP Wood said the publication of his first novel, 77˚ North, has been a learning experience by navigating the publishing industry and the work needed to market his book. He said now he's getting back to doing what he loves to do - writing - and is currently working on a sequel to his debut novel, as well as another book and a poetry anthology. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

SHERRY MULLEY MACDONALD: Grove’s Point man brings MS walk back to Cape Breton

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Let’s do our part to help the planet: Today is Earth Day, time to connect with the natural world

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Nickelback playing Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John's

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ROSEMARY GODIN: Resurgence in tea parties taking hold in Cape Breton

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Wason Hemphill attends to buyers at his table, which he calls the trash and treasure table. He was one of the volunteer vendors who helped to sell items at the annual Pinch Penny Fair held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on April 20. All items on his table were going for $2. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

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Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art

Vivian Ulinwa |Updated a day ago |7 min read

Hundreds of people were at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, shopping for everything from books, furniture and discs to kitchenware and many other items. Doug Gallant, the chair of Friends of the Confederation Centre, attends to customers ...

Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B. is seeing some renovations through funding from Canadian Heritage, ACOA and the province. - Imperial Theatre Facebook

Saint John Imperial Theatre undergoing energy efficiency renovations

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read

Another round of federal investments will help the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B., complete more energy efficiency renovations. Roughly $275,000 will be used to replace the building’s HVAC system and gas-powered boilers and upgrade the ...

A memorial for late former Beatle John Lennon is seen at the "Imagine" mosaic in the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park to mark Lennon's 80th birthday, in New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020.

John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction

Lisa Keddie, Will Russell |Updated 12 hours ago |2 min read

By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The ...

Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network

Reuters |Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Super RTL will acquire ...

David Ellison attends the U.S. premiere of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, at Kings Theater in New York, U.S., June 5, 2023.

Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount

Dawn Chmielewski |Updated 20 hours ago |4 min read

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison boasts the rarest of ...

FIEL PHOTO: DJ Alok performs during the celebrations of the 64th anniversary of Brasilia, at the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, April 21, 2024.

Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs

Rollo Ross |Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read

By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance music to focus on something even more traditional – indigenous songs from his country. His new album "The Future is ...

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau speaks at the launch of her new book, Closer Together. “I would like everybody to call me Sophie,” she said, though she will keep Trudeau in her name.

Tears of joy as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau launches book in Old Montreal

T'Cha Dunlevy, Montreal Gazette |Updated 21 hours ago |4 min read

There were tears and cheers as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau launched her book Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other , among friends and family Monday evening at Hotel Gault in Old Montreal. Grégoire Trudeau has been on a media blitz ...

Celine Dion announces to her Instagram followers on Dec. 8, 2022 that she has a rare neurological condition that has forced her to cancel her tours. - Instagram via Reuters

Celine Dion on battle with stiff-person syndrome: 'It's still within me and always will be'

National Post Staff · Postmedia News |Updated 21 hours ago |3 min read

Celine Dion opened up about her battle with the autoimmune disease that has led to her taking a hiatus from touring, in a rare interview for the cover story of the May issue of Vogue France . The 56-year-old was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome ...

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt present during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.

Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers

Hanna Rantala |Updated a day ago |3 min read

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the spotlight on the movie-makers whose job is to shine on screen while remaining invisible in "The Fall Guy". The film is inspired by the popular ...

There’s no shame in our changing bodies. But not enough muscle combined with too much fat, especially if it’s distributed around the abdomen, has a negative effect on health and physical function.

Fitness: Does middle age mark the end of your body as you knew it?

Jill Barker |Updated a day ago |4 min read

Bodies change with age, even if the numbers on the scale stay the same. Muscle is lost and fat is gained, which makes your jeans fit differently in your 50s and 60s than they did in your 30s and 40s. It’s easy to blame changes in body shape on aging, ...