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In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

THE WRAP: Baristas picket, punching the retirement ticket and Tim Hortons plays defence

Brian Ward · Managing Editor |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Timmies misses the boat  You win some, you lose some. And 2,900 Tim Hortons customers did both the same day.  Cape Bretoner Paula Cleveland was told by email she’d won a boat in Roll Up The Rim, then that it was a technical error, ah, human error, ...

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Aug. 25, 2011--A newer, smaller bag of Ben's Holsum Fresh Enriched White bread for story on how food quantities are shrinking while prices stay the same, or increase.

You knead to be careful about online Ben's Bread rumours

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Proving that no molehill is too small to turn into a mountain, social media in Halifax this week flamed into a small firestorm after someone posted that “after 117 years, Ben’s bread is no more.” While it is true that Ben’s Bakery was a Halifax ...

IGNITE Atlantic has partnered with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network to facilitate cross-cultural collaboration and innovation. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

IGNITE Atlantic had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN) on April 24. The MOU represents a strategic alliance facilitating knowledge and technology transfers and innovation ...

Moschelle’s Helen Ritchie was the first customer to have a taste of Deep End, a new coffee that is raising money to help replace the liner of the Annapolis Community Pool. Taking part in the launch April 19 in Annapolis Royal were, front row, from left, Erin Welch, of Sissiboo Coffee Roaster, and Ritchie. Second row, Sam Melanson and Daniel Hodder.  
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Diving into the Deep End: New coffee raising money for Annapolis Royal, N.S., pool repairs

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

A Bear River coffee company has dove into the deep end to help a community group raise the required funds to replace the liner of the outdoor pool in Annapolis Royal. “We do fundraisers for a number of school and community groups, so it kind of ...

Prices at the Pumps for April 25, 2024.

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read Video Premium content

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Workers laid off by Java Blend Coffee Roasters in Halifax while attempting to form a union will launch a boycott of the business on Sunday. Tina Oh, an organizer with the Service Employees International Union, which represents the workers, said ...

Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing Infrastructure and Communities looks on s David Eisnor Atlantic Lead of Futurpreneur takes questions folloing a news conference concerning a fundin g announcement for youth entrepreneurship at the Mellow Mug in Bedford Monday April 22, 2024.

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Ottawa’s $60-million infusion to young entrepreneur program will help 6,250 businesses, Fraser says

Xixi Jiang |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser was in a Bedford coffee shop on Monday to tout the federal government’s $60-million spring budget allocation to help young entrepreneurs. The minister of housing, infrastructure, and communities talked about the boost for ...

A proposal from Five Corners Properties offers 3,000 new residential units in the Bible Hill area. Image Five Corners Properties

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Brendyn Creamer |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Entrepreneur Evan Price hopes to build a Bible Hill community hub. Announced on April 1, Price's company, Five Corners Properties, applied to develop a 69-hectare plot between Brookside and Pictou Roads in Bible Hill. It was approved by Colchester ...

Golfers chipping onto the green at the Mountain Golf and Country Club April 20. Richard MacKenzie

New Upper Canadian owners for two central Nova Scotia golf courses

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The golf season now starting is the first full year under new ownership at Mountain Golf and Country Club in East Mountain, Colchester County and the Glen Lovat Golf Club in New Glasgow. The Crown Group of Hotels, based in Mississauga, Ont., took ...

The Colchester Job Fair, hosted by Futureworx, is coming to town on Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre

Local job fair coming to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S.

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read

The Colchester Job Fair is coming to town on Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. Job seekers will have a chance to meet with over 25 employers that are actively hiring, with on-the-spot interviews, and a ...

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