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April Wine circa late 1970s: Clockwise from top left, Steve Lang, Gary Moffet, Brian Greenway, Myles Goodwyn and Jerry Mercer. CONTRIBUTED

LEO J. DEVEAU: This Week in Nova Scotia History: April 20-26

Leo Deveau · Columnist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |11 min read Premium content

20 April 1874 - Residents of the Town of New Glasgow awoke to the realization that half of their downtown had been burned to the ground the day before. Though there were two companies of firemen in the town, as well as assistance from Stellarton, ...

Don Reid, left, and Nancy Beth Guptill, accept the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award on behalf of the Lest We Forget Veterans Committee. Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire

Lest We Forget Veterans Committee acknowledged at Summerside’s annual community awards

Kristin Gardiner · Journalist |Updated 19 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Eight P.E.I. residents received recognition at Summerside’s annual community awards, held at the Credit Union Place on May 1. At the ceremony, the Lest We Forget Veterans Committee received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award, for a project to ...

A parent’s or guardian’s current shopping list for children’s summer clothing ranges from shorts and T-shirts to rain gear to bathing suits and sunglasses to new underwear and socks.

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

Meghan Dewar |Updated 20 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Meghan Dewar Special to SaltWire Children outgrow clothing at lightning speed, it’s a well-known fact. But how are parents dealing with it given the current inflation crisis? Brittany Brown has figured out a few ways to keep the kid’s summer ...

Geraldine Botterill bought four Set for Life tickets on April 22. One of them turned out to be a winner.

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

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

Another New Brunswicker is Set for Life. Just days after Fredericton’s Kim Campbell was announced as a winner in the Atlantic Lottery scratch ticket game, Miramichi’s Geraldine Botterill was revealed as another winner. The remote-working consultant ...

Model and artist Taryn works on a project

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

Warren D'Silva |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

The aromas of curry, rice, salad and dates fill the air. On tables nearby, there are sewing machines, frames for crocheting, paint, pins and fabric. Conversation and laughter are plentiful as arts, fashion and lifestyle industry veterans pass on ...

Premier Dennis King has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging the federal government to work together with the province to strengthen an existing P.E.I. school food lunch program. The federal government has announced plans for a national school lunch program. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

ANDY WALKER: A new atmosphere at the legislature

Andy Walker · Columnist |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

As MLAs head back to their constituencies following the 31-day spring session of the legislature, it is abundantly clear the mood inside the legislature is very different from the collaborative spirit that existed in the early days of the first ...

Dexter certainly approves – he said these homemade treats are most definitely fit to eat! – Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

Erin Sulley |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

We make delicious homemade treats for ourselves, so why not do the same for your beloved dog? They’ll be barking about it until you make another batch! Before going any further, I must say that I’m not a homemade dog treat expert – it’s best that you ...

Top: An ornithopter as seen in the movie Dune. Bottom: An artist's conception of NASA's Dragonfly probe.

NASA prepares to send Dune 'thopter to another world

Chris Knight · Postmedia News |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

With the grounding of the Martian helicopter Ingenuity this year after 72 flights on the red planet, Earth is once again the only body in the solar system featuring air traffic. But that will change in a few years with the arrival on Saturn’s moon ...

Louis-Philippe J. Léo Albert of Fredericton has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the agricultural industry and bilingualism. - Government of Canada

New Brunswick man named to Order of Canada

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Louis-Philippe J. Léo Albert honoured for his contributions to agriculture and bilingualism

Life skills can help youth better understand themselves, get along with others, and gain tools to cope with life’s inevitable difficulties.

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

Meghan Dewar |Updated a day ago |8 min read Premium content

Meghan Dewar Special to SaltWire Parenting involves passing along important life skills to children, but that can be a challenge if the parent wasn’t taught them when they were a child themselves. Melody Pentland is a 41-year-old mother from Cole ...

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