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Chia pudding is extremely versatile, easy to make and packed with flavour. What’s not to love? - Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: Pudding for breakfast? With this easy and healthy chia pudding, it's a breakfast parfait you'll want to dig into

Erin Sulley |Updated 14 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Have you ever made chia pudding? Well, fellow foodies, if you haven't, now is the time to give it a try. If you're a fan of overnight oats, you will likely enjoy chia pudding. It’s a similar concept, where you mix a handful of ingredients together ...

Cirque du Soleil's Corteo heading to Scotiabank Centre with six performances from June 6-9. Cirque Du Soleil photo

Cirque du Soleil's Corteo coming to Halifax's Scotiabank Centre in June

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 15 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Cirque du Soleil's Corteo is set to enthrall Halifax audiences for the first time at the Scotiabank Centre with six performances from June 6-9. Directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, Corteo made its debut in Montreal in April 2005 and has since been ...

The Carillon Singers are celebrating 30 years as a group. The group celebrates friendship between women through song. Their spring concert, Goddess Remembered, showcases the power of the goddess through song, poetry and art created by women.

Carillon singers mark 30th anniversary with spring concert: Goddess Remembered

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read

To celebrate 30 years of women coming together in friendship and harmony, the Carillon Singers are marking their pearl anniversary with a spring concert: Goddess Remembered. To commemorate this Pearl Anniversary, songs have been carefully selected to ...

Before buying a new appliance, start by researching what you can about the products and companies to see what is good. Then, go and talk to the experts.

They just don't make 'em like they used to: How to find the right appliance for your needs

Laura Churchill Duke · Freelance |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

Laura Churchill Duke Special to Saltwire Appliances: a common complaint is that they just don’t make them like they used to. Is there anything to be said about that? According to Philip Pittman, owner and technician at Dynamic Appliances, there ...

Laura MacPhail of Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty is shown behind the counter of McDonald’s in Sydney River taking orders under the watchful eye of McDonald’s employee Celeste Yu. GREG MCNEIL/CAPE BRETON POST

IN PHOTOS: McHappy Day celebrated across Cape Breton

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

Wednesday is McHappy Day across Canada when McDonald’s Restaurants donate a portion of proceeds from items sold to charities. In Cape Breton, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation will use proceeds towards the purchase of equipment needs at ...

Take time to practice your shot over the summer. - Paul Smith

PAUL SMITH: What's your best bet for a hunting gun? A look at the pros and cons of the options available

Paul Smith · Columnist |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

So you’re going to buy a new shotgun. Don’t you think it might be an odd time of year to spend money on a shooting iron? No, not me, because you can make good use of the summer months and long days to get yourself tuned in to the feel of that new ...

"All of the nurses in my family are constant inspirations," says Naomi Russell from St. John’s, NL, who is one month away from completing her Practical Nursing Diploma at the Centre for Nursing Studies.- Patty Brito/Unsplash

The truest of caregivers: It’s National Nursing Week across Canada

Juanita Rossiter |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

Juanita Rossiter Special to SaltWire National Nursing Week is from May 6-12 in Canada this year. Their job is not an easy one — taking care of us and our loved ones when we are at our most vulnerable. Even with the challenges our health care system ...

Cape Breton Community Calendar

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 9-15, 2024

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |8 min read

Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by non-profit groups. It will appear weekly on Fridays. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday previous at noon but to ensure adequate advance ...

The Silver Shalis, a superyacht belonging to former World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein drew scores of curious onlookers when it visited the Port of Sydney last July. The $40-million, 175-foot superyacht boasting a lap pool, elevator and gym can sleep 12 people in six cabins and has a crew of 14 housed in seven cabins with an annual running cost of $2-4 million. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST.

Curiosity

Cape Breton’s superyacht destination reputation growing

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |8 min read Premium content

With its breathtaking scenery, rugged coastlines, rich history and warm hospitality, Cape Breton is emerging as a popular destination for superyachts.  However, enticing the ultra-wealthy to set sail for the island in their sea-faring status symbols ...

Young artists from Trenton Middle School were showcased in the display window of The White Lotus.

IN PHOTOS: New Glasgow, N.S. shines with Art at Night

Sarah Jordan |Updated May. 7, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Art at Night is one of the biggest displays of artists and their work in Pictou County, whether it is painting, sculptures, or music. The event took place the evening of May 4, and attracted hundreds of people to New Glasgow’s downtown scene. Brian ...

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