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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 5 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

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 ...

The Money Lady talks about the life lessons written in the children's story Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel.

ASK THE MONEY LADY: An adult lesson from a children’s book!

Christine Ibbotson · Contributed |Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Dear Money Lady Readers: I have been asked many times to reprint this column – so for those who missed it the first time around (three years ago) – here it is again: An adult lesson from a children’s book! I recently went to a friend’s home and had ...

Construction worker models his regual work pants that resemble ones sold by Acne Studio

Is workwear hot fashion? Not according to these Halifax construction workers

Warren D'Silva |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Those jeans lying at the bottom of your laundry basket after you tended to your garden could fetch you over $800. The best part is you don't even need to wash them. Just slap on an Acne Studios tag, and you're good to go. Swedish-based fashion brand ...

Stacey Vries, left, and Vanessa Thurston are co-directors of the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival’s new Passions that Bloom youth competition.Jason Malloy

Annapolis Valley, N.S., youth invited to 'share your passion' during 2024 Apple Blossom Festival

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Stacey Vries and Vanessa Thurston know youth throughout the Annapolis Valley do amazing things. But sometimes it’s only family and friends who know what these youth are passionate about. The duo hopes to change that by helping spread the uplifting ...

Cape Breton singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro, who passed away last September, will posthumously receive the Director's Special Achievement Award on Thursday, May 2 at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards. CONTRIBUTED/EAST COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Two Cape Breton music industry greats to be honoured at 2024 ECMAs

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |3 min read

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is set to honour two well-known Cape Breton music industry members, Bruce Guthro and Stephen Muise, next month at the annual awards ceremony in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Bruce Guthro, who passed away last ...

Federal and provincial governments have announced funding aimed at nurturing emerging local talent. With a total allocation of $145,000, the initiative is set to support the island's vibrant music industry via the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative (CBMIC).

Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame to announce 2024 inductees next week

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative (CBMIC) will announce the inductees for this year’s Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame class next week. The announcement, scheduled for April 23, is the second in the hall’s history. Its inaugural class ...

AC/DC tribute Band 21 Gun Salute are set to play the Pictou County Wellness Centre on Saturday, April 26. Danielle Plourde photo - File

AC/DC tribute band to perform in Pictou County

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |2 min read

21 Gun Salute, an AC/DC tribute band, is gearing up to hit the stage at the Pictou County Wellness Centre on Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the deCoste on the Road Tour, with a journey through the legendary catalog of one of the greatest ...

A video still of Kathleen Ryan, volunteer driver with the P.E.I. Meals on Wheels program.

‘Giving back feels amazing’: Shelter Movers is a volunteer-powered charitable organization that provides moving, storage services at no cost to individuals, families fleeing abuse

Juanita Rossiter |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Juanita Rossiter Special to SaltWire Volunteer week is celebrated annually the week of April 21st. For many organizations, volunteers play a pivotal part in its day-to-day operations. Kathleen Ryan from Brudenell, P.E.I., is a second-year university ...

Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West is a finalist in the National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition. Members of the public can vote for the church online until May 6. – Contributed

'She needs to be dressed up a little bit for her hundredth birthday': Historic N.L. church a finalist in the Next Great Save contest

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |9 min read Premium content

When Joanne Rose toured Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West in 2021, she thought the building was spectacular. Now, she’s hoping others will see the same thing and support the church in its efforts to win $50,000 in the National ...

Model Alyssa Landmann Oliveira on the cover of L’AMOUR magazine

Haligonians make waves in international fashion scene

Warren D'Silva |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

As Alyssa Landmann Oliveira heads home from her day job as an engineer, there are few people, if any, who would recognize her from her second job as a model. The Halifax resident is the cover model in the April issue of the online French fashion ...

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