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Maggie Andrew, an artist from Nova Scotia, won her first ECMA award for African Canadian artist of the year during the award nights at the Delta Prince Edward Convention Centre on May 3 in Charlottetown. She said getting nominated was a huge recognition of her craft and winning the category meant a lot to her.  Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Nova Scotia artists dominate first night of 2024 ECMAs in Charlottetown

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Nova Scotians ruled night one of the 36th East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown, capturing eight of the 12 honours.  Five of the winners who received honours at the Delta Confederation Ballroom in Charlottetown on Thursday hail from the ...

Five people are awarded with honorary degrees by UPEI. From left, Mary Jeanette Gallant, Aggi-Rose Reddin, John Bragg, Reginald “Dutch” Thompson, and Gary Schneider. - Contributed

Five people being awarded honorary degrees during UPEI convocations

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 3, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

UPEI will be awarding honorary degrees to five people alongside more than 1,200 graduates over four convocation ceremonies between May 14-17. “UPEI is so proud of our graduates,” said Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor. “In the last ...

HMCS Queen Charlotte members will be parading through Summerside to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic on Sunday, May 5 starting at 10:30 a.m. File

85th annual Battle of the Atlantic parade set for Sunday in Summerside

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 2, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

HMCS Queen Charlotte members are hitting the streets of Summerside for a parade commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic on Sunday, May 5. The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of the Second ...

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Charlottetown's Absolute Losers and NORTER playing sandbar stage at Sommo Festival

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 2, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Charlottetown indie-rockers Absolute Losers and NORTER will be among the dozen acts to perform on the Sommo Festival’s little sister stage this September. Organizers announced the eclectic full lineup for the Amazon Music Sandbar Stage accompanying ...

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 May. 2, 2024 |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 ...

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 May. 1, 2024 |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 ...

Charlottetown's own Tara MacLean has been a singer and songwriter for more than 25 years. MacLean will have a chance to add to her list of accomplishments in May during the 2024 East Coast Music Awards, where she has secured three nominations. Contributed

20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. award-winning singer-songwriter Tara MacLean

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Tara MacLean has been delighting audiences as an artist and performer for more than 25 years. Born and raised in Charlottetown until moving to B.C. as a child, MacLean now splits her time between the east and west coasts of Canada. She released her ...

Ethan Ross, who says he most enjoys doing magic with cards, is trying to become a professional magician. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

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P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go of it at 19

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Ethan Ross says magic has been his passion for more than 10 years. The 19-year-old is slowly spreading the word about his talent, picking up gigs wherever he can. “I’m a professional magician, which means that I do this full-time for a living, and ...

Founders Food Hall and Market is now open seven days a week as of July 1. Rafe Wright • Special to The Guardian

Free soup, seeds at Charlottetown sustainability and food waste reduction event

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

As the weather warms and gardening season approaches, the City of Charlottetown’s food council is encouraging Islanders to consider using food waste and other sustainable practices to improve the city food system. A drop-in style “Scraps & Seeds” ...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and keyboard player Bruce Hornsby has teamed up with experimental New York chamber ensemble yMusic for an eye-opening album about water. CONTRIBUTED

DOUG GALLANT: Hornsby, yMusic serve up unique fair

Doug Gallant · Columnist |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

One of the most interesting collaborations to surface in recent memory brings together highly regarded singer-songwriter and keyboard player Bruce Hornsby and yMusic, the experimental New York chamber ensemble founded by trumpeter CJ Camerieri and ...

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