Lifestyles
BRUCE MACTAVISH: An Icelandic bird bonanza arrives in N.L. to the delight of birders
In the last column, I made a prediction. The forecasted weather maps showed 48 hours of strong northeast and east winds blowing direct from the Ireland and Iceland to southeast Labrador and the entire east coast of Newfoundland. I suggested not one ...
Sunny disposition: How to avoid and treat small dark spots on the skin called sunspots
Laura Churchill Duke Special to SaltWire Sunspots, small dark spots on the skin, that when they appear, can often cause a person to worry or at least wonder about them. Are they a reason for concern? Is it inevitable that we get them? Diane ...
Is workwear hot fashion? Not according to these Halifax construction workers
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 ...
Two Cape Breton music industry greats to be honoured at 2024 ECMAs
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 ...
Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame to announce 2024 inductees next week
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 ...
Taylor Swift surprises with second 'Tortured Poets Department' album
By Lisa Richwine and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period described as ...
Haligonians make waves in international fashion scene
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 ...
Daily horoscope for Apr. 19, 2024
IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don't be in such a rush that you're unable to give yourself the care you need. Too, paying attention to the details will set you up for success. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It's the perfect day ...
Netflix to stop reporting subscriber tally as streaming wars cool
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix on Thursday unexpectedly announced that it will stop reporting subscriber numbers each quarter, a decision seen as a sign that years of customer gains in the streaming wars are ...
A song for Ukraine: Cape Breton student musical collaboration spreads message of world peace
Children half the world apart have joined together in a message of world peace in "We are the Love," a song dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Riverside Elementary and Marion Bridge Elementary choirs teamed up with local Mi'kmaw musicians from ...