Paul Pickrem Special to SaltWire When Madison Hirtle and Thomas Crossman decided to buy a house together two years ago, they learned that purchasing a “fixer-upper” they could invest their sweat equity in might take longer and require more sacrifice ...

Laura Churchill Duke Special to SaltWire Often toddlers or young children can’t express how they’re feeling because they don’t have the words yet, which can lead to a meltdown. Parents are sometimes at a loss as to how to help ward those off ...

The Cape Breton Chordsmen are hoping a slight change in tradition strikes the right note with participants at the upcoming Atlantic Canada Barbershop Singing Championships.  The Sydney-based chorus is hosting the event next month and charter member ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on Friday with "The Tortured Poets Department", outselling the rest of the top ten combined and beating the Beatles for the record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one ...

Get creative in your garden this spring by tackling a new project or design. Perhaps you want to support native butterflies or learn how to grow your favourite tea herbs? Below are four fun garden ideas for big and small spaces.  Herbal tea ...

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary landscape grows more diverse every year. Although fish and chips, burger battles and pizza remain popular with locals and tourists, food from various world cultures finds a welcome ...

Best friends Leah McDonald and Charlotte Doyle share a passion for musical theatre and raising awareness about autism. McDonald, 26, and Doyle, 18, both live with autism and met last April in an acting class at the Autism Society in St. John's. They ...

It is never too early to get into the Christmas spirit, at least as far as publisher Ron Caplan is concerned. With Christmas Day some eight months away the Breton Books publisher is already gathering inspirational, happy and sad stories from first ...

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” ...

A movie adaptation of Michael Crummey’s critically acclaimed novel “Sweetland” will play in several theatres across Newfoundland and Labrador this May. Filmed by award-winning director Christian Sparkes, "Sweetland", starring Mark Lewis Jones, Sara ...