PRIME BROOK — People will have a chance to swap, trade and barter with witches, druids and heathens while honouring the Earth goddess Gaia later this month. The Cape Breton Pagan Society is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Market on Sunday from 1-4 ...

Catherine Tolbart’s 98th birthday might be considered the social event of the season. The April 6 gathering to honour the oldest resident of Middleton’s black community, saw almost 100 friends and family pay tribute to a woman famous for helping ...

Every now and then I read a book that moves me more than I expected when I picked it up. In this case, a friend lent us a book written by a Northern acquaintance and edited by a good friend we met in the North. You’ve heard and seen all the news ...

The Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc International Airport (YQM), in a move to support accessibility, is taking part in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative. The program offers a discreet means to communicate non-visible disabilities or ...

A chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada has started in Cape Breton to join in the global call for Israel to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip.  Rabbi Nachshon (Naj) Siritsky has started the local chapter of the group, which works in the Jewish ...

Nothing about us without us is an important principle that guides our work at the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. People living with dementia and their care partners should have the right to influence advocacy, communication and research that ...

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 ...

Tim Hortons flatbread pizzas are now available on lunch and dinner menus across the country. After successful testing in select markets, the Canadian coffee mogul is offering four specialty flatbreads for a limited time only. The made-to-order ...

Janos Bergman can’t help but paint. “I wouldn’t know what to do with myself,” said the Summerside artist. To step into his home is to step into an art gallery. Every room and corridor boasts his paintings – old works and new – on the wall. In his ...

SYDNEY, N.S. — Musician Aaron C. Lewis retrieved his stolen guitar late Monday afternoon after a public plea for its return. Lewis had mistakenly forgotten the guitar in his car at his home on Alexander Street in Sydney after a gig. Close to 2,000 ...