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 ...

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 ...

A new children’s book by a Kings County author could hold the potential to inspire the next generation of Oak Island treasure hunters and theorists. Although it’s a fictional account, The Oak Island Treasure Kids draws greatly from the history and ...

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 Halifax fashion designer is headed into a busy stretch with two shows upcoming and an appearance at New York Fashion Week. Marie Webb, the designer and owner of Lemonade Stand Designs, is getting ready for not one but two fashion shows this ...

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 ...

The Pictou Legion is set to come alive with the unique styles and charismatic performances of acclaimed Canadian artists David Francey and Kellie Loder, courtesy of the deCoste Performing Arts Centre, as part of their On the Road Tour, promising ...

Islanders Don and Marion McDougall have made another multi-million-dollar donation to UPEI, their alma mater. The couple is donating $3 million to the UPEI’s business school, which has since been renamed to the McDougall Faculty of Business. “Don and ...

“Start with an easy species that’s gonna give you a yield in a short period of time, so that you get that satisfaction and that confidence.” That's Rene Lestan's most important piece of advice for people looking to grow their own mushrooms. The owner ...