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From left, Winston (Scotty) Fitzgerald, John Allan Cameron and Joella Foulds are being inducted into this year's Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame. The event will take place June 20 at Centre 200. CONTRIBUTED

Call to the hall: Cape Breton music industry recognizes 'undeniable' impact of Cameron, Fitzgerald, Foulds

Ian Nathanson |Updated 4 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Three Cape Breton music greats — John Allan Cameron, Winston (Scotty) Fitzgerald and Joella Foulds — will be honoured as inductees into the 2024 Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame. “The impact of these individuals on the development of Cape ...

Donna Morrissey. — Contributed photo by Nicola Davison

JOAN SULLIVAN: Crisp and evocative writing in Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, 'Rage the Night'

Joan Sullivan · Columnist |Updated 5 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Rage the Night by Donna Morrissey Viking/Penguin Canada $24.95 300 pages This is Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, often works of historical rural Newfoundland (she’s also published a memoir, “Pluck”). This book, too, is entwined with actual ...

A cover dance band performs during an event devoted to the Spring Festival, at a shopping mall in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, February 10, 2024.

Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style of her Moscow dance studio. Now she says she hears it blasting out from nearly every mall where she shops. Russia shares ...

A worker carries out a window pane from what will become the entrance of the new Pictou Cultural Hub. According to Eric Stackhouse, the goal of the building is to create an in-between space between the Pictou harbourfront and the town's downtown core. He said he hopes the building to be a destination for people who live in Pictou and those looking to visit the town. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

Pictou’s new Cultural Hub slotted to open September this year: ‘It’s going to be amazing for the community to see what’s been created here’

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

Driving towards the Pictou waterfront, it’s hard to miss the bustling construction site on Water Street. The high glass windows, the large structure and the naturalistic architecture attract the eye, connecting the Pictou waterfront with the town’s ...

Cape Breton Community Calendar

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for April 25-May 1

Contributed |Updated 6 hours ago |8 min read

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 ...

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PHOTO: Cape Breton Golden K gives to palliative care

Contributed |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

The Cape Breton Golden K Club recently made a monetary donation of $18,000 to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The money is to be used to refurbish palliative care rooms in the facility. The Cape Breton Golden K Club recently made a monetary ...

A sign in the city centre advertises the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, April 17, 2024.

Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and April 2024, Spanish online travel booking company eDreams ODIGEO said on Wednesday. The Eurovision song contest, the ...

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Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop

Hyunsu Yim |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it suspects they are planning to break away, the latest case of infighting in K-pop, one of the world's most popular and profitable ...

The Valley Voices A Cappella Chorus, directed by Adele Merritt, performed in the Annapolis Valley Music Festival’s Stars of the Festival concert in 2023.

WENDY ELLIOTT: Music Festival Week brings joy, promotes learning to Wolfville, N.S.

Wendy Elliott |Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

This week, the Annapolis Valley Music Festival is happening in Wolfville, but is it going to be a shadow of its former glory? Nine years ago, for example, the festival attracted close to 600 entries representing between 2,000 and 3,000 young ...

The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce has opened nominations for the annual Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame this year.

Nominations open for 2024 Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce has opened nominations for the annual Cape Breton Business and Philanthropy Hall of Fame this year. In collaboration with Cape Breton University and the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the event ...

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