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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 a day 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 ...

TP Wood said the publication of his first novel, 77˚ North, has been a learning experience by navigating the publishing industry and the work needed to market his book. He said now he's getting back to doing what he loves to do - writing - and is currently working on a sequel to his debut novel, as well as another book and a poetry anthology. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

‘I just want to write, and I just want to create’: Author TP Wood reflects on one year since publication of his debut novel

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

It’s been a year since Tom (TP) Wood’s book, 77˚ North, was published. For Wood, it’s been a learning experience. “I've been writing for a long time, and I’ve actually got a couple of things I'm working on now, but it's the first thing that I really ...

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SHERRY MULLEY MACDONALD: Groves Point man brings MS walk back to Cape Breton

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

When friends and family ask Kyle Peterson why he would choose to take on the responsibility of organizing the MS Walk in Cape Breton he says, “Because I can.” There was a time not that long ago when Peterson wouldn’t allow himself to even imagine ...

In these days of anxiety and uncertainty about so many things in life, we should all take the time to sit and sip, writes Rosemary Godin. CONTRIBUTED

ROSEMARY GODIN: Resurgence in tea parties taking hold in Cape Breton

Contributed |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

People in Cape Breton are making a beeline straight to Granny's china cabinet. In these times when everything is more expensive, folks are discovering the economical joys of a simpler life and simpler times. It seems like the price of everything has ...

U16 Level 3 Blinc flyers Madelyn Howie and Matheson Swartzack at the top of a lift during their bronze medal-winning routine. CONTRIBUTED/CANADIAN CHEER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cape Breton cheerleaders win big at Canadian Cheer National Championship in Ontario

Nicole Sullivan · Multi-media journalist |Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

A Cape Breton cheerleading club sent a record number of its team to compete at the Canadian Cheer National Championship and all five landed in the top three spots.  It was the first time Premier Cheerleading Allstars sent five teams to the national ...

Construction worker models his regual work pants that resemble ones sold by Acne Studio

Is workwear hot fashion? Not according to these Halifax construction workers

Warren D'Silva |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

Stacey Vries, left, and Vanessa Thurston are co-directors of the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival’s new Passions that Bloom youth competition.Jason Malloy

Annapolis Valley, N.S., youth invited to 'share your passion' during 2024 Apple Blossom Festival

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Stacey Vries and Vanessa Thurston know youth throughout the Annapolis Valley do amazing things. But sometimes it’s only family and friends who know what these youth are passionate about. The duo hopes to change that by helping spread the uplifting ...

Cape Breton singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro, who passed away last September, will posthumously receive the Director's Special Achievement Award on Thursday, May 2 at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards. CONTRIBUTED/EAST COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Two Cape Breton music industry greats to be honoured at 2024 ECMAs

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |3 min read

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 ...

Federal and provincial governments have announced funding aimed at nurturing emerging local talent. With a total allocation of $145,000, the initiative is set to support the island's vibrant music industry via the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative (CBMIC).

Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame to announce 2024 inductees next week

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

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 ...

AC/DC tribute Band 21 Gun Salute are set to play the Pictou County Wellness Centre on Saturday, April 26. Danielle Plourde photo - File

AC/DC tribute band to perform in Pictou County

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |2 min read

21 Gun Salute, an AC/DC tribute band, is gearing up to hit the stage at the Pictou County Wellness Centre on Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the deCoste on the Road Tour, with a journey through the legendary catalog of one of the greatest ...

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