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Daily horoscope for Apr. 26, 2024

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You may be thirsty for a change of pace or scenery. Maybe it's time to plan a trip. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Investing time and energy in something that you find meaningful can be good for ...

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‘A personal choice’: More Canadians seeking medical assistance in dying

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Dr. Douglas Henshaw and his wife Sylvia are shown in the nursing home where he resided in 2015. Dr. Henshaw, who suffered from advanced Parkinson’s Disease, was one of the first patients in Nova Scotia to be approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). He died on Sept. 6, 2016, at age 84.

DOUG GALLANT: Hornsby, yMusic serve up unique fair

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter and keyboard player Bruce Hornsby has teamed up with experimental New York chamber ensemble yMusic for an eye-opening album about water. CONTRIBUTED

UPEI faculty of business receives $3 million donation from Don and Marion McDougall

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DOUG GALLANT: Hornsby, yMusic serve up unique fair

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 ...

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UPEI faculty of business receives $3 million donation from Don and Marion McDougall

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Don and Marion McDougall have announced a $3 million donation to the UPEI's business faculty, now renamed to McDougall Faculty of Business. From left, Tina Saksida, associate professor of McDougall Faculty of Business, Tarek Mady, dean of McDougall Faculty of Business, Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor, Marion McDougall, Don McDougall, chancellor Diane Griffin, and Myrtle Jenkins-Smith, executive director of development and alumni engagement. - Contributed

Build and grow a home mushroom farm with P.E.I expert Rene Lestan

Updated 19 hours ago |5 min read

Wine cap mushrooms are an ideal starter fungi, due to their short growing cycle and minimal requirements for growing in P.E.I., said Rene Lestan, during her recent presentation on cultivating mushrooms. Caitlin Coombes • Local Journalism Initiative reporter

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‘A personal choice’: More Canadians seeking medical assistance in dying

Paul Pickrem Special to SaltWire On the night of Sept. 1, 2016, Sylvia Henshaw received a long-awaited call when she returned home from spending the day with her husband, Douglas, in the long-term care facility where he lived. For three months, ...

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deCoste On The Road Tour hosting performers David Francey and Kellie Loder at the Legion

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"One of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers", David Francey, will take to the stage at the Pictou Legion on Friday, May 3rd, at 7:30 PM.

PAUL SMITH: What's the best bet for raincoats? Plenty of good options for outdoor enthusiasts in N.L.

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The boys have a brew on the river. The Simm's Flyweight, facing the camera, is a fantastic packable raincoat. - Paul Smith

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NewJeans attend the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, California, U.S., March 6, 2024.

K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied allegations that she was trying to break her label away from HYBE, home to global sensation BTS, sending the K-pop giant's ...

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Members of the group Itzy pose in front of the Manhattan skyline during an interview with Reuters in New York, U.S., April 22, 2024.

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There’s no shame in our changing bodies. But not enough muscle combined with too much fat, especially if it’s distributed around the abdomen, has a negative effect on health and physical function.

Fitness: Does middle age mark the end of your body as you knew it?

Bodies change with age, even if the numbers on the scale stay the same. Muscle is lost and fat is gained, which makes your jeans fit differently in your 50s and 60s than they did in your 30s and 40s. It’s easy to blame changes in body shape on aging, ...

Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |4 min read

Seafood lovers may be exposed to more 'forever chemicals' than previously thought

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Jessika Lamarre says reliance on forage fish such as capelin to make fishmeal for farmed fish is not environmentally sustainable. – Saltwire file

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Thousands participate in the 2023 Sun Run in Vancouver on April 16, 2023.

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According to Saltwire's Mark DeWolf, blue cheese and beef pair perfectly with Argentinian Malbec.

Celebrating Malbec World Day

Saltwire's Mark DeWolf celebrates Malbec on Malbec World Day with inspired beef dishes.

Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |6 min read

Pasta, perfecto! Three easy midweek pasta recipes

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |5 min read

Amatriciana is a classic pasta from central Italy featuring guanciale (cured pork jowl) and crushed tomatoes.

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Gardening and being outdoors bring with it some health benefits.

Growing Things: Don't discount the health benefits of gardening

Sometimes things just pop up in my email that grab my attention. One of the latest talked about doctors prescribing gardening. Yes, you read that correctly. Green prescriptions are becoming a worldwide phenomenon. For example, New ...

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Insect netting will deter veggie garden pests

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Red thread disease is seen in a patch of lawn.

Spring garden prep: Best to rake away last year's leaves

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The writer's wife Florence, 'Kissin' the cod’ - a mandatory part of being 'screeched in’.

Being 'screeched in’ in Gros Morne, Newfoundland

The talk of salt cod and moose started even before we’d made landfall on The Rock. On the ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, a wizened fellow regaled us with stories of jigging for fish with his cousin and bagging ...

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Stanley Airport hosting annual fly-in for 52nd year

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Daily horoscope for Apr. 26, 2024

‘A personal choice’: More Canadians seeking medical assistance in dying

DOUG GALLANT: Hornsby, yMusic serve up unique fair

UPEI faculty of business receives $3 million donation from Don and Marion McDougall

Build and grow a home mushroom farm with P.E.I expert Rene Lestan

PAUL SMITH: What's the best bet for raincoats? Plenty of good options for outdoor enthusiasts in N.L.

Local Lifestyles

DOUG GALLANT: Hornsby, yMusic serve up unique fair

UPEI faculty of business receives $3 million donation from Don and Marion McDougall

Build and grow a home mushroom farm with P.E.I expert Rene Lestan

P.E.I. lighthouse finalist in Canadian historical place restoration competition

Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art

UPEI engineering students showcase creativity at annual design expo

Featured Regional Lifestyles

‘A personal choice’: More Canadians seeking medical assistance in dying

deCoste On The Road Tour hosting performers David Francey and Kellie Loder at the Legion

PAUL SMITH: What's the best bet for raincoats? Plenty of good options for outdoor enthusiasts in N.L.

Value for money: Halifax resellers warn of the dark side of vintage shopping

Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

Featured Entertainment

K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on

'Planet of the Apes' franchise looks to the future with new film 'Kingdom'

K-Pop group ITZY showcases individuality on second world tour

Zendaya's tennis movie, 'Challengers,' tests friendship bonds of complex trio

'Taylor Swift Act' and other efforts target sky-high concert ticket prices

Pet Shop Boys say new album Nonetheless 'one of our most melodic'

Featured Health

Fitness: Does middle age mark the end of your body as you knew it?

Seafood lovers may be exposed to more 'forever chemicals' than previously thought

Want to be healthier and live longer? Experts — and run participants — say start moving

'They need to be out of reach of children': In Alberta, medications leading cause of poisoning among children five and under

Fitness: Be discerning when choosing a marathon training program

Why are 15 times more Canadians than Californians choosing assisted death?

Featured Food and Drink

Celebrating Malbec World Day

Pasta, perfecto! Three easy midweek pasta recipes

A Culinary Hero Comes Ashore at Fox Harb'r

Cook This: Three recipes from Nosh, including Passover black and white cookies

Is charging extra for non-dairy milk discrimination? Yes, according to these class action lawsuits

Households waste at least one billion meals a day while millions face food insecurity

Featured Homes

Growing Things: Don't discount the health benefits of gardening

Insect netting will deter veggie garden pests

GROWING THINGS: A cultural cure for red thread disease in lawns

Spring garden prep: Best to rake away last year's leaves

Ensure soil has 'staying power' to see plantings through the season

Don't give up on frost-damaged shrubs and plants just yet

Featured Travel

Being 'screeched in’ in Gros Morne, Newfoundland

Canadians rise above inflation to take much-deserved vacations: Study

Stanley Airport hosting annual fly-in for 52nd year

Exciting summer of entertainment and festivities coming to Pictou waterfront

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Truro artists preparing for prestigious residency program in France

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