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A parent’s or guardian’s current shopping list for children’s summer clothing ranges from shorts and T-shirts to rain gear to bathing suits and sunglasses to new underwear and socks.

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

Meghan Dewar |Updated 18 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Meghan Dewar Special to SaltWire Children outgrow clothing at lightning speed, it’s a well-known fact. But how are parents dealing with it given the current inflation crisis? Brittany Brown has figured out a few ways to keep the kid’s summer ...

Eight-month-old Remi Taylor smiles as she crawls along the mats during Movers and Shakers Story Time at the James McConnell Memorial Library in Sydney on Wednesday. Also seen are Kendra MacIsaac, left, holding her 14-month-old daughter Grace MacIsaac and Cape Breton Regional Library program co-ordinator Tara MacNeil. Movers and Shakers is a drop-in program for babies, tots, preschoolers and their parents, grandparents and caregivers to enjoy songs, stories, rhymes and play with library staff. The next Movers and Shakers takes place May 16 and May 28 at the James McConnell Memorial Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Christopher Connors/Cape Breton Post

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Eight-month-old Remi Taylor smiles as she crawls along the mats during Movers and Shakers Story Time at the James McConnell Memorial Library in Sydney on Wednesday. Also seen are Kendra MacIsaac, left, holding her 14-month-old daughter Grace MacIsaac ...

Vanessa Gaudet of Glace Bay found a wooden arm chair in heavy garbage and repurposed it into a picture frame. CONTRIBUTED

'Wasn’t a thing wrong with it'; Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated 15 hours ago |8 min read Premium content

It’s one of the most favourite times of the year for some folks in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, whether they are getting rid of unwanted junk around their house or hunting for treasure. Heavy garbage pickup begins May 6 but many put their ...

Geraldine Botterill bought four Set for Life tickets on April 22. One of them turned out to be a winner.

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

Another New Brunswicker is Set for Life. Just days after Fredericton’s Kim Campbell was announced as a winner in the Atlantic Lottery scratch ticket game, Miramichi’s Geraldine Botterill was revealed as another winner. The remote-working consultant ...

Model and artist Taryn works on a project

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

Warren D'Silva |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

The aromas of curry, rice, salad and dates fill the air. On tables nearby, there are sewing machines, frames for crocheting, paint, pins and fabric. Conversation and laughter are plentiful as arts, fashion and lifestyle industry veterans pass on ...

Neema Bickersteeth, left, Adrienne Danrich, and SATE (Saidah Baba Talibah) play the role of Portia's body, spirit and soul respectively in Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White. HAUI

Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'

Brendyn Creamer |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

Mixed media artist Howard J. Davis (also known as HAUI) is putting the story of Portia White front and centre in his newest creation — an opera based on the life of the Truro-born contralto called Aportia Chryptych. However, Davis is nothing if not ...

Welcome to another instalment of Visions from our Past, a welcome addition to the Cape Breton Post and saltwire.com thanks to Cape Breton University's Beaton Institute, which among many other tasks, serves as a "cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island." The Beaton Institute's archives include an estimated one million photos depicting scenes of Cape Breton from the past 150 years. Shown is North Sydney’s front street in this 1888 image. Reference number: 88-523-18033. Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University

VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

Contributed |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Welcome to another instalment of Visions from our Past, a welcome addition to the Cape Breton Post and saltwire.com thanks to Cape Breton University's Beaton Institute, which among many other tasks, serves as a "cultural heritage archive mandated to ...

With the rising cost of living Canadians have less disposable income making rising food costs harder to swallow.

Loblaw boycott: effective or misguided?

Mark DeWolf · Food critic |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

A rally to boycott Loblaw stores in the wake of increases in rise of living costs is sparking debate about the role of Canada's grocery giants.

Dexter certainly approves – he said these homemade treats are most definitely fit to eat! – Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

Erin Sulley |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

We make delicious homemade treats for ourselves, so why not do the same for your beloved dog? They’ll be barking about it until you make another batch! Before going any further, I must say that I’m not a homemade dog treat expert – it’s best that you ...

Cape Breton Community Calendar

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 2-8, 2024

Contributed |Updated a day 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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