Grandma and grandpa used to have this huge, brown, floor-model stereo. It was right smack in the middle of their living room, and next to it, right under the bin of Nana Mouskouri 8-track tapes, sat a small vinyl...
It’s time for my best of column to end the year. Let’s just dive right in.
My favourite movie of the year, so far, was Thor: Ragnarok. I mentioned this before but it is currently my favourite Marvel movie. I...
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and Santa was sighing
As true Christmas spirit appeared to be dying
At this time of year, kindness should have been stronger
Instead, Saint Nick’s “Bad List” grew longer and longer
With 12 months of naughtiness weighing him...
The provincial government has done Nova Scotians a disservice when it comes to the legalization of cannabis.
Following consultation with Nova Scotians, health experts, law enforcement officials, municipalities, and other stakeholders, the province announced key decisions about the legalization of...
At 9:30 Wednesday morning were on our way to the Cape Breton Highlands.
A stop in Whycocomagh for coffee and cinnamon rolls (our morning fix) and it was down the Trans-Canada Highway to the Red Barn near Nyanza, three or...
Am I day dreaming about food again? Yes, yes I am. Is this column going to be about food? Of course it is.
I’ve never had what you would consider a good relationship with food. I was a picky eater...
As the scary, stressful 2017 limps to a close, we all need a treat, and when it comes to the good news, there is nothing quite as fun and distracting than the privileged pomp and circumstance of a royal...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
In 1938, the church underwent major repairs. This came about, no doubt, as a result of the replacement of...
When some people reach their 65th birthday, they might move to a sunnier climate like Florida, either for the harsh winter months or permanently.
In a similar vein (or, as its early slogan declared, “in a jugular vein”), MAD Magazine...
Efforts to attract and retain more immigrants deserve the support of the community and all levels of government.
At Port Hawkesbury’s November town council meeting, vice president of development for New Dawn, Erika Shea, said bringing in more immigrants facilitates...