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Saturday, August 31, 2024

 
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Hello from guest contributor, Joel Kelly

This writer and entrepreneur lived in Dartmouth, N.S., until his early 20s, when he moved 'overseas' to Halifax. Joel shares his views on home, travel and dreaming.

 
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How to connect to the Paralympics

 
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Your guide to CBC’s comprehensive coverage from the 2024 Summer Games.

It's a mass wedding! 4 couples share special day of love, faith and tradition in St. John's

 
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Four Filipino couples in Newfoundland and Labrador decided to share the cost and celebration of a wedding day. Although it's not often seen in this region, it is a common practice in the Philippines.

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How the yam brings eastern Nigerians together in Fredericton

 
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Festival showcases yam-based foods, traditional performances and community connection.

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He just might be N.L.'s biggest Shania Twain fan, and he got to meet her backstage

 
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Lukey Whelan has Down syndrome but he said he likes to call it "Up syndrome" because he's "reaching for the stars," which is also his motto — and something he told Shania Twain when they met backstage at her recent concert.

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Books & Backroads: Historical novel set in 19th century New Brunswick fuels the imagination

 
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Campobello Island book club members relate to characters, setting of The Sea Captain's Wife. 

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Six Acadian artists to listen to right now

 
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Surf rock, disco, pop punk, hip hop — these aren't the sounds of traditional Acadian music, but they are part of the increasingly diverse rainbow of offerings coming from Acadian musicians today.

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The Cogswell Interchange is gone. What now for the Black families it uprooted?

 
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African Nova Scotian non-profit group hopes a parcel of land can help heal the harm of displacement.

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Historic Indigenous firefighting crew from New Brunswick lends a hand in Alberta

 
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As wildfires rage in Western Canada, the Wabanaki Wildland Wildfire crew will join a Department of Natural Resources team of firefighters going out west.

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The Nova Scotia Zoomers Boomers compete in the first-ever category for women aged 65 and up at the Canadian 55+ Games in Quebec City. It's all about, 'fun, fitness and friendship.'

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Mi'kmaw artist Patricia Bourque's Beyond the Regalia art showcase is now on display in the P.E.I. community of Lennox Island First Nation. It showcases the strength, beauty and dignity of Indigenous women.

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CBC Music's Searchlight 2024 winner is Halifax's Maggie Andrew. Her edgy, alternative pop blends a mix of genres from R&B, punk and more.

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As many as 40 people say they were defrauded out of thousands of dollars after they tried to book a relaxing cottage getaway on P.E.I. this year.

 

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