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JOAN SULLIVAN: Crisp and evocative writing in Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, 'Rage the Night'
Rage the Night by Donna Morrissey Viking/Penguin Canada $24.95 300 pages This is Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, often works of historical rural Newfoundland (she’s also published a memoir, “Pluck”). This book, too, is entwined with actual ...
Let’s do our part to help the planet: Today is Earth Day, time to connect with the natural world
Juanita Rossiter Special to SaltWire April 22nd is Earth Day throughout the world. Have you ever thought about making some changes in your day-to-day life so as to help the environment? Some east coast environmental experts have suggestions for ...
Nickelback playing Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John's
With Shania Twain already headlining three straight shows at the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John’s this August, organizers have added a second weekend that kicks off with legendary Canadian rock band Nickelback. The band, now in its 29th ...
Tears of joy as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau launches book in Old Montreal
There were tears and cheers as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau launched her book Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other , among friends and family Monday evening at Hotel Gault in Old Montreal. Grégoire Trudeau has been on a media blitz ...
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Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art
Hundreds of people were at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, shopping for everything from books, furniture and discs to kitchenware and many other items. Doug Gallant, the chair of Friends of the Confederation Centre, attends to customers ...
Saint John Imperial Theatre undergoing energy efficiency renovations
Another round of federal investments will help the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B., complete more energy efficiency renovations. Roughly $275,000 will be used to replace the building’s HVAC system and gas-powered boilers and upgrade the ...
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UPEI engineering students showcase creativity at annual design expo
Dwayne Gardiner has built a bus shelter prototype that is designed to operate on solar power. The project was part of many on display on April 19 at the UPEI faculty of sustainable design engineering during their annual expo. Gardiner created the ...
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Design talent on display in Charlottetown during P.E.I. fashion weekend
P.E.I. Fashion Weekend returned to Charlottetown this past weekend, this year, bigger than ever. The show which has been running as a double feature for the past two years, had an average audience of 150 people for each show its first year. This ...
20 QUESTIONS: With 'Anne & Gilbert, The Musical' actress Rebekah Brown
Rebekah Brown has been an understudy to every female role in "Anne & Gilbert, The Musical." This year the 20-year-old from Bayside, P.E.I., is stepping into the role of Anne Shirley and is one of the youngest to do so. “I just think about how ...
'I was always the biggest film buff': 20 questions with award-winning N.L. filmmaker Christian Sparkes
A Newfoundland-based filmmaker is gearing up for the release of a new movie this week. Christian Sparkes is the director of the movie The King Tide, which tells the story of a picturesque village cut off from the outside world. Filmed primarily in ...