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KATY JEAN: Good souls and a Great War soldier

Katy Jean |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Not far from Vancouver, in an apartment in Pitt Meadows, Yvonne McDonald was helping her elderly neighbour pack up her things to move to new accommodations.  Progressing to the packing point of putting away knick-knacks and other delicate things, ...

Ethan Ross, who says he most enjoys doing magic with cards, is trying to become a professional magician. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

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P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go of it at 19

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |6 min read Premium content

Ethan Ross says magic has been his passion for more than 10 years. The 19-year-old is slowly spreading the word about his talent, picking up gigs wherever he can. “I’m a professional magician, which means that I do this full-time for a living, and ...

Chantal, right, and her daughter Katy Mazerolle won a $64K commission for selling the $64M Atlantic Lottery 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot ticket claimed in April. - Contributed

Family-run Pokemouche, N.B., convenience store lands $640K in commission for $64M Atlantic Lotto Jackpot

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

With the clock ticking down for someone to claim the $64-million Atlantic Lottery 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot prize that went unclaimed for almost a year, Chantal Mazerolle wondered if her family's convenience store in Pokemouche, N.B., would win a ...

Pho F&M owners Madeline and Mark Tran moved to St. John's from Vietnam with their two sons in 2021.

Family cooking 'with all of our hearts' to bring tastes of Vietnam to St. John's at newly-opened pho restaurant

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary landscape grows more diverse every year. Although fish and chips, burger battles and pizza remain popular with locals and tourists, food from various world cultures finds a welcome ...

Willow Kean's version of a po' boy at the beach.

Spring cooking in N.L. usually involves a winter hat, but for local cooking enthusiast Willow Kean, a boil up on the beach is the way to go

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire The most recent April snowfall just melted in St. John’s, so it seemed like a perfect time to catch up with local actor, writer and foodie Willow Kean to chat about her love of food and the unique aspects of seasonal ...

Nova Scotia-based all-terrain enthusiast Patrick Ryan and friends stop at Table Top Mountain in Newfoundland on an off-road adventure. - Contributed

'People from all walks of life and all age groups' love off-roading in N.L., say enthusiasts

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire “From a business perspective, the culture is everything,” especially when it comes to something like off-roading, explained Freshwater Motor-Plex co-owner/operating owner Paul Kinsella. “The off-roading community is ...

Charlotte Doyle and Leah McDonald rehearsing their play, 'Understanding Wonderland' in Doyle's living room. The play is a fresh take on Alice in Wonderland and is intended to better help those understand what it's like to live with autism. - Contributed

'We wanted to create opportunities for other people like us': Best friends raising awareness about autism through play set to debut in C.B.S. this fall

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

Best friends Leah McDonald and Charlotte Doyle share a passion for musical theatre and raising awareness about autism. McDonald, 26, and Doyle, 18, both live with autism and met last April in an acting class at the Autism Society in St. John's. They ...

Founders Food Hall and Market is now open seven days a week as of July 1. Rafe Wright • Special to The Guardian

Free soup, seeds at Charlottetown sustainability and food waste reduction event

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

As the weather warms and gardening season approaches, the City of Charlottetown’s food council is encouraging Islanders to consider using food waste and other sustainable practices to improve the city food system. A drop-in style “Scraps & Seeds” ...

Mark Lewis Jones plays the central character Moses in "Sweetland" based on Michael Crummey's novel. The movie will show in Newfoundland and Labrador theatres this May. - Contributed

Film adaptation of Michael Crummey's 'Sweetland' touring Newfoundland in May

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

A movie adaptation of Michael Crummey’s critically acclaimed novel “Sweetland” will play in several theatres across Newfoundland and Labrador this May. Filmed by award-winning director Christian Sparkes, "Sweetland", starring Mark Lewis Jones, Sara ...

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.

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

Paul Pickrem |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

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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