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Members of the Glace Bay High School Interact Club stand outside the Marconi National Historic Site in the Table Head neighbourhood of Glace Bay on Tuesday. The group — front, from left, Holly Wells, Mya MacKinnon and Cloe Maxner; and back, from left, Katie Poirier, Grace Halfyard, Mya McFadgen and Olivia Wheaton — won $2,000 for their presentation on the work of Guglielmo Marconi. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

‘Everybody should know his name’: Cape Breton students celebrate Marconi

GLACE BAY, N.S. — On Dec. 15, 1902, Guglielmo Marconi changed the way we communicate globally when he transmitted the first transatlantic wireless message from Glace Bay to Cornwall, England. So it was fitting that on Tuesday, high school students ...

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Cape Breton teens bringin love of rock, country and Newfoundland fishing tunes to local stages

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DownHouse is a new band from Cape Breton which was formed by students attending Memorial High School. Standing from left are Nathan Young, Nicholaas Quirk and Cody Young. Front from left are Owen Seymour and Leeland Marinelli. CONTRIBUTED

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

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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

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

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

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VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

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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

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.

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 ...

A tasty and healthy meal, according to columnist Mike Finigan, sits before him, and yet the baloney sanding sits in the back of the mind grinning.

MIKE FINIGAN: Health scare gives thought to a two-faced look at life

Contributed |Updated a day ago |3 min read

I sat in the waiting room at the doctor’s office and a wizened old gent sat across from me. He was approaching the centenarian age it appeared, and though he did have a wonderful head of white hair, he looked to be just bearing up. And I was ...

Dancers at Gail DeViller's classes range in age from their 30s to their 80s. There are different levels and many opportunities to learn the dances. CONTRIBUTED

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

Contributed |Updated a day ago |7 min read

Gail DeViller took her first line dancing class in 1990. It was a six-week program – not quite long enough to match her passion. Since the instructor at the time was moving away, shortly after the program ended DeViller began teaching line dance ...

Lifeguard Bennett MacIntyre is seen at Mira Gut beach in this 2022 file photo. After struggling the past few years to hire enough lifeguards to patrol the province’s beaches, Lifesaving Society of Nova Scotia special projects director Paul D’Eon says the situation has improved this year. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

Sand, surf and safety: Lifeguard shortage improving in Cape Breton

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |7 min read

SYDNEY, N.S. — Beachgoers in Cape Breton can expect to see someone in the lifeguard chair keeping a watchful eye over them at their favourite stretch of sand this summer. After struggling the past few years to hire enough lifeguards to patrol the ...

Donnell Beaton and Lena Burger pictured at the BOLD Centre in Baddeck. BOLD CENTRE

SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives

Niecole Killawee · Columnist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read

As a charity organization, the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia raises money to support mental health initiatives in communities across the province. Donations support the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia’s community grant program, ...

The Club Z Fitness Program leverages the benefits of using interactive audiovisual technology (Zoom) to allow the instructors and members to see and hear each other during the workouts. This helps members exercise confidently and comfortably. CONTRIBUTED

SENIOR LIVING: Embracing technology for senior health

Laura Lundquist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

Laura Lundquist In my role as a private practice physiotherapist, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful some of the new technology tools are in helping seniors optimize their health, especially when managing a chronic health condition. Wearable ...

Mea Tonet singing one of the shows solos “Don’t Rain On My Parade”, at the 15th Confidential Musical Theatre Project. She will reprise this role in the upcoming production of Funny Girl, May 14-19. Photo by Corey Katz

Funny Girl to be performed at Cape Breton's Highland Arts Theatre

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read

The Broadway show Funny Girl that skyrocketed a young Barbara Streisand to stardom 60 years ago will be performed at Sydney’s Highland Arts Theatre in May. “We always choose shows that we think our audiences will love, and sometimes the response is ...

Founding members of the Cape Breton Chorale, from left, are Bernard LeVert, Barb Smith, Eileen Forrester and Clare Rogers. CONTRIBUTED/ANITA CLEMENS PHOTO

GWEN HARWOOD: Our Shining Night with the Cape Breton Chorale

Contributed |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

The Cape Breton Chorale invites you to Our Shining Night on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Downtown. Our 50th anniversary season concludes with a concert and reception, with appetizers by Mise en Place Catering. Your ticket is good for ...

Sunny and cool temperatures on Monday made for good conditions to get some outside work started and/or completed. Outside of the T.J. Tracey Cremation and Burial Specialists location in Sydney Clayton Murphy was spotted pushing stone off of the paved parking lot and removing stones from the grass nearby. Murphy's main job is as funeral director at the home but was doing a pretty good job on the raking. Across the municipality there were countless work crews and home owners spotted also catching up on their yardwork.

PHOTO: Raking weather in Cape Breton

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |1 min read

Sunny and cool temperatures on Monday made for good conditions to get some outside work started and/or completed. utside of the T.J. Tracey Cremation and Burial Specialists location in Sydney Clayton Murphy was spotted pushing stone off of the paved ...