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The 2024 issue designed by Stéphane Huot includes a collectible souvenir sheet and postcards featuring each of the nine stamps. - Contributed

Canada Post's 2024 stamp series celebrates three scenic Atlantic Canadian sites

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 8 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Three Atlantic Canadian sites are featured in an annual Canada Post stamp collection this year. Launched in 2018, the From Far and Wide series celebrates the natural beauty and vibrant cultural landscapes across Canada, highlighting seven provinces ...

Legendary pop icons TLC will be performing in Moncton at the Avenir Centre in May. - Contributed

TLC cancels Moncton show due to last minute illness

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Anyone chasing iconic pop group TLC to the Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B., will have waterfalls streaming from their eyes as illness has forced the group to cancel their Tuesday night, May 14, show. In a Facebook post, the group said several members, ...

While the nutritional value of milk and dairy has been drilled into our consciousness for decades, it’s also true there is a point where it can be too much of a good thing, especially for younger children. — Angelina Litvin/Unsplash

Too much of a good thing: Too much calcium can inhibit iron absorption, and can also cause kidney stones and constipation

David MacDonald · Freelance |Updated 10 hours ago |9 min read Premium content

David MacDonald Special to SaltWire A nice cold glass of milk is a daily staple for many Atlantic Canadian families, including Jodi MacEachern’s three teenage sons. “We go through at least four four-litre jugs a week,” the Bedford, Nova Scotia ...

It is not until you arrive on foreign shores and take your first trip to Walmart or Sobeys, that you first start thinking about credit cards and banking systems.

The ABCs of financial literacy for newcomers: Becoming familiar with Canada’s financial system is important for a number of reasons

Jennifer Anandanayagam |Updated 10 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Jennifer Anandanayagam Special to SaltWire When you’re busy moving countries, the main things on your mind are work permits, permanent residency status, and finding a job and a place to live. If you’re a student, you’d also concern yourself with ...

The College of North Atlantic's Prince Philip Drive campus in St. John's. The public school in Newfoundland and Labrador has received three national awards recognizing the achievements of its post-secondary program and members. - Joseph Gibbons / File

College of the North Atlantic wins three national excellence awards

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

The College of the North Atlantic (CNA) in Newfoundland and Labrador has taken home national honours recognizing the achievements of post-secondary programs and members. Colleges and Institutes Canada's Awards of Excellence, which celebrate ...

Our Lady Peace will headline the Rock the Boat on the festival's opening night on Aug. 7.

Our Lady Peace returning to St. John's for George Street Festival in August

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

Canadian rock legends Our Lady Peace will close out the 39th annual George Street Festival on Regatta Day in St. John’s in August. Rock newcomer J.J. Wilde will open for OLP on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the final night for the week-long concert series on ...

Colourful bird houses line the waterside landscape near downtown Glace Bay as the temperature started to warm up Monday. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

PHOTO: Bird's eye view in Glace Bay

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Colourful bird houses line the waterside landscape near downtown Glace Bay as the temperature started to warm up Monday.

Helen C. Escott is a St. John's-based author. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Helen Escott’s 'Operation' series being adapted for film and TV by N.L. production company

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

Helen Escott’s five-book “Operation" series of novels published by Flanker Press has been optioned for film and television adaptation by Rink Rat Productions. The series, set in Newfoundland and Labrador, follows the careers of Royal Newfoundland ...

Sparky gets a cookie
St. John’s Regional Fire Department mascot Sparky is excited to be offered a cookie by two-year-old Clara Templeton, daughter of Christina Templeton of St. John’s, at the Old Navy Super Safety Event on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Avalon Mall. The day is aimed at promoting child safety in communities across the country by inspiring families to be more safety conscious, and to understand the risks their kids might face and know the steps that can be taken to avoid the risks. — Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Things to know to help shape your week in Newfoundland and Labrador May 13

SaltWire Staff |Updated a day ago |10 min read Premium content

Student Aid applications are now being accepted Applications are now being accepted for post-secondary students seeking student financial aid for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ...

Paul Brothers celebrates after he was selected the winner of The Score's reality competition "Drafted." Out of 3,000 people across Canada who competed, Brothers managed to beat them out achieving his dream of becoming a sports broadcaster. — Contributed

'I thought this could be my shot': Bishop Falls native and Global News Halifax anchor, Paul Brothers answers 20 questions

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated a day ago |11 min read Premium content

Paul Brothers is widely known in Atlantic Canada as an anchor of Global News Morning, co-hosting the Halifax-based news, weather and current affairs program since 2013. What is not immediately known to his viewers is that Brothers is from Bishop’s ...

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