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2 weeks ago | 
saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1Not what it used to be • Article contentThere was a time when the Old Branch Road in Georges River was a popular place for people to take a walk, run with their dog or maybe even enjoy a bike ride. Unfortunately, for the most part, those days are over. Never before has the road been in such disrepair. What was once a part of the Trans Canada Trail has been reduced to a series of dirt mounds and large mud puddles.
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2 weeks ago | 
saltwire.com | Ian T. Nathanson |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1 • Article contentThe Cape Breton Regional Municipality is inviting its residents to two celebrations this summer: Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day. Both events are free to attend and will include live music, food and fun for all ages. Canadian Multiculturalism Day is scheduled to take place on June 27, from 5-9 p.m. outside city hall on the Esplanade in Sydney.
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3 weeks ago | 
saltwire.com | PNI Atlantic |Peter Mckenna
Advertisement 1 • Article contentMy May 2025 trip to Cuba actually looked a lot like my 2024 visit to the island. The enormously challenging situation on the ground did not appear to get any worse. But the acute shortages of food, medicines and fuel are not any better.
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1 month ago | 
saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1May 25 in North Sydney • Article contentThe Cape Breton leg of the MS Walk is scheduled for May 25 and once again Grove’s Point resident Kyle Peterson has taken the lead in organizing the event here on the island. There was a time when Peterson didn’t think it would be possible for him to manage the work involved in organizing an event like the annual MS Walk. He himself is living with the potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord.
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1 month ago | 
saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1More than 80 people ran for the chief and councillor seats • Article contentThe nominations are in and the Eskasoni First Nation is gearing up for a band council election to be held on May 26. The last election in 2021 was held in the midst of the pandemic and lockdowns. But this time, candidates are eager to get out and meet the public.
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1 month ago | 
saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1Memorial Literacy Day • • Article contentThe formal launching of Mi’kmaq poet laureate Rita Joe’s latest collection called “The Middle Years” will be the highlight of an event Friday for students at the Allison Bernard Memorial High School in Eskasoni. Joe (née Rita Bernard), PC, CM (born in Whycocomagh, 1935; died in Sydney, 2007), wrote powerful poetry about Indigenous identity and the legacy of residential schools in Canada.
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1 month ago | 
saltwire.com | PNI Atlantic |Peter Mckenna
Advertisement 1 • Article contentDo you remember when the Episcopal bishop from St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C. called upon U.S. President Donald Trump to treat migrants with respect and compassion back in late January? Looking directly toward the president, Right Rev. Mariann Budde said calmly: “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God.
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1 month ago | 
saltwire.com | PNI Atlantic |Shauna Bernard
Advertisement 1The passing of Pope Francis has drawn both tributes and criticism in NL, where tensions with the church remain high • Article contentPope Francis passed away Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, following a period of declining health after serving as the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for over a decade. His death, which occurred one day after Easter, sparked mixed reactions worldwide, with many remembering his leadership alongside the church’s ongoing controversies.
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2 months ago | 
saltwire.com | PNI Atlantic |Peter Mckenna
Advertisement 1 • Article contentI’m having a hard time figuring out what U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan is for relations with the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro. It appears to be an on-again, off-again diplomatic approach that changes from one week to the next. In his first term, Trump was dead set on punishing Venezuela through his “maximum pressure” strategy that sanctioned the country’s critical crude oil sector.
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2 months ago | 
saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough |PNI Atlantic
Advertisement 1 • • Article contentA 19-year-old Indigenous singer from Fall River and the Abegweit First Nation in Prince Edward Island has advanced on Canada’s Got Talent after getting a golden buzzer from judge Howie Mandel. DeeDee Austin performed on the show Tuesday night, getting raves from Mandel for her performance of Buried Truth.
