Paul Pickrem Special to SaltWire When Madison Hirtle and Thomas Crossman decided to buy a house together two years ago, they learned that purchasing a “fixer-upper” they could invest their sweat equity in might take longer and require more sacrifice ...

Laura Churchill Duke Special to SaltWire Often toddlers or young children can’t express how they’re feeling because they don’t have the words yet, which can lead to a meltdown. Parents are sometimes at a loss as to how to help ward those off ...

By Jenna Zucker TORONTO -The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, recovering in a hospital bed after surviving an ...

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) If you're hungry for some intellectual engagement, consider registering for a course or a workshop on a topic that you want to learn more about. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Do what you can to ...

Nova Scotia’s health-care system succeeds in many ways but one way it doesn’t is by failing to be patient-centred – that’s according to Mary Jane Hampton, a long-time health-care planner and CBC Radio columnist. In her new book, Health Hacks: How ...

Julie Porter, left, and Lacy Christmas collect donations from passing traffic at an impromptu "toll booth" on Towerview Drive in Membertou on Friday. The pair were helping local elders raise funds for an annual pilgrimage to Sainte Anne de Beaupre ...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s. U.S. District Judge Lewis ...

Interdisciplinary artist Lou Campbell says queer spaces are limited despite a significant 2SLGBTQIA+ population in the Halifax Regional Municipality. “Right now, there’s not even a fully queer space like a queer bar or gathering spot,” said ...

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, ...

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 ...