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Nova Scotia 2019 Christmas lights map

A photo of former U.S. president William Howard Taft and his granddaughter Sylvia Howard Taft sits beside a cup the grandfather gave to his young granddaughter in the early 1920s. That cup somehow made its way to a thrift store in Truro and then to Amherst where Karen McKinnon of Maritime Mosaic spent months tracking down Sylvia Greene in Concord, Mass. It was Greene’s mother who received the cup from Taft. Sylvia Lotspeich Greene
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The Amherst connection to a silver cup U.S. President Taft gave to his ...

Cape Breton Eagles

Eagles flip script on Mooseheads

Rosie Edwards watches her brother Malachi take a sneaky bite out of the wall. Brendan Ahern / The News

Holiday houses that are good enough to eat at United Way Pictou County ...

Jilted man STOCK

ASK ELLIE: Jilted husband ready to move on?

Ben Owen writes, “A couple of years ago, I took a photo of what I thought looked very much like a pig- or boar-shaped island near Arichat on Isle Madame. I always wondered if there was a story about it in the local lore. Maybe one of your Cape Breton readers could shed some light on it for me?”

Email weathermail@weatherbyday.ca if you have insight into this island!

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Curious Cape Breton Island

Toyota’s got more than two decades into the Tacoma, and industry authorities have acknowledged that Tacoma holds its value well into its life as a used vehicle.

Used 2005+ Toyota Tacoma reliable, efficient, capable

Festival of the Tartans activities

The News

Published: Jul 21 at 12:28 p.m.

Updated: Jul 25 at 4:27 p.m.

The Scott Weeks Sports Complex in New Glasgow was a hub of activity on July 20, with Festival of the Tartans events.

Members of the Clan Thompson pipe band march along the track.

Even without local content, the heavy games are still a popular event.

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A photo of former U.S. president William Howard Taft and his granddaughter Sylvia Howard Taft sits beside a cup the grandfather gave to his young granddaughter in the early 1920s. That cup somehow made its way to a thrift store in Truro and then to Amherst where Karen McKinnon of Maritime Mosaic spent months tracking down Sylvia Greene in Concord, Mass. It was Greene’s mother who received the cup from Taft. Sylvia Lotspeich Greene
photo

The Amherst connection to a silver cup U.S. President Taft gave to his granddaughter

Cape Breton Eagles

Eagles flip script on Mooseheads

Rosie Edwards watches her brother Malachi take a sneaky bite out of the wall. Brendan Ahern / The News

Holiday houses that are good enough to eat at United Way Pictou County fundraiser

Jilted man STOCK

ASK ELLIE: Jilted husband ready to move on?

Ben Owen writes, “A couple of years ago, I took a photo of what I thought looked very much like a pig- or boar-shaped island near Arichat on Isle Madame. I always wondered if there was a story about it in the local lore. Maybe one of your Cape Breton readers could shed some light on it for me?”

Email weathermail@weatherbyday.ca if you have insight into this island!

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Curious Cape Breton Island

Toyota’s got more than two decades into the Tacoma, and industry authorities have acknowledged that Tacoma holds its value well into its life as a used vehicle.

Used 2005+ Toyota Tacoma reliable, efficient, capable

A car makes a left turn on a red light at the intersection of Main and Aberdeen streets in Kentville Friday. The town's traffic authority has decided to prohibit left turns on red lights after two people were struck in the crosswalk this year.

Kentville eliminating left turns on red lights after pedestrian hit and several close calls

Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Kevin Mandolese.

Eagles' Mandolese returns to lineup

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LETTER: Lunenburg hospitality shines

If this cat could talk…

You can tell by the look on Mr. Newman’s face that he is not amused. The messy mix of snow, rain freezing rain that fell in Cornwall PEI last Tuesday kept this gorgeous 4-year-old cat inside. Mr. Newman belongs lives with Angie Gildart; he is a rescue who has enough free time to have his own Facebook page.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Feline friend avoids freezing rain on P.E.I.

Rylin Dixon, age five, drew this festive scene. Rylin lives in Lower Montague, P.E.I.

DRAWING OF THE DAY: Lower Montague's Rylin Dixon's bunnies and bees

Stories stowed away on this steamship

This lovely photo was submitted by Gary Mitchell, of St. John's NL. This steamship - the SS Kyle - was built in 1912, and according to Gary, ran aground in Harbour Grace Newfoundland in 1967, where it sits today.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Stories stowed away on this Newfoundland steamship