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'I brake for oysters' *
On the eve of PEI's shellfish festival, connoisseur MARIALISA CALTA samples the Island's renowned marine export [More]

Ahoy, Hollywood! *
JONATHAN FOWLIE meets Gordon Laco, a boat captain from Midland, Ont., whose passion for Napoleonic-era ships and expertise in naval history landed him on a film set with Russell Crowe for seven months [More]

Atlantic Canada triple storm a rarity *
The three snow storms that hit Atlantic Canada with a wallop over the past eight days are a weather rarity, a senior climatologist at Environment Canada says. [More]

Brad Peyton and The Spider and the Fly: Hollywood takes a gander *
Earlier this year, Brad Peyton was barely paying the rent on his tiny apartment. Now, Tom Hanks has hired the Newfoundland native to create the full-length feature, The Spider and the Fly, writes GAYLE MacDONALD [More]

Brutal blizzard continues in Nova Scotia and PEI *
Head down and encrusted in snow, the bundled figure didn't bother looking up as he trudged into the deserted gut of a normally busy intersection. [More]

Curfew continued for a second night in a row in Halifax *
Nova Scotia's largest city, still reeling from a fierce blizzard that dumped a record amount of snow over much of the province, will be subjected to a curfew for a second consecutive night, Halifax officials announced Saturday. [More]

Daniel Day-Lewis: Just call him Jack *
The residents of Souris are taking it all in stride as Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis and a film crew descend on a remote stretch of PEI's north shore [More]

Fifty Canadian travel highlights *
Here's a starter list of some of the places you'll want to add to your must-do Canadian tour. [More]

Flurry of hurricanes forecast for East Coast *
Atlantic Canadians might be battening down the hatches more often this fall because nearly twice the usual number of hurricanes are expected to rip along the coast, driven by higher ocean temperatures. [More]

Give Peace- A-Chord a chance *
The Peace-A-Chord is a St. John's music festival that has belted out alternative, punk and folk rock every summer in Bannerman Park since 1985. [More]

Guitars for stars *
It's a long way from a car assembly line in Oshawa, Ont, to the farm in Nova Scotia where George Rizsanyi makes instruments for the likes of Keith Richards and James Taylor, SHAWNA RICHER writes. [More]

Halifax cleans up after biggest storm in decades *
Haligonians are cleaning up Monday after the city was hammered by Hurricane Juan overnight. [More]

Halifax invokes curfew for storm cleanup *
The City of Halifax imposed a curfew for the first time in memory as it struggled to keep motorists and pedestrians off streets clogged by a record-breaking snowfall. [More]

Halifax repairs the ravages of blizzard *
Nova Scotia is slowly but surely getting back to normal as it digs out from a record-breaking blizzard. [More]

Halifax shudders as Hurricane Juan crashes ashore *
Coastal waters churn in advance of hurricane. [More]

Insider Guide to Halifax *
Though famous for the beauty of its surroundings, Halifax also offers the best of the great indoors. As The Globe's SHAWNA RICHER explains, the city is full of uniquely local experiences that give this cosmopolitan centre the feel of a small town [More]

Juan begins assault on Halifax *
Hundreds of residents were evacuated in low-lying areas in the Halifax region as hurricane Juan hit the province Sunday, bringing 130 kilometre an hour winds and torrential rains. [More]

New York to Halifax: Ports of fall *
As our thoughts turn autumnal, VICTOR DWYER takes an offbeat cruise from New York to Halifax in search of signs of the coming season. [More]

Nova Scotians urged to seek trans fat ban *
The NDP's health-promotion critic wants Nova Scotians to sign a petition asking Ottawa to ban trans fatty acids -- artificial ingredients that have been linked to heart disease. [More]

PEI cereal growers oppose GMO ban *
Cereal crop growers on Prince Edward Island are opposed to a proposed ban on genetically modified crops in the province. [More]

Province fights workers' charge hospital made them sick *
For 11 months, Duncan MacIntyre has suffered soaring headaches, dizziness, tremors, vertigo and fatigue so extreme he spent most of last summer in bed. [More]

Ready to party hearty in Gander *
Newfoundlanders have a knack for throwing a darn good party, but they might take notes this weekend from Dan and Teresa Seeley. [More]

Robert Stanfield remembered *
News of the passing of the ‘greatest prime minister Canada never had' reverberated through the Progressive Conservative community Wednesday. [More]

Scientist wants the skinny on why Newfoundlanders are fat *
Could Canada's chubbiest province be harbouring the secret to weight loss? [More]

Seals a plague, East Coast fishery group complains *
An advisory panel said Friday that inaction by the federal Fisheries Department has contributed to a ballooning population of seals that continues to do serious damage to fish stocks off Nova Scotia. [More]

Sex, Drugs, Love, Marx... *
An underground feature by Vancouver's Flick Harrison. St John's, Newfoundland, Thurs., July 17, 2003 [More]

Storm puts Nova Scotia, PEI in state of emergency *
Heavy snow, high winds cause zero visibility across the province. [More]

The return of Jacques LeDoux *
News from Nancy White's on-again-off-again publicist, the inimitable Jacques LeDoux. . . [More]

They've got Arnold, we've got Ashley *
Cape Breton in the eighties was not a cultural wasteland, exactly, but nor could it be called a cultural hotbed. What saved it from out-and-out wasteland status was traditional music, then just beginning its climb to the eventual international celebrity Cape Breton fiddling enjoys today... [More]

Waterspout cuts across Confederation Bridge *
Passengers on the Confederation Bridge were forced to stop around midday Monday as a rare waterspout crossed the span between the Island and New Brunswick. [More]

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Bitter root, sweet harvest *
Next week, the Governor-General officially acknowledges the Acadian expulsion of 1755. We Canadians have learned much from this tragedy, says political scientist DONALD SAVOIE. [More]

Brain-wasting disease confirmed in N.B. woman *
A New Brunswick woman died in hospital from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, health officials in Moncton announced on Wednesday. [More]

Colville's unspoken truths *
Eerie and ominous, even the 82-year-old artist's newest works can leave viewers feeling unsettled, SHAWNA RICHER writes. [More]

Fluid spills from controversial tests fuel concerns for Atlantic coast sea birds *
Hundreds of litres of kerosene and mineral oil have been spilled in waters off Nova Scotia during seismic tests, raising concerns that the controversial practice could harm sensitive marine life. [More]

Halifax miniseries meanders till sparks fly *
Approaching CBC's four-hour miniseries Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (CBC, Sunday, Monday, 8 p.m.), I wasn't sure what to expect. [More]

How a brilliant kid in Moncton got a Stradivari *
It was a small and quiet crowd that gathered in the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto last Friday morning, but it was an extraordinary ceremony. Eight extremely rare and valuable antique instruments were given out, by a government agency funded by you, to young people, just as a loan, for free. [More]

Insulin-cell transplant spares teen life of pain *
New Brunswick girl first Canadian child to undergo operation for rare condition. [More]

Moose-watching in Maine *
DAVID ALDRICH finds the state's many moose to be surprisingly elusive [More]

N.B. patient had rare illness, autopsy reveals *
CJD case may be linked to 1992 operation but not to mad-cow disease, doctors say. [More]

Once an NHL long shot, Ryder blooming into a fan favourite *
Right winger from Bonavista, Nfld., leads the league's rookie scoring race. [More]

Painkiller addiction a problem on Cape Breton *
Nova Scotia's deputy minister of health admits some people in Cape Breton are struggling with addictions to powerful painkillers, such as oxycontin. [More]

Real stories for real teens *
We were prepared for eternal darkness and bone-numbing cold. We'd shut down the summer house around the bay and hit the malls for school supplies. Then the radio said it would be 30 degrees on the weekend. A Newfoundland heat wave in mid-September. There's snow in Calgary, the radio said. I threw back my head and laughed. The radio said, I wouldn't laugh too loud if I were you. Okay, I'm sorry for Calgary, but quick, grab the bathing suits and picnic coolers -- everybody back in the car. [More]

Shortage of residence rooms hitting Atlantic universities *
Double cohort means students must seek out alternatives [More]

Stephanie Middleton May, 76 *
Nova Scotia. activist was 'a force of nature' -- Tireless peace-movement worker counted Clinton and Kennedys among her friends. [More]

The star-recycling machine *
Former sitcom leads, ex-pop idols, maybe even a former movie star's sister or brother, you'll find them in the next touring musical coming to your city, KAMAL AL-SOLAYLEE writes [More]

Truthfully Truthfully: The fine line between truth and something else ****
The title's a cumbersome mouthful, and probably grounds for suspicion. Is Joel Plaskett really coming clean, or is he just getting better? [More]