• Edward Hopper show makes good peg for Maine September getaway

  August 26, 2011 - 15 h 02

  BRUNSWICK, Maine — An exhibit of Edward Hopper’s paintings of Maine is breaking attendance records at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, but it’s just one of three top-notch shows at museums around Maine this summer and fall.

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• Moon jellyfish are harmless, but island paradis of Antigua is killer beautiful

  August 25, 2011 - 14 h 26

  DICKENSON BAY — Our Antigua snorkel excursion quickly became a moon jellyfish 101 class.

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• Patagonia’s massive glaciers inspire awe

  August 24, 2011 - 16 h 48

  LOS GLACIARES NATIONAL PARK, Argentina — The face of Perito Moreno Glacier resembles a colossal fortress, its jagged spires of ice towering about 60 metres above a lake dotted with icebergs.

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• Yankee mag offers foliage app

  August 24, 2011 - 11 h 15

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• P.E.I. chef brings global flavours to local seafood

  August 24, 2011 - 11 h 10

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• RBC set to close opulent Montreal branch that was throwback to gilded era

  August 23, 2011 - 14 h 52

  MONTREAL — For more than 80 years, the Royal Bank building on St. Jacques Street has graced the Montreal skyline, serving as an opulent temple to commerce and a reminder of the city’s glory days as a banking capital.

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• Cape Breton Kennel Club show features top dogs

  August 22, 2011 - 19 h 59

  GLACE BAY — Fancy ribbons, perfect grooming and obedience taken to new levels will highlight the Cape Breton Kennel Club’s all breed championship, beginning Friday at the Bayplex.

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• Town House seeks volunteers

  August 21, 2011 - 23 h 15

  GLACE BAY — It’s enough to make a dedicated community minded individual run screaming into the night.

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• Calm seven months after revolution, Tunisia’s beaches, historic sites await tourists

  August 19, 2011 - 14 h 31

  TUNIS, Tunisia — Long known for its sea, sand and sun, Tunisia has a new claim to fame, as the birthplace of the Arab Spring.

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• Marcus Garvey Days will feature variety of activities

  August 18, 2011 - 20 h 29

  GLACE BAY — The opening ceremony of Marcus Garvey Days will welcome Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Percy Paris and celebrated author Barry Sheehy, who has written extensively about the U.S. slave trade.

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Other news

• August 18, 2011 One of Alaska’s best salmon streams is in the heart of downtown Anchorage
• August 17, 2011 All ages attend opening of new heritage centre
• August 17, 2011 Following in Darwin’s footsteps: a visit to the Galapagos Islands
• August 16, 2011 Fish, corals from remote, restricted Northwestern Hawaiian Islands come to Waikiki
• August 15, 2011 Portraits of Honour tour coming to Glace Bay
• August 15, 2011 Ghost stories and sightings abound at Halifax’s most popular haunts
• August 14, 2011 Yee-haw: Annual Cape Breton Exhibition begins today
• August 12, 2011 Glace Bay woman determined to conquer debilitating illness
• August 10, 2011 Baddeck buoyed by regatta week
• August 10, 2011 A visitor’s guide: Lower Manhattan rises from the ashes of Sept. 11
• August 9, 2011 Family, friends gather to mark upcoming milestone
• August 9, 2011 Even though they can’t taste the wine, kids are welcome at some Calif. wineries
• August 8, 2011 Festival organizers happy
• August 7, 2011 St. Paul Island lighthouse finally home
• August 5, 2011 Party with the stars in Cape Breton Highlands National Park today