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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The road to this couple's wedding included a brief dance party with the Halifax Pride parade
The happiest day of their lives became a little more fabulous for one couple and their wedding party, who made an impromptu appearance in the Halifax Pride Parade in a determined bid to get to their venue on time. "I'll never forget it as long as I live. And I know my partner won't either. It's a privilege," bride Patricia Lesperance Slaney told CBC News. Lesperance Slaney had been engaged to Robert Salsman just under two years and were getting ready for their big day at the Lord Nelson Hotel on Saturday afternoon. But when the time came to take a limo to the Saint Mary's Boat Club, they realized they had a problem: South Park Street was shut down for the parade and the limo couldn't pull up to the hotel. The street was scheduled to be closed until 3 p.m. — the same time as their wedding. Lesperance said she wasn't going to let a little thing like the biggest Pride celebration in Atlantic Canada get in her way. "And I said no, no, we're going. We're just going to go pick it all up, take it with us. So everybody picked up something. I had this huge dress on and I just said ... just dance, dance across the road. We all danced across the road," Lesperance Slaney told CBC News. She said amid the furor of planning the wedding, she and Salsman didn't realize it was happening the same day as the Pride Parade, a massive event that draws thousands of people to downtown Halifax every year. As the bridal party entered the road on a mission to get to the limo, Lesperance Slaney said spectators and people in the parade immediately began showing support. "It was very exciting," she said. "It was the pump up I needed. It's like having oxygen ... that's what it felt like, it was exhilarating." Soon a police officer appeared and offered to help them get to the car. "He was wonderful ... Everybody started cheering and laughing. I was just pounding, throwing my hands up in the air and it was amazing," she said. "It's the best thing that ever could have happened to us all. It put us in a different frame of mind. It doesn't matter, you know, There's so many little things and we're so lucky to be doing it. I'm 67, my partner is 68 and it's probably the best day of my life." MORE TOP STORIES
CBC
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
The road to this couple's wedding included a brief dance party with the Halifax Pride parade
The happiest day of their lives became a little more fabulous for one couple and their wedding party, who made an impromptu appearance in the Halifax Pride Parade in a determined bid to get to their venue on time. "I'll never forget it as long as I live. And I know my partner won't either. It's a privilege," bride Patricia Lesperance Slaney told CBC News. Lesperance Slaney had been engaged to Robert Salsman just under two years and were getting ready for their big day at the Lord Nelson Hotel on Saturday afternoon. But when the time came to take a limo to the Saint Mary's Boat Club, they realized they had a problem: South Park Street was shut down for the parade and the limo couldn't pull up to the hotel. The street was scheduled to be closed until 3 p.m. — the same time as their wedding. Lesperance said she wasn't going to let a little thing like the biggest Pride celebration in Atlantic Canada get in her way. "And I said no, no, we're going. We're just going to go pick it all up, take it with us. So everybody picked up something. I had this huge dress on and I just said ... just dance, dance across the road. We all danced across the road," Lesperance Slaney told CBC News. She said amid the furor of planning the wedding, she and Salsman didn't realize it was happening the same day as the Pride Parade, a massive event that draws thousands of people to downtown Halifax every year. As the bridal party entered the road on a mission to get to the limo, Lesperance Slaney said spectators and people in the parade immediately began showing support. "It was very exciting," she said. "It was the pump up I needed. It's like having oxygen ... that's what it felt like, it was exhilarating." Soon a police officer appeared and offered to help them get to the car. "He was wonderful ... Everybody started cheering and laughing. I was just pounding, throwing my hands up in the air and it was amazing," she said. "It's the best thing that ever could have happened to us all. It put us in a different frame of mind. It doesn't matter, you know, There's so many little things and we're so lucky to be doing it. I'm 67, my partner is 68 and it's probably the best day of my life."
CTV News
19 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
New Brunswick signs free trade agreement with Manitoba
New Brunswick and Manitoba have signed a memorandum of understanding on free trade. (Source: Facebook/Government of New Brunswick) New Brunswick has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on free trade and labour mobility with Manitoba, the third such agreement the Maritime province has inked so far this year. The MOUs are designed to reduce interprovincial trade barriers and improve the flow of good between the provinces. 'New Brunswick is committed to working closely with our neighbouring provinces to create a strong and free Canadian economy and create more opportunities for New Brunswick businesses and products to shine across the country,' said Premier Susan Holt in a news release. New Brunswick signs MOUs with Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador last April. 'This agreement reflects Manitoba's ongoing efforts to build a stronger, more unified Canadian economy; one where goods, services and workers can move more freely between provinces, while maintaining the highest standards for health and safety,' said Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. 'By working with partners across the nation, we are unlocking opportunities for people and businesses and building up this country we all love so much.' Last month, Holt said her government is continuing to pursue these kinds of agreements, with Quebec being a particular focus. She has also advocated for a free-trade zone in Atlantic Canada for goods, services and labour. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
Ottawa spending $2.8M to fight overdose crisis in Atlantic Canada
Minister of Health Marjorie Michel rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 2, 2025. The federal government is spending $2.8 million to combat the overdose crisis across Atlantic Canada. Marjorie Michel, minister of health, announced the money will support projects in Fredericton and Miramichi in New Brunswick, Amherst in Nova Scotia and St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador. The money will come from the Emergency Treatment Fund. 'This funding will deliver immediate support where it is needed most,' said Michel. 'We are using every tool available to connect people to care, address urgent local challenges, and keep our communities safe.' The John Howard Society and the City of Fredericton will use the money to expand outreach efforts, adding overnight services for vulnerable populations. The program will deliver supplies, distribute naloxone and offer overdose support. 'By extending outreach efforts into the overnight hours, we aim to ensure that no one is left without access to essential services—regardless of the time of day,' said John Barrow, executive director of the Society. 'These new overnight outreach services will work in close coordination with existing daytime programs, creating a continuous and responsive support system that prioritizes safety, connection to services, and community care.' More to come…
CTV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Maritime author highlights iconic ghost stories from Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada has its fair share of haunted tales, and one local artist and author brought more of those spooky stories to light. The book 'Atlantic Ghosts: Tales from the Haunted Coast' highlights ghost stories from across the region alongside illustrations by the book's author, Bee Stanton. 'Basically, they're just I believe 24 illustrations accompanied by just quick blurbs of the haunted tale or account that goes with the illustrations. So they're just black and white pen and ink illustrations of the iconic imagery that might go with that or something aesthetically pleasing that would go along with the ghost story,' said Stanton. Stanton got the inspiration for the book while taking part in an annual drawing challenge called 'Inktober.' 'You do basically pen and ink drawings every day for the entire month and I love taking part in it, but I also love local folk lore, and it occurred to me one year that the prompt would be really cool if it was local folk lore, haunted telling's, stuff like that,' she said. There's no shortage of supernatural and folk tales in Atlantic Canada, with iconic stories like the lady in blue that haunts Peggy's Cove, the hag with two faces of Bell Island, N.L., and even the ghost named Captain George who has a reserved seat at the King's Playhouse in Georgetown, P.E.I. Stanton says the stories from the Maritimes have a particular charm to them. 'I do love that the Maritime ghost stories have more of an eerie vibe rather than a scare the pants off you terrifying vibe, even just the aspect of fog, who doesn't love fog on a spooky night, it automatically just gives you the feeling of ghost stories. So I love anything nautical in Maritimes as well, so just combining all of those things with my art just brought on this love, this passion,' she said.
