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Why this Lunenburg bookstore stays open late into the night

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A report by Cassidy Chisholm | CBC News (August 19, 2026) [2:47 min.]

« A used bookstore in Lunenburg, N.S., is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn’t close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the lights on into the early morning. The shop was recently the subject of a short film that’s making its Canadian premiere in Regina this week before being shown at the Atlantic International Film Festival and Lunenburg Doc Fest next month. The CBC’s Cassidy Chisholm reports. »

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