PORT HAWKESBURY: The uncle of retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond says he wasn’t in distress and didn’t see any warning signs from his nephew when he spent the night at his house before carrying out the triple-murder suicide...
LITTLE ANSE: One local family is continuing to turn a tragedy into a feel good story for the holidays.
On November 13, Carol and Laura Marryatt travelled to
the IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax, via...
STRAIT AREA: A group of residents concerned about the state of health care in Cape Breton held a protest late last week.
On November 16, Capers 4 Healthcare marched across the Canso Causeway just before noon. The group was scheduled...
ST. PETER’S: A women’s wellness retreat in St. Peter’s left attendees with more than a few things to think about.
The free admission event saw women’s health advocates speak and share information on a...
By: Adam McNamara
HALIFAX: The union representing Nova Scotia’s paramedics – International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 727 – resumed their Code Critical program as of July 6.
The program...
ANTIGONISH: Two Black students from the Gerald Schwartz School of Business who provide hair services say they are so grateful to have been provided the opportunity to be able to use their talents to positively impact the...
PORT HOOD: An eco-partnership between the Municipality of Inverness County and Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Cape Breton will bring environmental action to the county.
The partnership focuses on enabling Inverness County residents to...
ANTIGONISH: Enabled by a substation consolidation, the Town of Antigonish, in partnership with StFX University, is proposing to build an electric district heating system.
Mayor Laurie Boucher says over the last few years, they...
By: Raissa Tetanish
DEBERT: “You’re my angel.”
That’s a sentence Crystal Blair has heard on more than
one occasion over the last couple of weeks while offering free meals to
truckers amid...
ANTIGONISH: A local bus program made a difference in the lives of a number of seniors recently.
Local resident Olivia Rossong said she saw an ad posted by the Seniors Getting Involved Association in the fall. She applied for the...