ANTIGONISH: Retroactive RCMP pay is being placed on the backs of the municipalities that utilize their services.
In a recent announcement, the federal government announced it wouldn’t be on the hook for covering the...
PORT HOOD: The circumstances surrounding the death of a
blue whale that washed ashore on Colindale beach remain unclear, and as a full
necropsy is unable to be performed on the animal, no answers are forthcoming.
ST. PETER’S: A funeral service was held last week for a well-known Richmond County businessman and community volunteer.
Alexander Morrison passed away on March 24 at the age of 95. Morrison is being remembered by his neighbours for the ways...
HALIFAX: As the public hearings examining April 2020’s mass shooting rampage shift to focus on how and why the massacre happened, some family members of those killed are concerned the fact-finding phase didn’t go deep enough.
ST. PETER’S: The St. Peter’s Canal National Historic
Site is set to mark a milestone anniversary this year.
After a 15-year construction phase, preceded by years
of studying its feasibility, the canal opened for the first...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A family that spent many years in refugee camps during the Civil War in Syria is setting in the Strait area.
After spending a decade in refugee camps in Lebanon, members of...
ANTIGONISH: For the last number of months, a recent StFX graduate has been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to create arbitrary 3D objects with a 3D printer as part of his honours thesis.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Just over a month after launching its regular Sunday services, the Strait area’s new Pentecostal church is launching a full slate of activities for children, young adults and other local residents.
Twice-monthly free suppers for community college students,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Two community public transportation
services had to temporarily suspended their services until further notice.
Strait Area Transit (SAT) serving Inverness County,
Richmond County and the Town of Port Hawkesbury, along with Antigonish
Community Transit (ACT)...
MABOU: The group 100 Women Who Care Rural Cape Breton is back.
After a two-year hiatus, the volunteer group will make a sizeable annual donation to a worthy organization next month.