PICTOU: Three events were scheduled to honour the memory of those who served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion. The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia has partnered with the Department of National Defence...
GUYSBOROUGH: Nova Scotia’s chief firearms office doesn’t have the authority to ask for an additional medical opinion after reinstating a firearms licence, unless the applicant gets flagged by the RCMP, a doctor, or a citizen from the community.
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Halifax-based Occupational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic that retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond tried to access mental health services through now doesn’t require their patients to have a family doctor before receiving their services.
ANTIGONISH: While the hot summer sun is usually public enemy number one for an ice cream cone, it’s keeping one local ice cream shop running. Happy Cones is a solar-powered ice cream trailer created,...
GUYSBOROUGH: Traditional African drumming and voices lifted into the air gave way to the unveiling of a unique community project, as the Strait regional school board (SRSB) celebrated African Heritage Month prior to its regular monthly board meeting on...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury is preparing to welcome several new businesses to the community in the near future. At a public hearing on May 1, Port Hawkesbury Town Council voted to rezone a property at 100 Reeves...
WE’KOQMA’Q FIRST NATION: After 405 days of remaining tight-lipped, the RCMP have finally provided their first update on the suspicious death of Cassidy Bernard. The father of Cassidy’s twin daughters, 20-year-old Dwight Austin Isadore of Wagmatcook First...
PAQ’TNKEK: First Nations and municipal leaders came together last week for a historic celebration of friendship. A ceremony to mark the signing of a Friendship Accord between the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation and the Municipality and the County of Antigonish took...
DARTMOUTH: Over $775,000 from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund will go to support the Canadian Women’s Wellness Initiative and Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia for projects focusing on treatment and recovery. Minister of Veterans Affairs...
ANTIGONISH: It would be hard to find anyone in the Strait area who hasn’t heard of, or been in contact with, “Father Hughie D.” Rev. Hugh Donald MacDonald passed away at the Port Hawkesbury...




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