PORT HAWKESBURY: There is widespread agreement that the upcoming legalization of cannabis in October will provide challenges for law enforcement.
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey, a former RCMP officer, said law enforcement has been responding to a product that...
ST. PETER’S: The village of St. Peter’s
looks more colourful and more supportive than ever before, thanks to a
grassroots initiative to show love and support to members of the LGBTQ+
community.
Just a month old, the...
ANTIGONISH: Work has started and will continue through next year to replace the current Port Hastings rotary with a roundabout.
Jamie Chisholm, Director of the Eastern District for the Department of Public Works, told...
ANTIGONISH: Sean Fraser recommends university students have honest conversations about difficult issues with people they don’t share a perspective with.
“Don’t fall into the trap that you have to believe a certain thing, or...
POTLOTEK FIRST NATION: It is expected that funding for the Mi’kmaw Economic Benefits Office will help link Indigenous youth in Cape Breton with jobs of the future.
On Nov. 10, Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary...
GUYSBOROUGH: Nova Scotia’s chief firearms officer 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...
GUYSBOROUGH: The lead investigator into the
deaths of Afghanistan war veteran and his family detailed the chain of events,
including the steps the former soldier took and the level of planning that led
to the triple murder-suicide, on Wednesday at...
MONTREAL, QC: An Isle Madame native who has cultivated an innovative medical practice in Lunenburg over the past 12 years is “humbled” to receive an award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
Dr. David Martell was named...
WHYCOCOMAGH: Representatives with Inverness County were on-hand last week to unveil a new branding, streetscape and façade project for Whycocomagh.
Four years ago the municipality had been approached by the Whycocomagh Development Association to...
ST. PETER’S: The face of this Richmond County community is now permanently changed, with the opening of a new two-lane swing bridge over the official link between the Bras d’Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean.
Vehicle traffic officially began crossing...