ARICHAT: Richmond council is maintaining its opposition to sponsoring participants wanting to attend an upcoming Female Leadership School. During Richmond Municipal Council’s committee-of-the-whole meeting tonight in Arichat, district 5 councillor Jason MacLean requested that the issue...
ANTIGONISH: Provincial health officials have started testing for cases of tuberculosis after an individual connected to East Antigonish Education Centre in Monastery tested positive for the disease. Dr. Lynda Earle, acting medical health officer with the Nova...
DARTMOUTH: An RCMP investigation into bones found last spring in Arichat determined that a human tooth was part of the remains.  “The bones located were determined to be non-human,” RCMP Public Information Officer Cpl....
HALIFAX: The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) has confirmed the closure of a bridge on Isle Madame. On Monday, the DTIR issued a traffic advisory that Port Royal Bridge on Port Royal Road is closed until further notice....
ARICHAT: An Isle Madame company is part of a group which was recently awarded a new fishery license. On February 21, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, announced that a new license for Arctic Surf Clam will be issued to...
ARICHAT: A local health care facility is undergoing changes in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency department at St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre in Arichat is now designated as an Urgent Care Centre...
MOUNT CAMERON: The Municipality of the County of Antigonish passed a motion to enter into a development agreement for a multi-unit apartment building, adding another senior’s living complex to the Mount Cameron area. The...
HALIFAX: A Dalhousie University professor thinks a recent incident where a young woman was reportedly bitten by a shark off Inverness County may have involved a white shark. On Aug. 13, a woman was...
ST. PETER’S: Police expect to lay more charges following an incident here last week. On Jan. 18, Richmond County District RCMP said they received a complaint of a man who was in a store...
ANTIGONISH: StFX University will formally welcome its 19th President and Vice Chancellor, Dr. Andy Hakin, during the President’s Installation at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 5. Dr. Andy Hakin assumed the role of president...




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