PORT HAWKESBURY: A federal lawyer has defended the role of Veterans Affairs Canada in the lead up to the triple murder-suicide that rocked the small, tight-knit, historically Black community of Upper Big Tracadie on Jan. 3, 2017.
MONTRÉAL, PQ.: The president and CEO of the Trans Canada Trail says a sweet partnership with a local Antigonish-based chocolate company marks the trail’s 30th anniversary and brings with it a line of bars that highlight the...
ANTIGONISH: Consultations for the inaugural independent review of the Accessibility Act launched last month in an attempt to build a more equitable and accessible province by 2030.
On April 21, it was announced Katie...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Women’s Place hosted its annual Denim Day on April 27; a day that is marked to help sexual assault survivors combat trauma and raise community awareness.
During the gathering,...
ANTIGONISH: St. Martha’s Regional Hospital offers a unique recycling program in its operating room (OR), something that is getting high praise from Antigonish Town Council.
During the regular monthly town council meeting on April...
ANTIGONISH: A lifelong resident of Antigonish has provided the St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation (SMRHF) the largest single donation in its history.
In the late taxi driver’s will, John MacLellan left a legacy gift...
By: Adam McNamara
HALIFAX: On April 7, the province of Nova Scotia introduced legislation recognizing Mi’kmaw as Nova Scotia’s official first language.
A press release from the Department of L’nu...
HALIFAX: The independent commissioners investigating April 2020’s mass shooting rampage ended last week’s public hearings with a moment of silence to remember the 22 people killed and offered assurances the probe is far from finished.
INVERNESS COUNTY: A long-time volunteer, school board chair, and educator died last week.
On April 5, former Strait Regional School Board Chair Mary Jess MacDonald passed away.
According to her obituary,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town councillors were shocked at some of the child poverty statistics they reviewed.
During the regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on April 5, Jim Mustard made a presentation on...