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Nova Scotia reports strong FOIPOP response rate
Province says 91 per cent of information requests completed within legislated timelines
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia had the second-highest compliance...
COMMUNITY
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Coyote killed after visitor bitten in Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Closures remain in place as Parks Canada continues to monitor MacIntosh Brook area
CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS: Parks Canada has killed a coyote in the MacIntosh Brook...
Funding given out and road list submitted
PORT HOOD: Inverness County Council held its regular monthly meeting Thursday, with councillors discussing funding requests, J-Class road priorities and cellular service improvements.
Funding approved for...
Local groups receive funding to help recruit, retain healthcare professionals
ANTIGONISH: Several organizations across the Strait area and Cape Breton are receiving provincial funding aimed at helping communities attract, welcome and retain healthcare professionals.
Twenty-three organizations...
Richmond officials pleased with response to deer initiative
ARICHAT: Richmond municipal officials are pleased with the response to a local initiative aimed at helping address the county’s deer population.
In recent years, residents have...
Inverness County seeking feedback on food access
PORT HOOD: Residents of Inverness County are being asked to share their experiences accessing food as part of the municipality’s latest Feedback Loop survey.
The September...
StFX student’s greenhouse vision grows from campus gardens
ANTIGONISH: What began with a strange-looking cucumber has grown into a vision for a more sustainable campus garden and stronger community food security.
Evan Wilson, a...
Church Street apartment development approved despite neighbourhood concerns
WEST RIVER: Antigonish County council has approved a development agreement that could pave the way for a 40- to 60-unit apartment complex on Church St. Ext., despite opposition from...
‘It’s a serious danger’
Community, RCMP react as video shows car driving over 300 km/h in Antigonish County
By Jack Sponagle
The Advocate
ANTIGONISH:...
SPORTS
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Cape Breton West Islanders sitting pretty in first place
MEMBERTOU: The Sydney Rush have struggled in Nova Scotia U18 Major play this season, but the Cape Breton West Islanders made sure...
Cabot Highlanders bounce back on Sunday
PORT HAWKESBURY: Saturday brought a setback for the Cabot Highlanders, but the local U16 AAA team responded Sunday with a convincing win...
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Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton is really the only event that spans two columns over the run of a year, and it's still worth noting that as it enters the home stretch leading to Saturday’s...
This coming weekend is Thanksgiving, but it's more like Christmas for fans of driving fiddles, swirling bagpipes, ethereal Irish harps and spine-tingling singing as Celtic Colours International Festival takes over Cape Breton and welcomes performers and visitors...
Now that we’re past that sometimes awkward transition from summer into fall, and we’re fully into a period of frost warnings and vibrant leaf hues, the region’s venues are posting up some great autumn shows that should...
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Atlantic small businesses pay up to 146 per cent more in...
New report exposes property tax system stacked against small businesses
Small businesses across Atlantic Canada are paying a built-in...
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After 59 years, Georgie’s Garage bids farewell
Ashley Martell of Timeless Flowers and Gifts brought George Boudreau some gifts and many other community members stopped by to wish...
