By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Guysborough Journal
GUYSBOROUGH: A nationwide postal strike has forced the Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) to suspend its borrow-by-mail and interlibrary loan programs, halting crucial...
By Chloe Hannan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Guysborough Journal
GUYSBOROUGH: On Sept. 9, MODG staff participated in an AI training session designed to build awareness about how the rapidly developing technology could...
ANTIGONISH: On a quiet evening each month at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, a single candle is lit. Its glow is small, but it shines in the centre of a circle where words once too heavy to carry...
RIVER BOURGEOIS: At 92 years old, Alcantra Landry has worn many hats throughout his life, and although lighthouse keeper was never one of them, lighthouses have been a guiding presence in his story.
A...
ANTIGONISH: Budding paleontologists, future forecasters, rockhounds, and climate detectives spent their summer exploring the world beneath their feet – and above their heads – through St. Francis Xavier University’s first-ever earth science summer camps.
CAPE BRETON: Alfred Wallace “Alfie” MacLeod, a long-serving Nova Scotia politician known for his work as a Progressive Conservative MLA and for his tenure as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has died.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Fifty years ago, a small group of determined community members in Port Hawkesbury came together with a bold and compassionate vision: to create a place where individuals with disabilities could be supported, valued, and included...
HAVRE BOUCHER: Emergency crews responded to a serious incident on Highway 104 near Exit 38 in Havre Boucher, after a tractor-trailer struck an overpass and jackknifed.
The crash was reported at 9:17 p.m. on...
POMQUET: A devastating early-morning house fire in Pomquet has claimed a life, and Antigonish County District RCMP, alongside partnering agencies, are continuing their investigation.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, shortly after 5:30 a.m., RCMP officers,...
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cape Breton Post
MEMBERTOU: Membertou First Nation’s long-time Chief Terry Paul is among the first people appointed to a powerful, new Indigenous Advisory Council promised...