LITTLE ANSE: One local family continues to turn a tragedy into a good news story for the holidays.
On November 20, Carol Hayne and her daughter Laura Marryatt travelled to the IWK Children’s Hospital...
STRAIT AREA: Sean Fraser says he found it moving to witness Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s virtual address to Parliament.
The Immigration Minister and Central Nova MP was referring to Zelensky’s appeal last week for...
ANTIGONISH: An employee at the R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home in Antigonish tested positive for COVID-19.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Robert Strang told a press briefing in Halifax all residents and staff in Antigonish were...
PORT HAWKESBURY: With the full roll-out of SchoolsPlus
across the province, local education officials marked the fifth anniversary of
the program in all Strait area schools.
On October 10, the Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development...
ANTIGONISH: The centerpiece of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Antigonish has moved locations.
The First World War monument, which had been located in Chisholm Park, was moved to Columbus Field on September 15 to...
PETIT DE GRAT: With funding on the way for research and facility upgrades, plans are being made at the Petit de Grat campus of Université Sainte-Anne.
In a Facebook post on June 3, the...
ANTIGONISH: A local university student received both praise and funding following a recent pitch competition.
StFX entrepreneurship student Hannah Chisholm recently won the 100 Seeds Atlantic pitch competition and claimed the top prize of $10,000. Chisholm will use the money...
WEST BAY: Tanja Welz has a thick German accent, is a recognized domestic teacher, used to dance ballet in the theatre in Hannover, managed three high-end saloons in Bremen and wasn’t a part of a farm family before moving...
HALIFAX: More summer festivals in the Strait area have
been cancelled.
Due to the current pandemic, Festival of the Strait
2020 has been cancelled.
“The safety of our committee, suppliers, attendees and
everyone involved...
ANTIGONISH:
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has hit home.
An
employee at the R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home in Antigonish has tested positive
for COVID-19.
“Once
we were notified of a case within our staff,...