PORT HAWKESBURY: Members of St. Joseph’s Parish in Port Hawkesbury are holding their annual St. Joseph’s Summertime Closet, on August 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event which has free household items...
PETIT-DE-GRAT: The MP for Cape Breton-Canso says he is proud four new, 44-foot vessels will be built in rural Cape Breton to replace four, aging regional small vessels that will no longer be operational for the Department...
STRAIT AREA: The Backyard Astronomer says the northeastern sky will be producing 60 to 80 meteors an hour during the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower this weekend.
Gary Boyle, who is a retired...
POINT MICHAUD: Beaches in the strait area are becoming more accessible due to more Mobi-cats and Mobi-chairs being placed around the area.
Mobi-mats and Mobi-chairs help people with special needs, people in a wheelchair...
Respected educator founded Antigonish Badminton Club
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH: A long-time educator who pioneered a thriving badminton community in Antigonish is being remembered not only for developing talented athletes for...
Peak season for medicine tours currently underway
ST PETER’S: The Canal Landing was originally built to serve as a gateway for tourism into Potlotek, now it’s becoming a tourism hub where stronger partnerships...
HALIFAX: Year-end financial results indicate the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) is reporting a 6.0 per cent increase in earnings to $284.7 million. Total sales for the year were $860.7 million, with beverage sales hitting $749.5 million,...
INVERNESS: A man who was in medical distress at an Inverness business later died in hospital.
On July 14 at approximately 1 a.m., Inverness County District RCMP responded to a report of a man...
FRENCH RIVER: Joe MacDonald has a lot less to worry about now.
As Fire Chief of Barneys River Fire Department, MacDonald has advocated tirelessly for his vision of a safer highway to become a...
ANTIGONISH: The federal and provincial governments are investing just north of $3.5 million in water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades that will help the Town of Antigonish and the Municipality of the County of Antigonish prepare for future...