HALIFAX: Old-growth forests on Crown land, including dozens of parcels around the Strait area, have now been granted provincial government protection.
Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, announced the updated policy which...
HALIFAX: Caregivers Nova Scotia (CNS) is reaching out to French speakers and the Acadian community across the province.
CNS is currently promoting a new French Caregiver Support Group which takes place, via Zoom, on...
INVERNESS: There’s a classic sports analogy from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams; “if you build it, they will come,” and that’s exactly what one entrepreneur is doing, with a bit of a personal twist.
L’ARDOISE: A popular fundraiser for cancer care is back after a two-year hiatus.
On Aug. 20 “Harbour Wars: Alayne’s Legacy” will return to the Little Harbour wharf with proceeds to the Tom MacNeil Cancer...
JOHNSTOWN: According to one of the organizers, this summer’s annual Johnstown Milling Frolic will be one of the last celebrations to be held at the old Johnstown Parish Hall, and they want to go out with a...
STRAIT AREA: The findings from a homelessness count completed throughout Eastern Nova Scotia in November of 2021 were released on August 3 and it highlights a need for housing strategies throughout all counties in Cape Breton Island,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A very successful businesswoman with ties to a local community has left a $2-million legacy gift for the students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) in Port Hawkesbury.
“We had worked...
ST. PETER’S: A local veteran who was recently honoured for his commitment to the air cadet program passed away late last month at the age of 77.
Jim Mullins was born in Halifax in...
HALIFAX: Two lobster processing facilities and their employees helped make a special wish a reality.
Clearwater Cares, in partnership with the Nova Scotia chapter of Make-A-Wish Canada, granted a wish earlier this month to...
ANTIGONISH: For the last number of months, a recent StFX graduate has been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to create arbitrary 3D objects with a 3D printer as part of his honours thesis.