ANTIGONISH: For their exemplary and distinguished service, StFX University will award two individuals with honorary degrees during their upcoming Spring Convocation on May 7.
Former Coady Institute Director and international development leader, John Gaventa,...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Councillor Laurie
Cranton will sit at the head of the table when it comes to the Built
Environment Standard Development Committee.
“The big goal will be to review the building code and
look...
HALIFAX: As a result of funding assistance from the federal government and partnerships with various groups, the province announced more land that will be protected.
The federal government’s Canada Nature Fund Target 1 Challenge...
GUYSBOROUGH: The preliminary phase of the Fatality
Inquiry looking into what caused retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond to kill his
mother, wife and 10-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on himself, began
May 21 more than two years after the tragic...
HALIFAX: The appointment of a new Crown attorney in Antigonish was announced August 3, by the Public Prosecution Service.
Jonathan Gavel will be the new Crown attorney in Antigonish and Sara Wilson will work out of Shelburne.
“Both Ms. Wilson and...
MABOU: The province’s privacy commissioner wants to provide Nova Scotians with the tools they need to access public information.
Last week, the Alexander Doyle Public library hosted an information session by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)...
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...
CANSO: Thanks to unusually warm waters, and plenty of prey in the North Atlantic off Canso, fishermen from around the province are calling it a record-breaking year for local landings of the fabled Bluefin Tuna.
HALIFAX: Despite concerns from municipal officials across Nova Scotia, the provincial government has decided to proceed with elections this fall.
In a letter dated May 13, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Chuck Porter...
SYDNEY: A group of clever business owners in Whycocomagh have inspired a clever group of business people in Sydney to take on the challenge of bringing folks to Cape Breton Island.
“The Farmer’s Daughter had a tremendous amount of social...