OTTAWA: Sean Fraser has joined a group of entrepreneurs, activists, researchers, artists, political leaders, and other leaders under the age of 40 who are committed to making a positive contribution to the world.
The...
HALIFAX: Public hearings probing April 2020’s mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia are putting a spotlight on major missteps by the RCMP that might have lessened the tragedy or averted it altogether.
Two major...
ANTIGONISH: The warden for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish says he was unaware of a social skills program operating locally until a presentation was made to council.
The presentation made by new...
HALIFAX: A local Lyme disease advocacy group is urging the province to take a more proactive stance on the sometimes-debilitating illness spread by black-legged ticks.
The Nova Scotia Lyme Advocacy Group made a pitch...
HALIFAX: As the public hearings examining April 2020’s mass shooting rampage shift to focus on how and why the massacre happened, some family members of those killed are concerned the fact-finding phase didn’t go deep enough.
PORT HAWKESBURY: A federal lawyer has defended the role of Veterans Affairs Canada in the lead up to the triple murder-suicide that rocked the small, tight-knit, historically Black community of Upper Big Tracadie on Jan. 3, 2017.
MONTRÉAL, PQ.: The president and CEO of the Trans Canada Trail says a sweet partnership with a local Antigonish-based chocolate company marks the trail’s 30th anniversary and brings with it a line of bars that highlight the...
ANTIGONISH: Consultations for the inaugural independent review of the Accessibility Act launched last month in an attempt to build a more equitable and accessible province by 2030.
On April 21, it was announced Katie...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Women’s Place hosted its annual Denim Day on April 27; a day that is marked to help sexual assault survivors combat trauma and raise community awareness.
During the gathering,...
ANTIGONISH: St. Martha’s Regional Hospital offers a unique recycling program in its operating room (OR), something that is getting high praise from Antigonish Town Council.
During the regular monthly town council meeting on April...