HALIFAX: A lawyer representing a group of aging fishermen said a judicial review provides hope. In a Dec. 22 ruling, Federal Court Justice Elizabeth Heneghan found the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) provided...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A family that spent many years in refugee camps during the Civil War in Syria is setting in the Strait area. After spending a decade in refugee camps in Lebanon, members of...
ANTIGONISH: A local recipient of the country’s highest civilian honour says after a life working to make positive change in the lives of women and girls, she said people need to live with an open heart ando...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Although humble, a local pharmacist is proud of the awards he was recently honoured with. NextGen Cape Breton and the Cape Breton Partnership announced Michael Hatt of The Medicine Shoppe in Port...
PORT HAWKESBURY: After hosting a food drive earlier this month, local Emergency Health Services (EHS) personnel hosted a toy drive last week. On Dec. 4, EHS held the Antigonish Food Drive at the Sobeys,...
MAITLAND, COLCHESTER COUNTY: After living through too many painful holiday seasons, one former Strait area resident wants to turn tragedy into positive action. Days before he returned to the Truro mall to hand-out gifts...
HALIFAX: Fixing health care remains Premier Tim Houston’s top priority as he looks to improve the lives of Nova Scotians and entice more newcomers. “If we want to grow the economy of the province...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A fire at a rental property did not result in injuries, but a young family is now homeless. The family of three was displaced by the fire that “extensively damaged” a two-storey...
OTTAWA: Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway is happy that Bill C-4 was approved by the House of Commons. In a press release issued last week, Kelloway said he celebrated the amendment to the Criminal...
PORT HAWKESBURY: As retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond struggled to find the necessary help he desperately needed as his mental health deteriorated in late 2016, the Province of Nova Scotia didn’t offer any culturally-specific mental health programs.




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