BADDECK: Near noon on July 26, a 47-year-old man who was cycling in Northern Cape Breton lost control of his bicycle and was involved in a serious collision. This occurred on White Point Road, a steep hill with several...
DARTMOUTH: Nova Scotia RCMP wants to warn people who are using illegal drugs that what they are taking may contain dangerous cutting agents which could lead to serious harm or death.   “With illegal drugs, you can’t be sure of what...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power is warning that anyone taking the risk of stealing copper wire from their equipment is putting themself at risk of severe injury or death by doing so. The company has been the target of a rash...
MIDDLE RIVER: At 8:42 p.m. on August 11, Victoria County RCMP received a call from two hikers indicating they had become lost on the Gairloch Mountain in Middle River. One hiker was a 26-year-old man, and the other was a...
LENNOX PASSAGE: News that repairs for the Lennox Passage Bridge have gone to tender has left Cape Breton-Richmond’s MLA breathing a sigh of relief. “The rehabilitation of the bridge is long overdue,” Alana Paon told  The Reporter  late last week,...
FREDERICTON: The quiet, residential Brookside Drive in Fredericton’s north end was a deadly scene of chaos during the province’s second ever mass shooting Friday morning.   After the hour-long echoing of gunshots, four people were pronounced dead in the province’s capital,...
WHYCOCOMAGH– Municipal councillors in Inverness County are awaiting details on a recent study of their municipal water systems, while offering financial support to one of the largest water users in the system serving the Judique area. At their latest regular...
WHYCOCOMAGH: On the heels of concerns aired by municipal councillors at their latest regular monthly meeting, Inverness County officials are hoping representatives from the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) can answer questions related to J-class roads...
WHYCOCOMAGH: The electronic speed-monitoring signs that greet motorists travelling along Trans-Canada Highway 105 through this Inverness County community could soon appear in other parts of the municipality. During this month’s regular monthly meeting of Inverness Municipal Council, held at Whycocomagh’s...
ARICHAT: Council held-off on one grant request and denied another during a special meeting on August 1. During a special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council in Arichat, the Dr. Kingston Memorial Health Centre made a regional/health/general grant request for $25,000...




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