DARTMOUTH: The police have arrested another man in connection
with an unusual incident that took place along Trans-Canada Highway 105
three-years-ago.
On November 1, the RCMP announced the arrest of
37-year-old David James Bishop from Dartmouth in...
ANTIGONISH: The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)
changed a policy that gave eligible patients of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital
access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) services.
The health authority’s vice-president of health
services said although NSHA...
OTTAWA: Two local First Nations communities benefited
from a federal investment supporting infrastructure improvements and
community-driven economic development projects that will help build healthier,
more sustainable communities.
Funding provided to We’koqma’q First Nation allowed
them to upgrade the...
PORT HOOD: For a guy with a Stanley Cup ring and an
Olympic gold medal, not to mention past accolades as a Norris Trophy and Conn
Smythe Trophy winner, Al MacInnis wouldn’t seem the sort of guy to have...
POINT TUPPER: Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) issued a
press release explaining that a fire in one of the woodchip silos on the mill
site didn’t impact production.
PHP said the mill’s Emergency Response Team and the
Louisdale...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Randy Delorey, Antigonish MLA and the
Minister of Health and Wellness, announced funding for $20,000 for the design,
fabrication and installation of new signs on Reeves Street.
Delorey echoed Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda
Chisholm-Beaton’s comments...
GLACE BAY: In his hometown of Glace Bay, long-time Cape
Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner announced he would not seek re-election in the federal
election.
Calling it the worst kept secret in Cape Breton, Cuzner
advised a group...
ARICHAT: Councillors voted 3-2 to terminate the
contract of Richmond County Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kent MacIntyre.
During a special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council,
District 4 councillor Gilbert Boucher introduced a motion to immediately remove
MacIntyre...
ANTIGONISH: In a letter addressed to the campus
community, the president of StFX University announced involuntary lay-offs were
avoided within the Coady International Institute and Dr. June Webber, the vice
president of the institute and extension department would be stepping...
ANTIGONISH: One-third of staff was cut from St. Francis
Xavier University’s Coady International Institute because the university did
not secure federal funding.
The Coady has an operating budget of about $7 million,
and every five years, a...