PORT HAWKESBURY: The federal government announced funding to make upgrades to the building which houses the local food bank. On Dec. 30, Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway was joined virtually by Port Hawkesbury Mayor...
ANTIGONISH: Parts of Antigonish and Inverness counties were hit hard by the record rainfall which created floods that washed away roads and bridges, and forced residents to evacuate.On Nov. 23, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for...
OTTAWA: Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed that more traps belonging to First Nations fishers were seized in St. Peter’s Bay.Lauren Sankey, Communications Advisor with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, told The Reporter that between Oct. 5 and 15,...
JUDIQUE: The RCMP investigated what they were calling a “fatal collision” on Route 19 in Inverness County.At approximately 8 a.m. on Oct. 2, Inverness County District RCMP, along with emergency response crews, said they were dispatched to...
WEST BAY: Seven people were rescued from a burning boat on the Bras d’Or Lake near West Bay in late July.On July 29, at around 11:22 a.m., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) received a notice that...
ANTIGONISH: A potential merger between the East Coast Credit Union and two of its sister unions didn’t go through as planned. In May, the East Coast Credit Union, along with the Teachers Plus Credit...
STRAIT AREA: Reactions came from across the region after it was confirmed that the remains of 215 Indigenous children were uncovered near a former Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. Members of the Paqtnkek...
PORT HAWKESBURY: RCMP detachments in the region dealt with a rash of thefts. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on May 4, Port Hawkesbury RCMP received a complaint of a break in at the Canadian Tire...
ANTIGONISH: As the new academic year approached, two local post-secondary institutions took slightly different approaches to the way students, faculty and staff return to normal.In anticipation of a return to campus learning, the Nova Scotia Community College...
INVERNESS COUNTY: According to Environment Canada, the Chéticamp area received 50.6 millimetres of precipitation on April 3. The early spring storm knocked out power for thousands and flooded roads and properties around the Strait...




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