ANTIGONISH: On a campaign stop in Antigonish on July 21, Premier Iain Rankin said an elected Liberal government will continue twinning efforts along Highway 104, creating a safer highway from Antigonish to Port Hawkesbury.
INVERNESS COUNTY: A local municipality could be among those added to a new program between the federal government and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
On July 16, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans...
HALIFAX: Hospitals in the region were approved for provincial funding.
On July 15, the provincial government confirmed it is investing $7.6 million in equipment upgrades, including new diagnostic, imaging and monitoring equipment.
STRAIT AREA: For the second time since 2003, the province will have a summer election.
Premier Iain Rankin officially dropped the writ on July 17, after meeting with Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc to dissolve the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) Society was approved for a non-repayable contribution from the federal government to expand its operation.
On July 15, Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway announced a non-repayable contribution...
CREIGNISH: The lack of reliable internet service in Inverness County has a number of locals hot under the collar.
“It’s hard to believe this is the case after all these years,” said John MacNeil,...
ANTIGONISH: Concerns over the state of Old Maryvale Road have been heard by Minister of Transportation and Active Transit Lloyd Hines, but nothing is scheduled to be done about it.
During Antigonish County’s regular...
PORT HASTINGS: Nova Scotia’s NDP are claiming the governing Liberals are only pretending to care about important issues as the provincial election gets underway.
The day before Premier Iain Rankin called a provincial election...
HALIFAX: English and French stop signs will be going up in some Nova Scotian communities this summer.
In a press release issued earlier this month, the province said it will begin putting up bilingual...
STRAIT AREA: The Strait Richmond Housing Matters Coalition wants to get a handle on the extent of the housing crisis in the region.
“Right now, what we have is anecdotal, and really it’s not...