INVERNESS: More than a dozen food-focused initiatives across Inverness County are receiving a combined $190,000 in provincial funding aimed at improving access to nutritious food and supporting community-based programs.
The investment, announced March 31...
PORT HAWKESBURY: After dropping their final round-robin game, the Quad County Whitecaps Teal were left needing help to advance to the championship final at the U18AA Female Provincial Championship.
The team’s hopes rested on...
Little Narrows - Work is progressing in Little Narrows as CGC Inc. works on completing their $104 million revitalization project, which will see mining operations back at the quarry before the end of this year.
Baddeck - The Alderwood Rest Home in Baddeck, N.S. has made an announcement of a possible strike after CUPE and the provincial government failed to come to a deal last month.
On March 25,...
PORT HOOD: Early discussions are underway to hash out the possible reopening of the Port Hastings Visitor Information Centre (VIC), with Cape Breton municipalities exploring a collaborative approach to operate the facility.
Inverness County...
Carolyn Ann Dermody’s next appearance is scheduled for mid-April, when there will be an update on the status of the defence counsel and discussion of next steps in this matter.
Big Bras d’Or –...
Cape North – After having to delay their launch for one week, due to farming operations and scheduling, the Cape North Food Sharing Initiative will be holding their first distribution of produce on April 9 at the...
By Drake Lowthers
ANTIGONISH: Distance runner Caroline Ash and basketball standout DJ Jackson were named St. Francis Xavier University’s student-athletes of the year at the school’s annual athletics awards gala.
Ash,...
HALIFAX: The minimum wage in Nova Scotia has increased to $16.75 per hour as of April 1, marking the latest step in a series of incremental raises tied to inflation.
The new rate represents...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia legislature has reopened its doors to the public, but with stricter rules for visitors in the galleries after recent disruptions during the spring sitting.
Effective immediately, members of the public...