ANTIGONISH: Nine days before their annual X-Ring ceremony, officials with StFX University made the decision to transition to a virtual format.
In a media release, Murray Kyte, vice president of advancement, indicated with the...
EVANSTON: The administrator of a local hospital says big plans are in works for the facility.
During a meeting of the Richmond County Seniors’ Council on May 11 at the Riverdale Community Centre, Strait-Richmond Hospital facility manager Cathy Chisholm told...
ST. PETER’S: The St. Peter’s Canal National Historic
Site is set to mark a milestone anniversary this year.
After a 15-year construction phase, preceded by years
of studying its feasibility, the canal opened for the first...
ARICHAT: The community’s historic courthouse has a new owner.
Richmond municipal councillors voted unanimously to approve the sale of the 171-year-old courthouse building to a private developer during the late stages of their most recent monthly council meeting.
According to a...
MULGRAVE: A meeting between Mulgrave town councillors
and the town’s volunteer fire department has started the process of mending
their strained relationship, the mayor says.
A conflict between Darlene Berthier Sampson, Mulgrave’s
Chief Administrative Officer, and Michael...
GUYSBOROUGH: Just two hours before retired
Cpl. Lionel Desmond used a military-style carbine to kill his 52-year-old mother,
31-year-old wife, and 10-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on himself,
the Afghanistan war veteran looked coherent and focused when he purchased...
HALIFAX: Richmond County's former warden is claiming that a current councillor and a former municipal official are among those behind a Facebook group at the centre of a libel suit.
In a notice of action and statement of claim filed...
ANTIGONISH: The federal government is kicking in funding for a local sporting facility.
On July 31, the Government of Canada announced $500,000 in funding for upgrades for StFX University’s Oland Stadium. The money will go toward replacing the stadium’s outdoor...
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HAWKESBURY: Two residents of the town were charged after a break-in and theft
at a business on Granville Street.
On
September 30, members of Inverness District RCMP responded to a call of a break
and enter at...
HALIFAX: Projects at three local schools are part of the province’s five-year school capital plan.
The updated 2020-25 plan was released Feb. 2 and the province is calling for an additional $64.2 million in...