Premier Tim Houston has recently taken to Mi’kmaq communities like a wolf in a very confused sheep costume – loud, alarming, and entirely miscast. His latest performance? Warning residents that illegal cannabis dispensaries are teeming with fentanyl...
L’ARDOISE: The 2842 L’Ardoise Legion Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps marked a significant milestone last week, celebrating its 50th anniversary of service to youth in the community.
Captain Allison Martell, the unit’s commanding officer,...
ANTIGONISH: The memory of a beloved St. Francis Xavier University graduate, employee and community advocate will continue to support future generations of students through a newly created bursary in her honour.
StFX has announced...
HALIFAX: A former Strait Area resident and three Cape Bretoners have been recognized with the province’s highest honour for acts of courage.
At a ceremony held in Halifax on Jan. 15, Premier Tim Houston...
ADDINGTON FORKS: A 40-year-old Antigonish County man has died following an early morning single-vehicle ATV crash in Addington Forks.
Antigonish County District RCMP say emergency responders were called to the 0–100 block of Addington...
PORT HOOD: Fresh off the first regular council meeting of 2026, Inverness County Warden Bonny MacIsaac says the municipality is poised to build on the progress made during council’s first full year in office.
SYDNEY: For Kendall Doiron, the road to representing Canada at the U18 Women’s World Championship was long, winding, and deeply personal – often literally.
Before she could even spell “hockey,” the Doiron family was...
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Representatives from Build Nova Scotia met with Antigonish County Council, alongside provincial and federal officials, to discuss ongoing and planned improvements to cellular coverage across the county.
According to information posted on...
Pomquet Forks residents urged to shelter in place
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Shortly after 12:20 p.m. today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) issued a public safety advisory for residents of Pomquet Forks, Antigonish County, following...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Calder Brandon Richard Williams has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a former intimate partner, along with related offences including assault, uttering threats, and breaching probation.
The sentencing for the 40-year-old was handed...