PORT HAWKESBURY: A Nova Scotia groundfish harvester has been fined more than $76,000 and banned from fishing for one year after admitting to illegally catching thousands of pounds of Atlantic halibut during a 2022 test fishery.
STRAIT AREA: As Canadians across the country prepared to mark Remembrance Day, schools in the Strait Region have been taking time to reflect, remember, and give thanks to those who have served and continue to serve Canada.
WEST MABOU BEACH: A proposed golf course development near West Mabou Beach Provincial Park will not move forward, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston confirmed to reporters on Thursday.
"As a government, we're just trying...
ANTIGONISH: A decade after its formation, the Antigonish-based volunteer sponsor group SAFE is celebrating 10 years of helping newcomers build new lives in Nova Scotia — and a new name that reflects its broader mission.
MABOU: A group of young residents in Inverness County got hands-on experience in sewing and upcycling during a special youth workshop as part of Waste Reduction Week.
Seven children, ages 5 to 11, joined...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting the community to come together in celebration of local business success at its annual Fall Dinner and Awards Gala.
The highly anticipated evening, on...
By Stephen Cooke
Multi-award-winning blues-roots songwriter Charlie A’Court opens the Antigonish Jazz Festival weekend with a soulful performance at the Main Street Café on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
ANTIGONISH: As global demand for clean energy technology accelerates, a St. Francis Xavier University geologist is leading pioneering work to uncover sustainable sources of critical minerals in Nova Scotia.
Celeste Cunningham, a professor in...
ANTIGONISH: A unique partnership between St. Francis Xavier University and the Antigonish County District RCMP is giving students the opportunity to support frontline policing through research with direct impacts on public safety.
Since 2021,...
“It’s easy to just go to the field and go home, but if you really want to mold the kids into good players and good people in the community it takes effort and commitment.”