ANTIGONISH: A pair of local councils is supporting a municipal partner in a drive to change signage at the Canso Causeway.
Last week, both Antigonish Town and County Councils offered their support for a letter issued by Port Hawkesbury Town...
SYDNEY: A year-and-a-half after employment services centres across the province were united under Nova Scotia Works, the organization is reflecting on how the change has impacted local job seekers.
January marks the 18-month anniversary of Nova Scotia’s newly restructured employment...
BALLANTYNE’S COVE: The search is on for an Antigonish County man who was last seen on Sunday.
Patrick MacDonald, 53, was last seen on January 21 at 2:30 p.m., and he hasn't been seen since. His family and police are...
MABOU: The saga of Cabot Golf’s local development continued last week as an official with the provincial government confirmed a meeting took place between developers and the province relating to a golf course being set up in the area...
STRAIT AREA: Doctors Nova Scotia (DNS) taking a closer look at how family physicians in the province are compensated for their work.
On January 6, more than 25 family doctors from throughout the province met in Dartmouth to discuss what...
By: Marjorie Simmins
ISLE MADAME: It all started with giving up television for a year.
In 1991, when Isle Madame-based sisters Myra and Eliza Hyland were 11 and five years old respectively, their father, Frederick Hyland said he’d give them each...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Traffic remains reduced to one lane over a bridge located just south of Port Hood.
“In early December 2017, a bridge inspection revealed a number of broken piles on the right lane of the bridge towards Port Hood,”...
HALIFAX: A representative from Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) explained the results of an investigation into an incident involving a local youth that occurred last summer.
On January 12, SiRT released a report clearing the RCMP following an...
ANTIGONISH: A new program is looking at reducing local homelessness.
“A Roof Over Your Head,” a federally funded program supported by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) and the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), is being introduced in Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: Mental health services at a local university received a boost last week.
On January 17, Bell’s Let’s Talk Community Fund donated $20,000 for mental health initiatives at StFX University, including support training of an additional Mental Health First Aid...