WAYCOBAH: A man was arrested and charged after police found drugs in a residence earlier this week.
At approximately 5 p.m. on January 24, Inverness County District RCMP searched a home in Waycobah. A 31-year-old man was arrested without incident....
HALIFAX: The province will dissolve the seven elected regional school boards in the province.
The government says the changes to the education system will provide more support for students and give communities more input.
"Our singular focus is on improving student...
LITTLE ANSE: Despite having doors slammed in its face for more than a decade, a local group will continue trying to fix an aging breakwater that no longer protects the community.
Constructed in 1948, the breakwater in Little Anse has...
ANTIGONISH: A new on-line tool will make it easier for people to find information on doing business in the Strait region.
On January 22, the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) celebrated the launch of their Economic Development Investment Mapper...
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...