ANTIGONISH: Justice was the theme but everyone had a different take.
Last week, StFX University teamed with the McKenna Centre for Leadership and The Xaverian Weekly to present the John C. Friel X Talk on Justice as part of the...
ANTIGONISH: A show of solidarity and unity, along with elements of defiance, unfolded at StFX University on Friday evening, six nights after violence at a Quebec City mosque took six lives and left 19 others injured.
The auditorium at the...
EAST LAKE AINSLIE: The community turned out in full force over the weekend to celebrate the official launch of a new trail system that brings the Trans-Canada Trail (TCT) project nearly 50 kilometers closer to completion.
The Bealach Breagha Trail,...
GUYSBOROUGH: Traditional African drumming and voices lifted into the air gave way to the unveiling of a unique community project, as the Strait regional school board (SRSB) celebrated African Heritage Month prior to its regular monthly board meeting on...
OTTAWA: A Strait area Member of Parliament says change is needed to improve Employment Insurance (EI) service.
On February 1, Cape Breton-Canso MP Roger Cuzner helped table a report looking at the quality of service for EI. He said a...
HALIFAX: A local community might end up with an interstellar reputation.
Last week, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) hosted an open house at the Canso-Hazel Hill Volunteer Fire Department to discuss the possibility of a rocket launch base in the area.
MLS...
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PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are hunkering down with engineers from Nova Scotia’s Department of Transportation...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A cargo ship moored at this town’s Strait of Canso Superport Corporation (SCSC) pier for the past 14 months is ready for its final inspection but may still be “several weeks” from its formal departure, according to...
ARICHAT: Following a year that saw Richmond County officials wrestle with the proper means of releasing information to the public, Nova Scotia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner met with the county’s municipal council to outline their options.
Catherine Tully addressed last...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Community members and former town council colleagues are still “in shock,” a week after giving their official farewell to former councillor, local businessman and long-time community volunteer Ken Anderson.
A funeral service for Anderson took place at St....