STRAIT AREA: With the fishing season underway for some
and delayed for others, a national federation of fish harvesters wants the
concerns of its members addressed.
Last week, the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters’
Federation (CIFHF) called on...
HALIFAX: On the day Nova Scotia recorded its first day with no new cases of COVID-19 and 11 weeks after the province identified its first case, the province announced the lifting of more public health restrictions.
HALIFAX: A recent Supreme Court ruling
on the beneficiary of a life insurance policy has shed some light on the events
of a tragic 2017 triple murder suicide.
Cpl. Lionel Desmond, a former rifleman
with the 2nd...
TRURO: A suspect was arrested and charged following a series of motor vehicle thefts in Inverness County.
The
RCMP said a 30-year-old New Waterford man is facing several charges following
four separate vehicle thefts starting in Inverness County and
ending...
STRAIT AREA: A long anticipated milestone has arrived.
Today, Canada becomes the first G7 nation to legalize the use of cannabis for recreational purposes, and in Nova Scotia 12 Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) outlets, including Antigonish, will provide cannabis.
The...
WEST MABOU: The co-chair of the Margaree Environmental Association says he doesn’t believe half of the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park should be allocated for a new 18-hole golf course.
Neal Livingston, who also...
PETIT DE GRAT: A project examining the viability of establishing a seaweed aquaculture industry in Cape Breton received funding from the federal government last week.
On February 12 at Université Sainte-Anne in Petit de Grat, Cape Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner...
MABOU: As high school students, they boarded with local families or adhered to strict schedules under the watchful eyes of the sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent.
As adults, they returned to Mabou to share their experiences of attending St. Joseph’s...
HALIFAX: As COVID-19 cases tick upwards in the Strait area, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) issued potential exposure advisories for more businesses.
There is a new potential exposure advisory for Staples, at 36...
OTTAWA: A controversial decision to award 25 per cent of the lucrative arctic surf clam quota to a company led by a New Brunswick First Nation and their industry partner has been reversed by the Department of Fisheries and...