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Retired Sergeant Tyson Matthew Bowen of Lorne, Pictou County passed away at the Aberdeen Hospital in the early hours of Sept. 3 at the age of 35.
Bowen was described in his obituary as...
Readers of The
Reporter did not have to go far to find some hopeful holiday
stories.
The spirit of the season started early as on November
13, Carol and Laura Marryatt travelled to the IWK Children’s Hospital...
After 66 years in the priesthood and after recently turning 93 years of age, Father Hughie D. MacDonald has decided to retire.
Fr. MacDonald said his plan is to continue working until living space becomes available at the facility which...
Although his recovery will take time, and he is still suffering the effects of his injury, Anthony MacDonald’s story of resilience and the community’s response are inspiring in every sense of the word.
A...
Two recent cases where dying Strait area residents were unable to receive even an acceptable level of palliative care show how sick the healthcare system really is.
Last month, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon questioned Premier Stephen McNeil and Health...
A bit of outside-the-box thinking might go a long way toward remedying the issue of wharves in Port Hood and on Port Hood Island.
The wharves were dealt something of a death blow on December 16 of last year when...
While it has not been perfect, nor should it be expected to attain perfection, the response to the rise in COVID-19 cases has been appropriate.
For the past two weeks, daily cases counts have...
While provincial officials plan a permanent fix for the
dangerous Highway 4 intersection at Beech Hill Road, hopefully temporary
measures can be taken to ensure there are no more serious collisions.
On November 9 at around...
Despite concerns from municipal officials across Nova Scotia, the provincial government has decided to proceed with elections this fall, and if a large second wave of COVID-19 infection takes place, that will severely undermine the democratic process.