Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The country's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May. Statistics Canada says it rose by a tenth of a percentage points to 6.2 percent. Year-over-year, unemployment is up 0.9 percent. The country ...

Passenger numbers on the Nova Scotia-to-Maine ferry continue to trend up. Over 23,000 have booked for travel this year, that's up over 3,500 from this time in 2023. Nearly 2,900 passengers have alread...

Big trades between Atlantic QMJHL rivals. The Halifax Mooseheads sent defenseman Dylan MacKinnon and forward Markus Vidicek to the Moncton Wildcats. The Moose get back forward Shawn Carrier and a numb...

A 21-year old man is facing weapons and drug charges in Shelburne County. On Sunday night RCMP say a man allegedly pointed a gun at another man outside a residence in Jordan Branch. No shots were fire...

The Wedgeport Legion will hold a D-Day service. It's happening Thursday at 11 a.m. at the legion. Organizer Andre Boudreau says they're hoping for a big turnout. "We'll talk about the events of D-Day,...

The province is giving diversion funding to 14 organizations. It helps those who are homeless or at risk with things like overdue power bills and rent. Seven organizations in the HRM will receive fund...

Twenty-two-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale was not in Shelburne Provincial Court in Barrington Wednesday morning. His lawyer Phil Star requested additional disclosure from the Crown befor...

Help is on the way for community based mental health and addictions programs. The province says applications for grants to organizations are open until July 5, and the funding should be awarded this f...

Two arrests after an elver seizure in Dartmouth. A truck was also seized, along with 60 kilograms of the baby eels, valued up to $350,000. The seizure happened at a ground transport facility on Friday...

The Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame class of 2024 has been announced. Two athletes from North Preston headline the inductees, boxer Kirk Johnson and CFL defensive back Dwayne Provo. Olympic paddler Le...