Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A session on affordability in Yarmouth. It's happening Monday at 7 p.m. at Meadowfields School, and is hosted by the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Leader and Yarmouth MLA Zach Churchill says the cost-of-...

A local student is going to win a scholarship through Divert Nova Scotia. The 'Champion of the Environment' scholarship will grant $2,500 to a Grade 12 student in Yarmouth or Digby county. There is al...

Two people died in separate collisions in Cumberland County. They happened within an hour of each other Monday afternoon. The first collision was a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 61-year...

The Southwest Storm are looking to add another trophy to the case. They're heading to Miramichi for the Maritime Junior C Hockey Championship. The Storm won the tournament last year, and are the three...

A 38-year old man has been charged with firearms offences after an emergency alert was issued. The Bible Hill man was arrested in the community Friday after the alert in Colchester, Cumberland and Pic...

The province's opposition leader is concerned about the privacy of Nova Scotians. Zach Churchill is reacting to news that a former Nova Scotia Health employee 'inappropriately' accessed the personal h...

The elver issue is a hot topic on Parliament Hill. Opposition fisheries critic Rick Perkins made a motion at a recent committee meeting to have government open the lucrative elver fishery on May 1. Go...

A suspicious fire in Clare is under investigation. It happened at a commercial building in Saulnierville around 3 a.m. Friday. When Meteghan RCMP and firefighters arrived, the building was fully engul...

The province's minister of justice has apologized for his comments on domestic violence. Brad Johns told reporters yesterday he didn't think the issue was an epidemic Johns was answering a question on...

We're hearing long line-ups are forming at gas stations. Regular gas is reportedly going up nearly 10 cents a litre at midnight. That would put the price of regular between $1.85 and $1.90 in Nova Sco...