Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A milestone for Scotian Shores. After yesterday's clean-up of Yarmouth Bar, they hit the one million pounds cleaned mark. Angela Riley founded the group in 2020, and says they reached a 10-year goal i...

One of five hockey players accused in a sexual assault scandal has turned himself in. Reports say former Ottawa Senator Alex Formenton, a member of Canada's 2018 World Junior squad has surrendered to ...

It wasn't the road trip the Yarmouth Mariners wanted. They fell 7-3 to league-leading Summerside on Saturday night, and were shutout 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Amherst. William Forbes stopped 47 shots in...

It's a nice day to stay inside, as our first nor'easter of the season has arrived. It came ashore in southwestern Nova Scotia late Sunday night, making Monday morning's commute an awful mess. All scho...

Consolidation could be coming for three municipal units in Shelburne County. The idea will be discussed between the town and municipality, and the Town of Lockeport. Warden Penny Smith says they aren'...

Positives and negatives in a new report on Mariners Centre expansion. The report gathered public feedback from sessions held in December. It found many were pleased to see it as a stand-alone structur...

A charity hockey game is coming up in Barrington. The Southwest Storm Junior C club will host Barrington Ice Dogs alumni on Sunday. It's happening at the Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena at 3 p.m. Admissi...

Three Yarmouth County fishing vessels have been destroyed by fire. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pembroke wharf. Yarmouth fire chief Mike Deveau says the call initially came in as a ca...

How will a cap on international students affect our province? Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong says they need more information from the federal government. "For us to fully understand and get a ...

RCMP looking for a suspect after a pair of thefts in western Nova Scotia. The first happened late Tuesday night at a business on Prince William Street in Digby. Police say the suspect entered through ...