Author Archives: Kevin Northup

It was the best regular season ever for the Yarmouth Mariners. They finished it off with a back-and-forth 7-5 win over the Pictou County Crushers Saturday night in front of a season-high 1,345 fans at...

Cape Breton Regional Police arrested a 'person of interest' after a shooting in Sydney Mines. The 20-year old was arrested on other, unrelated charges, including failure to comply with a release order...

The Southwest Storm split the first two games of their playoff series against Eastern Shore in Barrington. The Thunder took Game 1 on Saturday night 3-2. But the Storm rebounded for a 4-1 win yesterda...

The STFX X-Men came close, but couldn't win the national men's basketball final in Halifax. They fell 109-104 in double-overtime to the Carleton Ravens in the championship game of the U SPORTS Final 8...

The Southwest Storm start their playoff run tomorrow night. They'll face Eastern Shore in Game 1 of the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League semifinal series at 7 p.m. in Barrington. The Storm ar...

The Yarmouth Mariners organization will soon become a non-profit society. Team owners shared financial details with sponsors this week, and revealed that they won't make a profit this year. Co-owner J...

The province wants to know what matters to municipalities when it comes to the CAT ferry. They've sent a letter to units in Southwestern Nova Scotia as they prepare the first steps of a 'broad economi...

The Yarmouth Mariners won their final road game of the regular season last night. They beat the Pictou County Crushers 4-3 for their 40th victory of the season. It's only the second time the Mariners ...

You'll be paying more to fill up today. Just in time for March Break, a seven cent increase for regular gas. It's now averaging $1.56 a litre across the province. Diesel dropped by around two cents.

The Yarmouth Mariners go for their 40th win of the season tonight in Pictou County. They haven't posted 40 in a season since 2008, when they won their first MHL championship. It's the second to last g...