Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Yarmouth's new community pharmacy primary care clinic is officially open. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today at City Drug Pharmachoice. It's one of 12 pharmacies taking part in the pilot project...

Update 3:55 p.m.: Police have reopend the stretch of Highway 1, that had to be closed while emergency responders attended the scene. No further details on the cause of the accident were released. A tr...

A 'Same Day Access' clinic is coming to Shelburne. It's for people with minor ailments, and who don't have a family doctor. It's on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Shelburne Community Health Cen...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pitching a $196-billion health care plan over the next 10 years. Roughly $46-billion will be entirely new money and also includes a five per cent increase in annual tr...

A charitable group in Yarmouth made sure hot meals were served during last weekend's record cold weather. Every Saturday, the Acts of Kindness' Society provides meals outside the Rose of Sharon Assemb...

A hockey game in Yarmouth will raise money for a good cause. The Pleasant Timber Mart Gentlemen's League Charity All-Star Game goes this Saturday at 5:30 at Mariners Centre. Funds raised will go to Ai...

A North Atlantic Right Whale was caught in Nova Scotian fishing gear recently. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says marine mammal rescue responders in the U.S. disentangled 'Argo' during the la...

It looks like a strike at Cape Breton University is soon ending. According to the university, a tentative agreement has been reached with the union that represents faculty members. In a release, CBU s...

The Yarmouth Mariners saw their 12-game win streak come to an end over the weekend. They lost to Edmundston 4-3 at home Saturday night. Reid Vos scored twice and Franco Canevari had the other goal, wi...

What's being dubbed a 'Chinese spy-balloon' by U.S. officials was shot down over the weekend. Military aircraft took action on Saturday and fired a shot off the coast of South Carolina. President Joe ...