Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A special ceremony to honour our country's peacekeepers. It's happening at the Maple Grove Afghanistan war memorial Saturday at 11 a.m. Andre Boudreau with the Wedgeport Legion says the commemoration ...

A new star in Canadian tennis. 18-year-old Vicky Mboko won the National Bank Open in Montreal. She defeated former world number 1 Naomi Osaka in three-sets Thursday night. It caps a remarkable tournam...

The Mayor of Yarmouth wants you to be mindful of water usage. No official conservation orders have been given by the town. But as conditions remain dry with no end in sight, Mayor Pam Mood is asking c...

The Nova Scotia SPCA has cancelled contracts with eight of 16 municipalities. It includes by-law enforcement in Yarmouth County, Clare, Wolfville, East Hants, Pictou County and Stewiacke. Chief of ani...

Big changes could be coming for transporation in Halifax. A new regional plan looks at the next 20 years, and has identified several projects for preliminary work. They include a Halifax peninsula cor...

The Shelburne County Exhibition is well underway. An 80s themed grand parade was held on Tuesday to get things going. The PEI Carnival Company is on the ground this year, there's also a nightly beer t...

A successful 'Thunder on the Coast' in Yarmouth. The first annual motorcycle rally drew hundreds of bikers to the area on Saturday and Sunday. Organizers estimate there were 400 motorcycles parked on ...

Stay out of the woods. That's the warning from Premier Tim Houston as Nova Scotia experiences extremely dry conditions. The province is banning all unnecessary travel in wooded areas, including hiking...

Three girls from Yarmouth County are going to play baseball at the Canada Games. Anna Murphy of Yarmouth, Ellie Pyne of the Wasoqopa'q First Nation and Maddie Gates of Kemptville have made Team Nova S...

The best axe-throwers in the world are coming to Nova Scotia. The Canadian Axe-Throwing Championships are happening in Barrington, Shelburne County August 15-17. Darren Hudson is a long-time lumberjac...