Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The best women's hockey players in the world are in Halifax. Canada takes on the United States in the Rivalry Series Thursday night at Scotiabank Centre. Kenzie Lalonde, who will call the game on TSN ...

The process is moving to bring more aquaculture to Argyle. Six pre-assessed sites in the Aquaculture Development Area received applications. The Municipality of Argyle says five were selected, all loc...

Another housing development could be coming to Yarmouth. This one is on Pleasant Street, across from NSCC Burridge Campus. Mayor Pam Mood says a developer is proposing three or four 35-unit apartment ...

How will a trade war affect the 'CAT' ferry? The Yarmouth-to-Maine vessel just came off a successful 2024 season, carrying nearly 50,000 passengers. U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to slap Ca...

The Municipality of Shelburne is ready to hear more about planning. A draft plan document is out to the public, as the municipality continues reviewing their land-use strategy. They highlight feedback...

A few road reminders from your local RCMP. Incidents like speeding, cellphone usage and impaired driving continue to happen in the Tri-Counties. Cst. Greg Bowie with Southwest Traffic Services says he...

Ottawa is giving more money to Nova Scotia for mental health support. Two million dollars will go the province and Maggie's Place, a mental health resource centre serving Cumberland and Colchester cou...

Will Nova Scotia sign Ottawa's universal pharmacare deal? Talks are happening, according to Health Minister Michelle Thompson. "Minister Mark Holland and I had an opportunity to meet last week, and ce...

What's behind the province's big minimum wage increase? It's going up by $1.30 this year to $16.50 on October 1. That's above and beyond what a minimum wage review committee recommended. Service Nova ...

A man charged in the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia's history will be sentenced this spring. Twenty-three-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, Shelburne County pleaded guilty to one charge u...