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Somebody could walk out of the West Pubnico Legion with over $330,000. That’s the estimated jackpot for tonight’s Chase the Ace draw. The weekly event has raised thousands for the legion, ...

Lieutenant Governor J.J Grant opened the fall session of the Nova Scotia Legislature today with a throne speech. “We have come together today in this historic house, the oldest legislature in th...

Two men have been arrested after a stabbing in the south-end of Yarmouth today. Yarmouth Town RCMP were called to 106 Main Street just after 10:30am. A 46 year old man was stabbed in the stomach with ...

Craft distillers in Nova Scotia are descending on Lunenburg this weekend. The Spirited Away festival gets underway on Friday and will showcase locally distilled spirits such as rums, gins and vodkas. ...

The Town of Yarmouth leads all municipalities in Nova Scotia in voter turnout. According to Intelivote, the provider of e-voting services, nearly 37 per cent of eligible voters have cast a ballot. 86 ...

The provincial government says they’ve gone as far as they can in negotiations with the teacher’s union and is asking for a conciliator’s report. Province Asks Conciliator to File Re...

A category 4 hurricane is headed for Bermuda. Hurricane Nicole is described as dangerous with winds of 130 miles an hour. According to the Canadian Hurricane Centre, Nicole is expected to track well s...

With four days left until the municipal and school board elections, the Town of Yarmouth continues to see a climb in advanced polling. Nearly 30 per cent of eligible voters, or 1410 electors have cast...

About 12,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are still without power after Monday’s storm. The outages are in the eastern part of the province including many in Cape Breton, where heavy rain washed ...

The province’s tourism agency says 11,000 hotel rooms were sold in Yarmouth and Acadian Shores in August. That’s a ten per cent increase over August 2015. It’s no secret the CAT ferr...